Riding a three-match winning streak into the North East, though, beating the Blues is much more daunting now than it might have been a matter of weeks ago
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Newcastle United winger, Sammy Ameobi, has decided to sign a new contract with the club and will join Wolverhampton Wanderers…
The result keeps Arsenal third in the table, while Newcastle slipped to 12th
The visitors threatened within the first 30 seconds as a slip from Mehdi Abeid allowed Wayne Rooney to slip Angel di Maria through on goal, but Fabricio Coloccini was able to get back and clear things up
Captain Mile Jedinak will be assessed before the match after missing out at the weekend with an ankle problem, while Yannick Bolasie could feature in some capacity after returning from international duty with Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations
The hosts were composed in the opening stages, passing the ball around confidently, but the Magpies were first to register a chance on goal when Moussa Sissoko scuffed a shot into the hands of Petr Cech
Carver has been thrust into the interim role following the departure of Alan Pardew, who was confirmed as the new Crystal Palace manager last weekend after the two Premier League clubs agreed a compensation package
The Magpies go one better than their North-East rivals, Sunderland, who became the first side to stop Chelsea scoring last weekend
Chelsea are yet to suffer defeat in any competition this season and travel to St James’ Park on Saturday six points clear of defending champions, Manchester City, at the top of the table
It will be interesting to see how Newscastle deal with QPR as it is arguably the first match they are going into as favourites since the Leicester match which started off this run of form
Nevertheless, the Chelsea loanee, who grabbed an assist for Peter Crouch’s header prior to the incident, shelved his personal grievances and acknowledged the importance of the win
The 32-year-old received two yellow cards in the space of seconds after protesting to referee Phil Dowd about the Reds’ second goal at Anfield
Ameobi, who will be hoping to add to his 20 appearances for United this season at Fulham this weekend, knows it is a make or break ahead of his last chance to play in the World Cup finals
Fulham’s Dutch goalkeeper produced save after save as the Gunners poured forward and he denied Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla in the opening period
Yohan Cabaye had given the Newcastle a deserved lead midway through the first half with a fantastic, swerving 25-yard effort
The Gareth Southgate’s side travel to San Marino for a match on October 10 before facing Lithuania at Portman Road five days later
Wednesday were one of the clubs believed to be looking at the physical frontman but Jones has distanced the South Yorkshire outfit from the Toon forward
The Italian side overturned a three-goal deficit from the first leg as Antonio Cassano headed in before Rodrigo Palacio’s finish and a William Gallas own goal drew the tie level
The 26-year-old midfielder was stopped by police on Tuesday near the club’s training ground on suspicion of fraud in relation to driving offences