Manchester United needed a stunning second-half equaliser from Wayne Rooney and a rare goal from Wes Brown to beat Newcastle United 2-1.
On Wednesday Wayne Rooney will line up alongside Owen as World Cup qualifying Group Six leaders England tackle Azerbaijan in Newcastle.
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe was recalled to the England squad at the age of 34 on Thursday ahead of next week's friendly in Germany and a World Cup qualifier at home to Lithuania.
Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals, while 10-man Arsenal were held 1-1 by Sheffield United
Daniel Sturridge's third goal in as many matches gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over bitter rivals Manchester United in a feisty Premier League match at Anfield on Sunday.
Manchester beat Aston Villa 2-0 to slash Chelsea's Premier League lead to six points.
England also have fitness doubts over captain David Beckham and Wayne Rooney for Sunday's friendly against Denmark.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
Midfielder Joe Cole fired England to a laboured 1-0 win over Wales in their Group Six World Cup qualifier
In the first of two extracts from a gripping new biography, Jasper Rees talks to those who know the Arsenal boss best - players, coaches, and the people of the village where he grew up.
Everton have offered their teenage England striker Wayne Rooney a new five-year contract, describing it as the biggest in the Premier League club's history.
Kane is a fan of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and was at the Super Bowl this year, watching from the stands as the 41-year-old won his sixth title.
Rooney, 18, is Euro 2004's top scorer with four goals, leading his normally understated coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to draw comparisons with Brazil's maestro.
The UEFA said it would study video replays of Rooney's second goal to determine whether or not it should count as an own goal by Swiss keeper Joerg Stiel.
England's coach said the 18-year-old's performance against Switzerland was 'incredible'.
Sunday's performance against France probably added several million to his value.
The 33-year-old was the fans' first choice as Michael Owen's partner at Euro 2004, according to a survey.
Beckham, Ronaldo, Messi, Nadal, Rooney, paid moving tribute to Paris victims.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal appeared to need the sword of Damocles hanging over his head before he resorted to adopting the traditional fluid attacking style that served the team well in an impressive 3-0 win over Stoke City.
Substitute Jon-Dahl Tomasson fired Denmark to a late 3-2 victory over England in a pulsating international friendly on Sunday.
The fiancee of British soccer star Wayne Rooney was detained and questioned by customs officials as she returned to the UK from a shopping trip to New York, newspaper reports said on Wednesday.
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