After a start to the season in which the Newcastle defence have conceded more goals than all but two of their Premier League rivals, fans of football betting will know having Taylor and Haidara back could well be the catalyst to the team tightening up their defence.

Taylor has not played since the opening day of the season, when the defender was sent off during a forgettable trip to Manchester City. After serving his ban, Taylor was then kept on the sidelines by a hamstring strain that ruled him out of contention for the last month.

The centre-back could be set to return to the line-up for the visit of Liverpool after the international break, against one of the league’s most in-form attacking units, where Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez will be looking to take advantage of one of the Premier League’s worst defences.

Haidara could also be welcomed back against the Reds after recovering from the knee injury that plagued the left-back throughout the summer. The French youngster has not made an appearance yet this season, and he rejoins a team that has become associated with their leaky back line in the live football commentary.

But it hasn’t been all good news, with young defender, Curtis Good, suffering a setback in his lengthy lay-off, picking up a fresh hamstring problem that will have taken some of the shine away from a pretty positive week for Pardew in terms of injuries.

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The game actually going in high tempo with both teams have creating some chances in the first half, but it’s normally that the home side is getting the best of it the most, but thanks to our both full backs who done their job perfectly.

Both Danny Simpson and Steven Taylor have a breathtaking moment when they have to make a critical save infront of an empty Newcastle’s goal from Bothroyd and Wright-Phillips efforts. Tim Krul was twice making mistakes to go up too far leaving his post.

We also have two or three chances to go up in first half through Leon Best. But, in my honest opinion, I was quite impressed with Obertan’s appearance, He’s doing pretty well and keep progressing.

From the homeside, I was noted that Taarabt and Wright-Phillips are our serious threats, especially when WP makes me hold my breath with his long ball chips into our empty net, thanks to Steven Taylor who heads the ball off the line.

Not a similar scenario that I would have been expected to see in the second half, as we are looking surprisingly tired, strange but we are usually playing much better after the break but that not seen during the second half at Loftus Road.

In fact the only serious threat that we created was when Jonas moving in too quickly before the ball finally arriving, and since that we are very rare to make any serious test to the home defense. I also see that Tiote will have to wait and working more harder to catch-up with his previous level of fitness as well as his skill.

All in all, a quite decent game to watch and satisfactory result for both team I thought, although not as good as our last game against Fulham and I was hoping that we could land in the top four spot with a win tonight, but to keep the unbeaten record so far was a good achievement too.

Until then and thanks for keep coming. Howay the Lads!

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Without Ameobi who has a slight injury, AP recalled Leon Best to partnered with Peter Lovenkrands as United front men. Obertan filled the empty slot on the right wing where used to have Barton to fill in. And from my point of view, he’s done a very good job there and I believe soon he can exceed his successor.

In central midfield, Tiote is return after being off on last Thursday’s Carling Cup fixture. He’s joining force with Yohan Cabaye, who start to look like a fresh Kevin Nolan and he commanding the area quite well, particularly in the second half.

The first 10-20 minutes, it was the visitors who have the control and we are responded very well in defense, with skipper Colo and Taylor both stands tall against the impressive American center forward, Clint Dempsey.

They have couple of good chances through Sidwell and Kasami’s long range shooting, but we also creating some troubles to their defense near the end of first half with Best header and Taylor’s long kick.

Newcastle’s goal came in shortly after the break. Ryan Taylor put a throw in to Cabaye’s position with one Fulham player guard him, but still he can manage to escape and sent a thunderous ball that bounch past Fulham’s goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer into top cross bar before fall to Leon Best who are free to put it into the empty net.

Soon after the goal, we looks like to turn down the tempo a little bit, and the visitors have two good chances to make an equaliser through Sidwell and Murphy’s close range header that both are denied by Tim Krull.

Soon after that, with the introduction of Demba Ba to replaced a relatively quiet Peter Lovenkrands, Newcastle start to dominating again. It was another clever cross from Cabaye to Ba who then sent it to Fulham’s penalty area where Best was there waiting to make it 2-0 for Newcastle.

