Wanderers spoil Keegan's party (From Leigh Journal)

Wanderers spoil Keegan's party

7:02pm Saturday 19th January 2008

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Newcastle Utd 0, Wanderers 0.

WANDERERS produced a determined rearguard action to spoil Kevin Keegan's homecoming party.

On the back foot for much of the second half, they shut out the Newcastle attack, frustrating the Toon Army and denying Keegan a win on his emotional return to Tyneside.

The better side in the first half, Wanderers had to withstand much more pressure in the second as Newcastle were more threatening.

David Rozehnal and Shola Ameobi went close with headers and Ricardo Gardner and Andy O'Brien had to make vital tackles on the dangerous Ameobi. But the only save Jussi Jaaskelainen had to make was from a dipping cross by James Milner.

And Wanderers could even have snatched all three points had Shay Given not pulled off a sensational reflex save to blcok Jlloyd Samuel's shot in the last minute of normal time Newcastle Utd: Given; Carr, Taylor, Cacapa, Jose Enrique; Milner, Rozehnal, N'Zogbia, Duff; Ameobi, Owen. Subs: LuaLua for Duff 80 mins. Not used: Edgar, Troisi, Carroll, Harper.

Wanderers: Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Andy O'Brien, Michalik, Gardner; Joey O'Brien; Guthrie, Nolan, McCann, Taylor; Davies. Subs: Campo for Nolan 67 mins, Cohen for MCCann 76 mins, Samuel for Taylor 79 mins. Not used: Stelios, Al-Habsi.

Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffs).

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