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| Newcastle 0-0 Charlton | Newcastle 0-0 Charlton |
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| Charlton fought an impressive rearguard action to deny Newcastle and earn their first away point of the season. | Charlton fought an impressive rearguard action to deny Newcastle and earn their first away point of the season. |
| The Magpies dominated and came closest in the first half when Giuseppe Rossi deflected Damien Duff's shot on to the underside of the bar. | The Magpies dominated and came closest in the first half when Giuseppe Rossi deflected Damien Duff's shot on to the underside of the bar. |
| Duff was also denied by the faultless Scott Carson in the Charlton goal with a second-half shot. | Duff was also denied by the faultless Scott Carson in the Charlton goal with a second-half shot. |
| Charlton's Andy Reid had a shot saved by Steve Harper, but the visitors rarely seriously threatened to score. | Charlton's Andy Reid had a shot saved by Steve Harper, but the visitors rarely seriously threatened to score. |
| Newcastle set the tone for the match early on and Duff saw a shot fly just over after being deflected by Hermann Hreidarsson, while Parker's volley dropped just wide of Carson's post. | Newcastle set the tone for the match early on and Duff saw a shot fly just over after being deflected by Hermann Hreidarsson, while Parker's volley dropped just wide of Carson's post. |
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| Rossi also saw a powerful shot deflected just wide by Duff. | Rossi also saw a powerful shot deflected just wide by Duff. |
| There was controversy on the half-hour mark as Duff went down in the area after his heels clipped Souleymane Diawara - but referee Mike Dean waved play on. | There was controversy on the half-hour mark as Duff went down in the area after his heels clipped Souleymane Diawara - but referee Mike Dean waved play on. |
| Six minutes before the break Rossi came desperately close to breaking the deadlock. | Six minutes before the break Rossi came desperately close to breaking the deadlock. |
| The Italian striker attempted to flick Duff's shot into the net but could only guide it on to the underside of the bar. | The Italian striker attempted to flick Duff's shot into the net but could only guide it on to the underside of the bar. |
| Charles N'Zogbia also saw a shot well saved by Carson and Rossi was denied by a tremendous last-ditch tackle by Diawara as Newcastle finished the half strongly. | Charles N'Zogbia also saw a shot well saved by Carson and Rossi was denied by a tremendous last-ditch tackle by Diawara as Newcastle finished the half strongly. |
| The momentum stayed with the home side after the break as Duff shot weakly when well-placed and then blazed over from inside the six-yard box. | The momentum stayed with the home side after the break as Duff shot weakly when well-placed and then blazed over from inside the six-yard box. |
| Reid had Charlton's first effort on target on 52 minutes with a long-range drive which was comfortably held by Harper in the Newcastle goal. | Reid had Charlton's first effort on target on 52 minutes with a long-range drive which was comfortably held by Harper in the Newcastle goal. |
| The Magpies came back again and Duff was denied by Carson after some slick passing on the edge of the Charlton box. | The Magpies came back again and Duff was denied by Carson after some slick passing on the edge of the Charlton box. |
| As the game moved into the final half hour, Charlton seemed to take confidence from Newcastle's inability to break them down and Darren Bent shot wide when well-placed. | As the game moved into the final half hour, Charlton seemed to take confidence from Newcastle's inability to break them down and Darren Bent shot wide when well-placed. |
| Bryan Hughes came closer with a side-footed effort with 10 minutes remaining which flew just wide. | Bryan Hughes came closer with a side-footed effort with 10 minutes remaining which flew just wide. |
| N'Zogbia almost won it at the end for Newcastle, but his drive was palmed around the post by Carson. | N'Zogbia almost won it at the end for Newcastle, but his drive was palmed around the post by Carson. |
| Newcastle midfielder Scott Parker: "You saw the way we played, the game should be have been over with in the first-half. | Newcastle midfielder Scott Parker: "You saw the way we played, the game should be have been over with in the first-half. |
| "We've dominated the game from start to finish but that has been the story of our season so far. | "We've dominated the game from start to finish but that has been the story of our season so far. |
| "They're not going in for us but we have got to keep digging in, we can take some positives out of the game and we see where we go from here." | "They're not going in for us but we have got to keep digging in, we can take some positives out of the game and we see where we go from here." |
| Charlton boss Iain Dowie:Â "We didn't retain the ball enough. Scottie (Carson) kept us in the game and we rode our luck in the first half. | |
| "We crept into the game and started to restrict Newcastle to a lot of direct play but we did not play well enough to win. We were not good enough on the ball." | "We crept into the game and started to restrict Newcastle to a lot of direct play but we did not play well enough to win. We were not good enough on the ball." |
| Newcastle: Harper, Carr, Moore, Bramble, Babayaro, Solano (Milner 83), Parker, Butt, N'Zogbia, Duff, Rossi.Subs Not Used: Srnicek, Luque, Ramage, Taylor. | Newcastle: Harper, Carr, Moore, Bramble, Babayaro, Solano (Milner 83), Parker, Butt, N'Zogbia, Duff, Rossi.Subs Not Used: Srnicek, Luque, Ramage, Taylor. |
| Booked: Babayaro. | Booked: Babayaro. |
| Charlton: Carson, Young, El Karkouri, Diawara, Hreidarsson, Rommedahl, Holland, Faye, Reid (Kishishev 72), Marcus Bent (Hughes 60), Darren Bent.Subs Not Used: Andersen, Hasselbaink, Fortune. | Charlton: Carson, Young, El Karkouri, Diawara, Hreidarsson, Rommedahl, Holland, Faye, Reid (Kishishev 72), Marcus Bent (Hughes 60), Darren Bent.Subs Not Used: Andersen, Hasselbaink, Fortune. |
| Booked: Faye. | Booked: Faye. |
| Att: 48,642 | Att: 48,642 |
| Ref: M Dean (Wirral). | Ref: M Dean (Wirral). |