In the dead end of normal time, Fulham finally got one goal through Dempsey’s long header that beat Krul who was a little bit up too far from his post. In general, I was pleased with the lads performance today. Espeacially to see how Obertan, Cabaye and Ba are start to settle down with their new team.

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As one of the Toon Army I hope we can win the game, and the signs for it emerged when Carroll took the advantage from the Blues poor defending, it was the moment of joy from this game and nothing is called luck there, it’s pure skill that lead to Carroll’s goal.

After that goal, we have shown to the world that this young team can compete against any team in the top flight, only a matter of time and good financial back-up from the club owner can make this team more solid.

Playing with 4-4-2 formation is a good decision from Chris Hughton, with one of our striker often playing a bit deeper to support our midfielders. Without Nolan and Barton, I give CH two thumbs up for his brave decision to play with two strikers up front against a team like Chelsea, while any other managers would have playing with 5 defensive midfielders.

The return of Steven Taylor in center to pairing with Sol Campbell has produced a nice result. We are now have the perfect back-up for Williamson-Coloccini pairs, also a good credit from me for our both wing-back for making several good penetration into the opponent side.

Are we in perfect performance today? I must say we didn’t. I noticed couple of errors from the lads, and thank God, the Blues are also far from a better team against us today.

Ameobi should have more better understanding with Carroll, both our front men have some moments of where they are too often being in the same side or battle for the same ball. We can increase our lead in the first half instead of being levelled if Ameobi can be more creative in front of the goal.

Danny Guthrie also showing good, although still needs more game before he can reach his peak again. Gutierrez is a little bit lazy and couple of times only waiting for the ball instead of keep moving on to pick the ball.

Tiote and Routledge also in good shape today, especially Routledge who has one perfect moment to score. Hughton will have a headache to make a choice between him and Barton when he’s return from suspension.

All in all, I’m quite satisfied for the result, we are keeping the track right and really can’t wait for January transfer window to open, I hope Mike Ashley willing to splash the cash in to bring some of CH potential targets to St. James’ Park.

Until then, and thanks for coming to this site. Howay the Lads!

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I have to say that I am relieved about this. He is a huge part of Newcastle’s future and if Kevin Keegan would have lost him at this stage – there would have been uproar amongst the fans. In fairness to Taylor, he has always said that Newcastle were the club for him and as a local boy, his commitment to the club cannot be underestimated. He has always given 100% since emerging from the academy and has a big part to play next season.

One thing he has proved, is that he is a leader of men. Taylor has captained the England Under 21 side on a number of occasions and I will always remember how he scored a penalty for the Under 21 side in the European Championships last summer despite being injured. He put in a heroic performance for his team and it was a shame they eventually lost of penalties. Although when an England team are faced with a penalty shoot-out, all football odds will tell you that they are expected to lose!

At 22-years-old, now is the time for Taylor to really push on as a player. He has enough experience to be the main man in Newcastle’s back four. Under Sam Allardyce, his confidence undoubtedly went down and he was out of the side. Now Keegan is at the club though, he will be starting the season as one of the first choice centre backs – now it’s up to him to keep it. Trying to shore up Newcastle’s defence is a tough task for anyone, but Taylor is capable and I hope he delivers. He deserves to succeed.

One thing for sure, is that this coming season is a big one for him. If he can consistently turn in positive performances for Newcastle, then he will give himself a chance of getting into Fabio Capello’s England squad. Fair enough, the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Jon Terry, Jonathan Woodgate, Ledley King, Sol Campbell, Micah Richards, Joleon Lescott and Matthew Upson are ahead of him in the pecking order at the moment, but Taylor does have something in his favour – Stuart Pearce. The England Under-21 manager selected Taylor as his captain and obviously rates him as a professional and a player.

If Taylor can be a commanding figure for his club team and continue to lead by example for the Under-21’s – I am sure Pearce will put in a good word for him. Who knows maybe Taylor could even captain his country one day? Maybe I am getting slightly ahead of myself!

One thing I am optimistic about is Taylor having a good season this year. In fact, I would even like to make a bold statement about him. If I was to bet on the Premier League team of the season, I would fancy his chances of being there – here’s hoping anyway!

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