Sun 24th May - Villa Park
By Chris Burton Last updated: 6th October 2008
Phil Neville has told Sky Sports News he expects Michael Owen to earn an England recall in the future.
The Newcastle striker is yet to convince national coach Fabio Capello that he is deserving of a place in his squad and has been left out once again for the upcoming 2010 World Cup qualifiers with Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Owen has scored five goals for a troubled Magpies side this season, while he sits fourth on the list of England's all-time goalscorers.
That, though, has not been enough to see him oust the likes of Jermain Defoe and Emile Heskey from the Three Lions fold.
However, Everton skipper Neville is backing Owen to force his way back into contention over the coming months.
"Everyone knows Michael's qualities so he'll be back in the squad - I'm sure of it," Neville told Sky Sports News.
"The last game against Croatia (4-1 win in Zagreb) the lads did remarkably well, putting in probably the best performance by an England side for a long time, so players have to be patient and as long as England are doing well that's all that matters.
"We have probably underperformed and there has been a lot of criticism of the team over the last few years so it's nice to start getting some nice comments.
"But everybody wants to play for England: Michael, myself. Every English player who is not in that squad wants to play for England.
"It's up to those out of the squad to push those that are in it and get back in there.
"Michael's a quality striker, he is nearly our highest goal scorer, and class is permanent."
Meanwhile, having endured a turbulent start to the current Premier League season with Everton, Neville admits the international break has come at an ideal time for the Toffees.
"It's a long break, I think you can think about things too much," he added.
"We have to look at the positives, we have every player back fit now and we need to get those that have been out injured up to match-fitness in the next two weeks.
"We need to make sure we come out of this international break with more confidence and ready to go again."
Michael Owen specials Win Special: Owen NOT play in 2010 WC finals 8/13| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 11th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Shamrock vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 18th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 12:30 | Darlington vs Newcastle |
| Tuesday 21st July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Huddersfield vs Newcastle |
| Sunday 26th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 14:30 | FC Utrecht vs Newcastle |
| Wednesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 19:45 | Newcastle vs Leeds |
| Sunday 2nd August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 15:00 | Dundee Utd vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 8th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 17:30 | West Brom vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 17:20 | Newcastle vs Reading |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Newcastle vs Sheff Wed |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Crystal Palace vs Newcastle |
| Monday 31st August | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Newcastle vs Leicester |
| Sunday 13th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 14:05 | Cardiff vs Newcastle |
| Wednesday 16th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Blackpool vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Plymouth |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 17:30 | Ipswich vs Newcastle |
| Wednesday 30th September | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 19:45 | Newcastle vs QPR |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| The Coca-Cola Football League Championship | |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Bristol City |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 1 Fulham | |
| Monday 11th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 3 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Sunday 3rd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Monday 27th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 19th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 1 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Stoke 1 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 4th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 1 - 3 Arsenal | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 1 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Wednesday 4th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 1 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 1st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 1 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Sunday 22nd February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 0 Everton | |
| Saturday 7th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Brom 2 - 3 Newcastle | |
| Sunday 1st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 1 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Wednesday 28th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 3 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Wednesday 14th January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Newcastle 0 - 1 Hull | |
| Saturday 10th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 2 - 2 West Ham | |
| Saturday 3rd January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Hull 0 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 0 | 0 |
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