Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Oxford UnitedOxford United
Shane RoweShane Rowe Rastislav Szabó Rastislav Szabó
Phil CollymoreP. Collymore73
G
1captain
G
79Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey
Arthur EadieA. Eadie70
D
2
D
74Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero
Mike RowettM. Rowett68
D
3
D
73Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan
Robert CookeR. Cooke73
D
4
D
72Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg
Kemal LinekerK. Lineker68
D
5
D
72Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro
Miguel AlmeidaM. Almeida77
M
captain6
M
78Norman UnsworthN. Unsworth
Dion LaverD. Laver71
M
7
M
78Ahmed Van Der WeerdenA. Van Der Weerden
Alan DaviesA. Davies70
M
8
M
75Anthony FletcherA. Fletcher
Richard MortonR. Morton67
A
9
A
74Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher
Julian FormonJ. Formon72
A
10
A
68Arthur MakinA. Makin
George HumanG. Human71
A
11
A
68Pablo VicenteP. Vicente
 
Edward OakesE. Oakes70
D
12
D
72Franco BelardiF. Belardi
Emile MayE. May72
M
13
D
72Ernesto AriasE. Arias
Seth LawtonS. Lawton71
A
14
A
57John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 20,622 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Newcastle United and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.


0.00
Oxford United kick off and get the first half underway!
6.04
With imagination, Norman Unsworth plays the ball forward to Ahmed Van Der Weerden. Ahmed Van Der Weerden skips past Mike Rowett! Some silky footwork from Ahmed Van Der Weerden provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Phil Collymore!
9.42
Ahmed Van Der Weerden takes the throw-in. Norman Unsworth flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Vicente who brings the ball under control. Pablo Vicente shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.31
Mike Rowett clumsily knocks into Pablo Vicente. Mike Rowett is given a warning by the referee! Pablo Vicente hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.25
Robert Cooke makes a probing pass to Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.46
Alan Davies flicks a high pass forward. Dion Laver controls it well on his chest. Dion Laver passes the ball forward but Julian Formon is offside!
26.24
Nigel Thatcher makes a simple pass to Pablo Vicente. Pablo Vicente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Phil Collymore who gathers it comfortably.
27.21
Anthony Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Norman Unsworth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Unsworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Makin but he's offside!
34.21
Kemal Lineker sees Dion Laver in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Laver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Morton. Richard Morton cuts inside the box! Richard Morton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is deflected wide by Nicholas Goldberg.
35.43
It's a corner kick which Miguel Almeida takes quickly, playing the ball short to Richard Morton. Richard Morton chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Some superb footwork from Mike Rowett provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
39.38
Arthur Makin knocks the ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kemal Lineker.
45.00
Ahmed Van Der Weerden barges into George Human. Ahmed Van Der Weerden is shown the yellow card! George Human hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United kick off!
51.05
Dion Laver clumsily knocks into Ahmed Van Der Weerden. The referee calls over Dion Laver and shows him a yellow card! Ahmed Van Der Weerden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.43
Anthony Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Arthur Makin. Arthur Makin makes a defence splitting pass to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
57.12
With a delightful solo run, Kemal Lineker stretches the opposition's defence. Kemal Lineker knocks the ball forward to Richard Morton but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.54
Oxford United have made 2 substitutions with Franco Belardi replacing Sebastian Barkero and Ernesto Arias replacing Nicholas Goldberg .
63.02
Dion Laver flicks a high pass forward. Richard Morton controls it well on his chest. Richard Morton whips in a cross ball towards George Human. George Human jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eben Dugbatey with no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
71.09
Ahmed Van Der Weerden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Phil Collymore. Excellent save.
72.52
Norman Unsworth clumsily knocks into Alan Davies. The referee calls over Norman Unsworth and warns him to calm down! Alan Davies stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.42
Alan Davies knocks the ball forward to George Human. George Human runs straight at the defence! George Human makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
75.39
Ahmed Van Der Weerden decides to run forward with the ball. Ahmed Van Der Weerden knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Vicente. Pablo Vicente cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Phil Collymore as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
79.53
Norman Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Fletcher. Anthony Fletcher threads the ball through to Ahmed Van Der Weerden but he's offside!
81.58
Arthur Eadie advances with the ball. Arthur Eadie flicks a high pass forward. Richard Morton controls it well on his chest. Richard Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Formon. Julian Formon finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
83.28
Dion Laver runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dion Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Morton. Richard Morton whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
89.40
Dion Laver flicks a high ball forward to George Human who takes it down. George Human shoots from 25 yards. Eben Dugbatey gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Robert Cooke passes the ball forward to Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida threads the ball through to Julian Formon. Julian Formon advances inside the box! Julian Formon side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

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

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
26.9%
46.2%
26.9%

Scorers
George Human 63
Richard Morton 83
Julian Formon 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Morton of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Phil Collymore (GK)
7
2.Arthur Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Mike Rowett (DEF)
5
4.Robert Cooke (DEF)
6
5.Kemal Lineker (DEF)
7
6.Miguel Almeida (MID)
8
7.Dion Laver (MID)yellow card
7
8.Alan Davies (MID)
6
9.Richard Morton (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Julian Formon (ATT)goal scored
8
11.George Human (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Edward Oakes (DEF)
0
13.Emile May (MID)
0
14.Seth Lawton (ATT)
0

1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
6
2.Sebastian Barkero (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Pardeilhan (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Goldberg (DEF)
6
5.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
6
6.Norman Unsworth (MID)
7
7.Ahmed Van Der Weerden (MID)yellow card
6
8.Anthony Fletcher (MID)
6
9.Nigel Thatcher (ATT)
6
10.Arthur Makin (ATT)
6
11.Pablo Vicente (ATT)
6
 
12.Franco Belardi (DEF)
6
13.Ernesto Arias (DEF)
6
14.John Mckinlay (ATT)
0