Newcastle United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 28 October 2008

Result

Newcastle United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Premier League · Tuesday 28 October 2008, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Newcastle United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Newcastle United beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday 28 October 2008. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Joey Barton opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Newcastle United's goals came from Joey Barton (9') and Obafemi Martins (42'). West Bromwich Albion scored through Ishmael Miller (65').

Discipline: Newcastle United received no yellow cards; West Bromwich Albion received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 19th on 6 points from 9 and West Bromwich Albion 13th on 10 points from 9. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 18th with 34 points, and West Bromwich Albion 20th with 32.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Newcastle United wins, 2 draws and 0 for West Bromwich Albion.

Going into the match Newcastle United's last five read L-D-D-L-L and West Bromwich Albion's L-L-W-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Joey BartonNewcastle United · 1-0
  • 9'Yellow card · Ryan DonkWest Bromwich Albion
  • 42'Goal · Obafemi MartinsNewcastle United · 2-0
  • 62'Yellow card · Paul RobinsonWest Bromwich Albion
  • 65'Goal · Ishmael MillerWest Bromwich Albion · 2-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Roman BednářWest Bromwich Albion
  • 90'Yellow card · Luke MooreWest Bromwich Albion

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Newcastle United 4, draws 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Team news

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

Shay Given, Damien Duff, José Enrique, Steven Taylor, Danny Guthrie, Jonás Gutiérrez, Obafemi Martins, Shola Ameobi, Fabricio Coloccini, Joey Barton, Habib Beye

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

Scott Carson, Gianni Zuiverloon, Jonas Olsson, Ryan Donk, Robert Koren, Jonathan Greening, Chris Brunt, James Morrison, Borja Valero, Roman Bednar, Paul Robinson