MX23RW : Thursday, November 14 03:19:19| >> :120:26078:26078:

Alan Pardew: "We put our bodies on the line"

Pardew:
© PA Photos
Alan Pardew insists that Newcastle deserved to beat Blackburn last night, despite some luck.

Alan Pardew has said that Newcastle United were deserving of all three points following their 2-0 win at Ewood Park last night.

The Magpies took an early lead through Ryan Taylor's deflected strike, before Gabriel Obertan's first goal for the club sealed the points in the closing minutes.

However, the Newcastle boss insists that his side made their own luck on the night.

"To get a clean sheet is a fantastic achievement," he told the club's official website. "To get two goals on top of that has put us fifth in the division and above teams like Arsenal and Liverpool

"You need the breaks – a deflected goal and a little bit of luck with the chances that Blackburn had. You need that at times.

"We got it tonight and perhaps we deserved it. We put our bodies on the line."

Newcastle will next welcome Aston Villa to the Sports Direct Arena this weekend.

ID:15256: cacheID:15256:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1763:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Alan Pardew
Read Next:
Pardew blasts Ray Stubbs
>
Read more about Alan Pardew Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!