Newcastle United 1-0 Queens Park Rangers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 22 December 2012

Result

Newcastle United 1-0 Queens Park Rangers

Premier League · Saturday 22 December 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Newcastle United 1-0 Queens Park Rangers: match report

Newcastle United defeated Queens Park Rangers 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 22 December 2012. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Shola Ameobi of Newcastle United in the 81st minute.

Discipline: Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards; Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 14th on 18 points from 17 and Queens Park Rangers 19th on 10 points from 17. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 15th with 41 points, and Queens Park Rangers 20th with 26.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Queens Park Rangers in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Newcastle United win, 1 draw and 0 for Queens Park Rangers.

Going into the match Newcastle United's last five read L-D-W-L-L and Queens Park Rangers's W-D-D-D-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 42'Yellow card · Anton FerdinandQueens Park Rangers
  • 63'Yellow card · Cheik TioteNewcastle United
  • 81'Goal · Shola AmeobiNewcastle United · 1-0
  • 86'Yellow card · Clint HillQueens Park Rangers
  • 89'Yellow card · James PerchNewcastle United
  • 90'Yellow card · Shola AmeobiNewcastle United
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Shola AmeobiNewcastle United

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Newcastle United 1, draws 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.

Team news

Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)

Tim Krul, Fabricio Coloccini, Mike Williamson, José Faria, Vurnon Anita, Cheik Tiote, Jonás Gutiérrez, Papiss Demba Cissé, Danny Simpson, James Perch, Demba Ba

Queens Park Rangers line-up (4-5-1)

Robert Green, Clint Hill, Alejandro Faurlin, Anton Ferdinand, Fábio, Adel Taarabt, Granero, Djibril Cissé, Jamie Mackie, Ryan Nelsen, Mehmet Yozgatlı