West Ham United 3-1 Newcastle United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 September 2008

Result

West Ham United 3-1 Newcastle United

Premier League · Saturday 20 September 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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West Ham United 3-1 Newcastle United: match report

West Ham United won against Newcastle United 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 September 2008. It was 2-0 at half-time.

David Di Michele opened the scoring in the 8th minute. West Ham United's goals came from David Di Michele (8'), David Di Michele (37') and Matthew Etherington (53'). Newcastle United scored through Michael Owen (67').

Discipline: West Ham United received 1 yellow card; Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game West Ham United were 9th on 6 points from 4 and Newcastle United 17th on 4 points from 4. West Ham United went on to finish that season 9th with 51 points, and Newcastle United 18th with 34.

West Ham United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Newcastle United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 West Ham United win, 4 draws and 5 for Newcastle United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · David Di MicheleWest Ham United · 1-0
  • 37'Goal · David Di MicheleWest Ham United · 2-0
  • 51'Yellow card · Lucas NeillWest Ham United
  • 53'Goal · Matthew EtheringtonWest Ham United · 3-0
  • 67'Goal · Michael OwenNewcastle United · 3-1
  • 80'Yellow card · Steven TaylorNewcastle United
  • 85'Yellow card · Charles N'ZogbiaNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Ham United 1, draws 4, Newcastle United 5.

Team news

West Ham United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Robert Green, George McCartney, Lucas Neill, James Tomkins, Anton Ferdinand, Boa Morte, Bobby Zamora, Dean Ashton, Scott Parker, Mark Noble

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

Shay Given, Damien Duff, Cláudio Caçapa, Steven Taylor, David Edgar, Charles N'Zogbia, Geremi N'Djitap Fotso, Michael Owen, Xisco, Fabricio Coloccini, Nicky Butt