By Kent Hedlundh Last updated: 11th November 2009
Lovenkrands: Problems
Newcastle forward Peter Lovenkrands has revealed that off the field issues have prevented him from playing as much as he would like.
The Dane agreed a three-year deal at St James' Park on transfer deadline day.
Lovenkrands had finished last season with Newcastle, but then had rebuffed their initial offer of a contract before signing in August.
But he has been limited to just three league starts and he admits personal problems have got to him.
"You of course want to play more games, but I have had a few personal family problems lately. And I've missed a few games because of these," Lovenkrands told Onside.
"But now things should be back on track, so I can focus on football again.
"I hope that this will lead to more games that I start, but I will take it nice and easy and see what happens."
Lovenkrands is happy to see things going so well on the pitch.
"It looks good now," he said,
"But there are many games in The Championship, and a lot can happen if you get in to a bad run."

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| 13:30 | Man Utd vs Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Man City |
| 16:00 | Blackburn vs Chelsea |
| Tuesday 23rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | West Ham vs Wolverhampton |
| Wednesday 24th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aston Villa vs Sunderland |
| 19:45 | Man City vs Everton |
| 19:45 | Portsmouth vs Chelsea |
| 20:00 | Blackburn vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 27th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
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| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 4 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 3 - 0 Fulham | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Man City | |
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| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 3 - 1 Blackburn | |
| Bolton 4 - 0 Wigan | |
| Chelsea 4 - 1 West Ham | |
| Burnley 1 - 2 Wolverhampton | |
| Stoke 0 - 0 Aston Villa | |
| Birmingham 2 - 2 Everton | |
| Hull 1 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Wednesday 10th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Burnley 1 - 1 Stoke | |
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| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 4 - 0 Bolton | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 2 Birmingham | |
| Monday 8th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Liverpool | |
| Sunday 7th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 5 - 1 Hull | |
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| Arsenal 3 - 1 Burnley | |
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