Injured striker Michael Owen was again missing from the Newcastle squad but they did not miss the England man as goals from Andy Carroll and Albert Luque secured a comfortable win over Serie A side Juventus at St James' Park.

United manager Sam Allardyce had hoped to have one or both of Shola Ameobi and Owen fit for selection, but the pair were once again on the sidelines.

With Mark Viduka yet to link up with the side following international duty, Martins and Luque took the chance to impress up front.

The Turin side set the pace early on and it was against the run of play when Mark Clattenburg awarded the hosts a ninth-minute penalty as Jonathan Zebina impeded James Milner in the area.

That gave Luque the opportunity to convert from the spot and he did so calmly to grab his third goal in two games following a brace against Celtic.

The lead doubled when an astute pass from Charles N'Zogbia put Martins clear on goal.

His powerful shot was parried by Gianluigi Buffon and when the loose ball found its way to substitute Andy Carroll who composed himself before firing across the World Cup-winning goalkeeper.

Allardyce made changes at the interval, with Kieron Dyer - who has been linked with a move to West Ham or Tottenham - among the new arrivals.

The Magpies continued to pressure their opponents and Nolberto Solano 's 53rd-minute free-kick missed everyone in the box before forcing a good save from Buffon.

Juve briefly came to life on the hour mark when a nice piece of control allowed Marchionni time to line up a shot from just outside the area.

He hit a curling, right-footed effort but Given was equal to it and pushed it forcefully to safety.

Two minutes later, Dyer picked up the ball and dashed 60 yards, exchanging passes with Matthew Pattison before showing neat footwork to glide into the box.

The England midfielder stopped before releasing his shot but Buffon's outstretched hand denied him.

The Italians also opted to blood some less celebrated players in the second half but it was skipper Nedved who spurned their best chance, scooping the ball over the crossbar after being allowed to enter the area unattended.

Dyer nearly capped things off for Newcastle with a cheeky back-heel into the net, but his effort was disallowed for offside

Sam Allardyce, the Newcastle manager insists Dyer is still heading for the exit door despite his impressive cameo..

"He played very well. But I don't think we can (keep him) for the reasons I gave on Thursday," he said. "The only way I can see to resolve this is for Kieron to move closer to his family.

"Nobody has come in with the right money yet. Nobody has offered anything like the money we want. If they don't come in (with the right offer) then all I can do is sit down with Kieron and see if there's something else we can do.

"We used him for 45 minutes today because we were short of numbers."