Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Shane RoweShane Rowe Ben Couch Ben Couch
Phil CollymoreP. Collymore73
G
1
G
77Yemon KimuraY. Kimura
Alistair GranvilleA. Granville67
D
2
D
76Patrick PalmerP. Palmer
Mike RowettM. Rowett68
D
3
D
80Leandro GretherL. Grether
Arthur EadieA. Eadie70
D
4
D
76Kieron Lua-LuaK. Lua-Lua
Kemal LinekerK. Lineker68
D
5
D
77Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright
Ugo SeamanU. Seaman67
M
6captain
M
89Darius MoncurD. Moncur
Dion LaverD. Laver71
M
captain7
M
83John GodberJ. Godber
Alexander ClarkeA. Clarke70
M
8
M
82Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann
Fadel SkoraF. Skora66
A
9
A
77David EhioguD. Ehiogu
Julian FormonJ. Formon71
A
10
A
81Alpay IzzetA. Izzet
George HumanG. Human71
A
11
A
72Anthony GrayA. Gray
 
Edward OakesE. Oakes70
D
12
G
75Alexander GeorgiadisA. Georgiadis
Emile MayE. May72
M
13
D
66Steve SwiftS. Swift
Seth LawtonS. Lawton71
A
14
D
65Gary GodberG. Godber

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 17,544 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Newcastle United and Manchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Niccolo Pallister.


0.00
Newcastle United kick off the first half!
2.15
Alexander Clarke sees Ugo Seaman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Seaman shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
3.28
John Godber chips the ball to his team mate, Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.23
Dion Laver hits a low pass to Julian Formon. Julian Formon runs straight at the defence! Julian Formon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.42
Darius Moncur flicks a high ball forward to Alpay Izzet who takes it down. Alpay Izzet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
9.43
Ugo Seaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Formon. Julian Formon skips past Daniel Wainwright! Julian Formon shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.13
Darius Moncur catches Alexander Clarke on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Clarke runs off the knock.
12.00
Leandro Grether kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Gray. Anthony Gray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.48
Ugo Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Fadel Skora holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fadel Skora lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Seaman. Ugo Seaman powers a header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Yemon Kimura keeps it out!
15.20
Dion Laver barges into Anthony Gray. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony Gray grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Arthur Eadie plays the ball forward to Ugo Seaman. Ugo Seaman runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ugo Seaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
20.16
Dion Laver sees space and advances. Dion Laver edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Dion Laver provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Yemon Kimura with no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
27.14
Alpay Izzet hits a low pass to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
28.03
Ugo Seaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Human. George Human whips in a cross ball towards Julian Formon. Julian Formon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.17
Darius Moncur flicks a high ball forward to Alpay Izzet who takes it down. Alpay Izzet skips past Kemal Lineker! Alpay Izzet takes a shot at goal but somehow Phil Collymore manages to keep it out.
34.56
Alpay Izzet catches Dion Laver on the ankles. The referee brings Alpay Izzet to one side and gives him a warning! Dion Laver stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.13
Anthony Gray comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Eadie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arthur Eadie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.35
Ugo Seaman threads the ball through to George Human. George Human controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Leandro Grether flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Stiepermann controls it well on his chest. Hannes Stiepermann flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Gray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Gray shoots from distance but somehow Phil Collymore manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Manchester United kick off the second half!
48.56
Alistair Granville flicks a high ball forward to Arthur Eadie who takes it down. Arthur Eadie sees space and advances. Arthur Eadie shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.52
Darius Moncur clumsily knocks into Kemal Lineker. Darius Moncur is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Kemal Lineker gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.42
Mike Rowett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, George Human. With some swift thinking, George Human plays the ball forward to Dion Laver. Dion Laver shoots from outside the area. Yemon Kimura gets down and covers it.
57.06
Dion Laver knocks the ball forward to Julian Formon. Julian Formon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Laver but the linesman indicates offside!
66.19
Kieron Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann chips the ball to his team mate, Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet plays a scrappy one-two with David Ehiogu and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alpay Izzet strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but somehow Phil Collymore manages to keep it out.
67.09
Hannes Stiepermann barges into George Human. The referee calls over Hannes Stiepermann and warns him to calm down! George Human runs off the knock.
85.22
Mike Rowett flicks a high ball forward to Dion Laver who takes it down. Dion Laver runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dion Laver threads the ball through to Fadel Skora but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Manchester United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
21.5%
45.6%
32.9%

Scorers
Julian Formon 4
Dion Laver 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dion Laver of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Phil Collymore (GK)
6
2.Alistair Granville (DEF)
6
3.Mike Rowett (DEF)
6
4.Arthur Eadie (DEF)
6
5.Kemal Lineker (DEF)
6
6.Ugo Seaman (MID)
7
7.Dion Laver (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Alexander Clarke (MID)
6
9.Fadel Skora (ATT)
6
10.Julian Formon (ATT)goal scored
8
11.George Human (ATT)
6
 
12.Edward Oakes (DEF)
0
13.Emile May (MID)
0
14.Seth Lawton (ATT)
0

1.Yemon Kimura (GK)
6
2.Patrick Palmer (DEF)
6
3.Leandro Grether (DEF)
6
4.Kieron Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Wainwright (DEF)
6
6.Darius Moncur (MID)red card
3
7.John Godber (MID)
6
8.Hannes Stiepermann (MID)
6
9.David Ehiogu (ATT)
6
10.Alpay Izzet (ATT)
6
11.Anthony Gray (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Alexander Georgiadis (GK)
0
13.Steve Swift (DEF)
0
14.Gary Godber (DEF)
0