Sam Allardyce’s first game in charge of Newcastle United ended in a 3-1 victory away at Vicorage Road to Hartlepool United. James Brown opened the scoring for the Pools before his goal was cancelled out by Shola Ameobi who scored his first of two on the night. This was followed by a Michael Owen’s only goal of the game to take Newcastle ahead and then rounded off by Ameobi’s second to bring a successful second half to a close.

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