Newcastle 6-0 Aston Villa: St James' Park is bathed in morning sun ahead of the Premier League encounter with Newcastle's managerless opponents with the hosts seeking their first win of the season
Villa have the upper hand early on and are awarded a penalty after Steve Harper brings down Ashley Young but John Carew fails to capitalise on the chance as he blasts the ball high over the Newcastle bar
Newcastle take advantage of the penalty miss and take the lead in the 12th minute as Joey Barton unleashes a terrific right-foot shot that flies past Brad Friedel and into the top corner
St James' erupts as Newcastle double their lead in the 31st minute as Kevin Nolan heads home after seeing his initial header saved by Friedel
The Magpies are rampant on home turf and just three minutes later grab a third through Andy Carroll who takes advantage of a defensive slip from Richard Dunne to fire low into the Villa net
The hosts continue to dominate in the second half and Carroll grabs his second and his side's fourth with a neat left-foot volley into the bottom corner of the Villa goal
The goals keep on coming and it's Nolan who scores his second and Newcastle's fifth from inside the six-yard box - hooking the ball home while surrounded by bewildered Villa defenders
Villa's miserable afternoon on Tyneside is wrapped up in stoppage time as Carroll completes a memorable hat-trick, slotting the ball past a stunned Friedel
Fulham 2-2 Manchester United: Fulham fan Hugh Grant welcomes the teams on to the pitch at Craven Cottage before taking his seat alongside England manager Fabio Capello
The visitors take the lead in the 11th minute as the inspirational Paul Scholes unleashes a stunning drive past the despairing dive of David Stockdale for his 150th goal of his Manchester United career
Edwin van der Sar makes a superb double save to deny Dickson Etuhu as Fulham start to threaten the Manchester United goal on a number of occasions
Fulham manager Mark Hughes instructs his side alongside Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson as the entertaining match gets underway after the half-term break
Fulham score a deserved equaliser after great work down the right from Damien Duff releases Bobby Zamora who pulls the ball back for Simon Davies to fire past Van der Sar in the 57th minute
Manchester United benefit from a slice of luck as Ryan Giggs's corner deflects off the shin of Fulham's Brede Hangeland's and creeps past the Fulham defence on the line in the 84th minute
United are provided with the chance to take a 3-1 lead from the penalty spot after Duff's unfortunate hand ball but Nani sees his spot kick well saved by Stockdale
The thrilling encounter ends in dramatic style as Fulham grab a late equaliser with Hangeland making up for his own goal with a towering header that nestles in the United net in the 89th minute
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