Magpies extend unbeaten start
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October 23, 2011, Sunday
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NEWCASTLE United maintained its unbeaten start to the season, sending Wigan Athletic to the bottom of the English Premier League with a 1-0 victory at St James' Park after a late winner from Yohan Cabaye yesterday.
Newcastle is fourth on 19 points, level with third-placed Chelsea, after Cabaye curled home a shot in the 81st minute to hand Wigan its sixth successive league defeat.
Liverpool, in fifth, will look to stay in touch with the leading quartet when it kicks off against Norwich City at Anfield later yesterday
In the day's early game Wolverhampton Wanderers scored twice in the last five minutes through Kevin Doyle and Jamie O'Hara to end a run of five successive defeats and force a 2-2 draw with Swansea City.
West Bromwich Albion won in the league at Midlands rival Aston Villa for the first time since 1979 in an eventful match.
Villa defender Chris Herd was sent off and West Brom's Chris Brunt missed a penalty after 36 minutes. Paul Scharner scored Albion's winner in the second half.
Earlier, Jonas Olsson had canceled out Darren Bent's opener for Villa.
In the day's other match, Sunderland won 2-0 at lowly Bolton Wanderers, Stephane Sessegnon and Nicklas Bendtner earning the visitors their first away win of the season.
Five matches are being played today including the top-of-the-table derby clash between Manchester United and current leader Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, City manager Roberto Mancini says his team must learn to emulate rival United in a key department - winning matches even when playing badly.
Mancini expressed the notion at a news conference on Friday ahead of the today's big-two showdown.
City, which tops the table by two points from United, has spent more than 600 million pounds (US$957 million) building a team fit to rival Europe's finest, but getting the better of United remains the ultimate benchmark.
Mancini suggested the biggest step would be to match the mentality of the Old Trafford team.
He said: "United have one thing we don't have yet. When they play badly they win the game and we are missing this."
Mancini pointed to United's wins against Norwich City and Chelsea this season when their opponents had many chances and said: "They are strong enough that even when they don't play very well they win the game.
"The difference is psychological. When you win every year your mind works very hard even if you're not in good form or the team aren't in good form."
City has fallen victim to United's mental toughness in recent derby matches, losing five of their last eight encounters to late winning goals - four in the 90th minute.
Last season at Old Trafford it took a spectacular 78th-minute bicycle kick by Wayne Rooney to divide the teams.
"We played well, they played well, the match was open till the end. Rooney scored an incredible goal," Mancini recalled.
City recorded a United-style victory in the Champions League on Tuesday, beating Spanish side Villarreal with a goal deep in stoppage time.
United manager Alex Ferguson believes it crossed a psychological barrier by winning the FA Cup last season - City's first major trophy since 1976. He told a news conference : "It was a turning point."
Mancini's view entering Sunday's game is that City has "reduced the gap" on its neighbor, but he suggested it still had plenty to do.
Newcastle is fourth on 19 points, level with third-placed Chelsea, after Cabaye curled home a shot in the 81st minute to hand Wigan its sixth successive league defeat.
Liverpool, in fifth, will look to stay in touch with the leading quartet when it kicks off against Norwich City at Anfield later yesterday
In the day's early game Wolverhampton Wanderers scored twice in the last five minutes through Kevin Doyle and Jamie O'Hara to end a run of five successive defeats and force a 2-2 draw with Swansea City.
West Bromwich Albion won in the league at Midlands rival Aston Villa for the first time since 1979 in an eventful match.
Villa defender Chris Herd was sent off and West Brom's Chris Brunt missed a penalty after 36 minutes. Paul Scharner scored Albion's winner in the second half.
Earlier, Jonas Olsson had canceled out Darren Bent's opener for Villa.
In the day's other match, Sunderland won 2-0 at lowly Bolton Wanderers, Stephane Sessegnon and Nicklas Bendtner earning the visitors their first away win of the season.
Five matches are being played today including the top-of-the-table derby clash between Manchester United and current leader Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, City manager Roberto Mancini says his team must learn to emulate rival United in a key department - winning matches even when playing badly.
Mancini expressed the notion at a news conference on Friday ahead of the today's big-two showdown.
City, which tops the table by two points from United, has spent more than 600 million pounds (US$957 million) building a team fit to rival Europe's finest, but getting the better of United remains the ultimate benchmark.
Mancini suggested the biggest step would be to match the mentality of the Old Trafford team.
He said: "United have one thing we don't have yet. When they play badly they win the game and we are missing this."
Mancini pointed to United's wins against Norwich City and Chelsea this season when their opponents had many chances and said: "They are strong enough that even when they don't play very well they win the game.
"The difference is psychological. When you win every year your mind works very hard even if you're not in good form or the team aren't in good form."
City has fallen victim to United's mental toughness in recent derby matches, losing five of their last eight encounters to late winning goals - four in the 90th minute.
Last season at Old Trafford it took a spectacular 78th-minute bicycle kick by Wayne Rooney to divide the teams.
"We played well, they played well, the match was open till the end. Rooney scored an incredible goal," Mancini recalled.
City recorded a United-style victory in the Champions League on Tuesday, beating Spanish side Villarreal with a goal deep in stoppage time.
United manager Alex Ferguson believes it crossed a psychological barrier by winning the FA Cup last season - City's first major trophy since 1976. He told a news conference : "It was a turning point."
Mancini's view entering Sunday's game is that City has "reduced the gap" on its neighbor, but he suggested it still had plenty to do.
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