Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     ChelseaChelsea
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Darryn Gent Darryn Gent
Artur RipanuA. Ripanu77
G
1
G
78Sean EmertonS. Emerton
Volodymyr ZgurovskyV. Zgurovsky80
D
2
D
73Oleg HigginbothamO. Higginbotham
Jason CarterJ. Carter73
D
3
D
77Hauke MüllerH. Müller
Craig MckayC. Mckay73
D
4
D
73Don CaldwellD. Caldwell
John HigginbothamJ. Higginbotham70
M
5
D
72Ruel RufusR. Rufus
Ben McgrealB. Mcgreal87
M
captain6
M
85Francis MossF. Moss
Paul CarltonP. Carlton83
M
7captain
M
88Marvin GrantM. Grant
Paul LockleyP. Lockley81
M
8
A
90Silvio PostigaS. Postiga
Aaron ByrneA. Byrne81
A
9
A
83Christos NikolaidisC. Nikolaidis
Seth MilliganS. Milligan73
A
10
A
81Carlos Dario PonceC. Ponce
Paolo MyersP. Myers75
A
11
A
78Spencer CroftS. Croft
 
Scott BeattieS. Beattie70
M
12
D
70Eoin DuberryE. Duberry
Jacob StampJ. Stamp47
A
13
A
85Kevin PlattK. Platt
Stuart McallisterS. Mcallister33
A
14
D
77Jonas WidmannJ. Widmann

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 17,383 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hamilton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea get the match underway!
10.58
Jason Carter barges into Marvin Grant. Jason Carter is given a warning by the referee! Marvin Grant hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.10
Marvin Grant knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario Ponce. Carlos Dario Ponce shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
20.19
Ben Mcgreal threads a neat ball through to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Byrne. With a superhuman jump, Aaron Byrne connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Sean Emerton had no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
28.21
Volodymyr Zgurovsky threads the ball through to Craig Mckay. Craig Mckay threads a neat ball through to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Carlton. Paul Carlton makes a deft header but is denied by Sean Emerton. Excellent save.
30.03
Ben Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward to Seth Milligan who brings the ball under control. Seth Milligan whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Newcastle United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
32.45
Craig Mckay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.47
Volodymyr Zgurovsky deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Higginbotham. John Higginbotham decides to run forward with the ball. John Higginbotham plays a one-two with Aaron Byrne and rushes in on goal... John Higginbotham rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.47
Paul Carlton plays the ball forward to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne runs straight at the defence! Aaron Byrne side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
40.55
Craig Mckay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne flicks a high pass forward. Paul Carlton comfortably collects the pass. Paul Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Byrne controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Aaron Byrne rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
44.03
Hauke Müller flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Dario Ponce who takes it down. Carlos Dario Ponce shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
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. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United get the second half underway!
48.08
John Higginbotham hits a low pass to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne plays a quick one-two with Ben Mcgreal and rushes in on goal... Aaron Byrne makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.05
Aaron Byrne hacks Don Caldwell from behind! The referee brings Aaron Byrne to one side and gives him a warning! Don Caldwell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.36
Hauke Müller makes a probing pass to Silvio Postiga. Seeing a gap ahead, Silvio Postiga plays the ball forward to Spencer Croft. Spencer Croft knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Ripanu who gathers it comfortably.
55.53
Seth Milligan hacks Hauke Müller from behind! The referee calls over Seth Milligan and shows him a yellow card! Hauke Müller runs off the knock.
57.35
Don Caldwell powers a long ball forward. Carlos Dario Ponce shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
59.09
John Higginbotham picks a pass forward to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne knocks in a cross ball towards Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.33
Chelsea have made a substitution with Eoin Duberry replacing Oleg Higginbotham .
63.29
Paul Lockley plays the ball forward to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Sean Emerton manages to gather it.
66.10
Marvin Grant flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Moss. Francis Moss knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Carlton.
67.32
Craig Mckay comes in with a late challenge on Francis Moss. The referee brings Craig Mckay to one side and gives him a warning! Francis Moss hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.13
Hauke Müller kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Grant. Marvin Grant flicks a high pass forward to Francis Moss who brings the ball under control. Francis Moss whips in a cross ball towards Christos Nikolaidis. Christos Nikolaidis makes a convincing header but is denied by Artur Ripanu. Excellent save.
72.49
Francis Moss hacks Paul Carlton from behind! The referee brings Francis Moss to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Carlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.27
Craig Mckay makes a strong solo run forward. Craig Mckay chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Sean Emerton manages to keep it out.
75.10
Marvin Grant barges into Ben Mcgreal. The referee warns Marvin Grant to calm down! Ben Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.26
Newcastle United have made 3 substitutions with Scott Beattie replacing Paul Carlton, Jacob Stamp replacing Aaron Byrne and Stuart Mcallister replacing Seth Milligan .Chelsea have made a substitution with Kevin Platt replacing Silvio Postiga .
83.31
Paul Lockley takes it forward alone. Paul Lockley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sean Emerton who gathers it comfortably.
84.27
Volodymyr Zgurovsky threads a neat ball through to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.18
Craig Mckay makes a probing pass to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks the ball forward to Jacob Stamp. Jacob Stamp tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Scott Beattie clumsily knocks into Marvin Grant. Scott Beattie is shown the yellow card! Marvin Grant stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Chelsea
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69%
31%
Play Area
23.9%
45.1%
31%

Scorers
Aaron Byrne 20, 34, 41, 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aaron Byrne of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Artur Ripanu (GK)
6
2.Volodymyr Zgurovsky (DEF)
6
3.Jason Carter (DEF)
6
4.Craig Mckay (DEF)
6
5.John Higginbotham (MID)
6
6.Ben Mcgreal (MID)
6
7.Paul Carlton (MID)
7
8.Paul Lockley (MID)
6
9.Aaron Byrne (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
10
10.Seth Milligan (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Paolo Myers (ATT)
6
 
12.Scott Beattie (MID)yellow card
5
13.Jacob Stamp (ATT)
6
14.Stuart Mcallister (ATT)
6

1.Sean Emerton (GK)
6
2.Oleg Higginbotham (DEF)
6
3.Hauke Müller (DEF)
6
4.Don Caldwell (DEF)
6
5.Ruel Rufus (DEF)
6
6.Francis Moss (MID)
6
7.Marvin Grant (MID)
6
8.Silvio Postiga (ATT)
6
9.Christos Nikolaidis (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Dario Ponce (ATT)
6
11.Spencer Croft (ATT)
6
 
12.Eoin Duberry (DEF)
6
13.Kevin Platt (ATT)
6
14.Jonas Widmann (DEF)
0