Pardew hails returning stars
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has hailed the return of his "iconic players" as the club prepare to take on Wolves this weekend with Yohan Cabaye and Cheik Tiote. Read
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| NUM | POS | NAME |
| 35 | G | Robert Elliot |
| 1 | G | Steve Harper |
| 26 | G | Tim Krul |
| 33 | G | Ole Soderberg |
NEWCASTLE UNITED CORRESPONDENT
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- 3 into 1 in the centre of midfield and the importance of Cheick Tiote
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LATEST FIXTURES/RESULTS
2011/12 PLAYER STATS: PREMIER LEAGUE
| PLAYER | GOALS |
| Demba Ba | 16 |
| Leon Best | 4 |
| Ryan Taylor | 2 |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 2 |
| Yohan Cabaye | 2 |
| Shola Ameobi | 1 |
| PLAYER | ASSISTS |
| Ryan Taylor | 3 |
| Shola Ameobi | 3 |
| Leon Best | 2 |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 2 |
| Yohan Cabaye | 2 |
| Jonás Gutiérrez | 2 |
LATEST TRANSFERS
| DATE | IN | TEAM | FEE |
| 01/17 | Papiss Demba Cisse | SC Freiburg | Undisclosed |
| DATE | OUT | TEAM | FEE |
| 02/09 | Haris Vuckic | Cardiff City | Loan |
| 01/31 | James Tavernier | Milton Keynes Dons | Loan |
| 01/29 | Alan Smith | Milton Keynes Dons | Loan |
| 11/21 | Kazenga LuaLua | Brighton | Undisclosed |
| 11/21 | James Tavernier | Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
STADIUM
St James's Park
Opened: 1880
Capacity: 52,387
2011/12 TABLES: PREMIER LEAGUE
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Man City | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 60 |
| Man Utd | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 58 |
| Tottenham | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 53 |
| Arsenal | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| Newcastle | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Liverpool | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Norwich | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 35 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| Everton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| Swansea | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 30 |
| Fulham | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 30 |
| Stoke | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 30 |
| West Brom | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| Aston Villa | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| QPR | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 21 |
| Blackburn | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 21 |
| Wolves | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 21 |
| Bolton | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 20 |
| Wigan | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -27 | 19 |