Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     BrentfordBrentford
Steve LowerySteve Lowery John Diffey John Diffey
Artur RipanuA. Ripanu77
G
1
G
73Kai WillK. Will
Volodymyr ZgurovskyV. Zgurovsky82
D
2
D
73Andy EhioguA. Ehiogu
Craig MckayC. Mckay74
D
3
D
80Rafik DjoudiR. Djoudi
Jason CarterJ. Carter75
D
4
D
80Calvin HernandezC. Hernandez
Robert HackworthR. Hackworth74
D
5
D
72Rafael FonsecaR. Fonseca
Kevin DeaneK. Deane78
M
captain6
M
79Diego Di CaraD. Di Cara
Frank LinekerF. Lineker85
M
7
M
84Patrick DublinP. Dublin
Ben McgrealB. Mcgreal91
M
8
M
80Richard BosnichR. Bosnich
Paul CarltonP. Carlton87
M
9
A
82Antonio VelosoA. Veloso
Seth MilliganS. Milligan74
A
10
A
77Daan VeurinkD. Veurink
Paolo MyersP. Myers76
A
11captain
A
82Pius WisgerhofP. Wisgerhof
 
Matthew GyanM. Gyan80
A
12
D
69Stan ShieldsS. Shields
John HigginbothamJ. Higginbotham78
M
13
M
81Teddy InceT. Ince
Del FentonD. Fenton78
A
14
A
77Quim AlvesQ. Alves

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Brentford. A crowd of 18,494 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Wes Clarke.


0.00
Newcastle United kick off!
4.06
Richard Bosnich passes the ball forward to Pius Wisgerhof. Pius Wisgerhof controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
9.43
Rafael Fonseca makes a simple pass to Daan Veurink. Daan Veurink makes a simple pass to Pius Wisgerhof. Pius Wisgerhof shoots from 20 yards but Artur Ripanu is on top of his game. Great save!
10.53
Ben Mcgreal makes a beautiful solo run. Ben Mcgreal hits a low pass to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers tries a spectacular strike but Kai Will is on top of it.
16.33
Antonio Veloso hacks Ben Mcgreal from behind! The referee calls over Antonio Veloso and warns him to calm down! Ben Mcgreal hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.07
Volodymyr Zgurovsky sees Frank Lineker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frank Lineker flicks a high pass forward. Seth Milligan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seth Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Lineker. With a superhuman jump, Frank Lineker connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.51
Craig Mckay chips the ball to his team mate, Ben Mcgreal. Ben Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Myers controls it well on his chest. Paolo Myers tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.36
Rafik Djoudi flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Dublin controls it well on his chest. Patrick Dublin plays the ball forward to Daan Veurink. Daan Veurink knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Volodymyr Zgurovsky.
33.58
Frank Lineker knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Mcgreal. With some swift thinking, Ben Mcgreal plays the ball forward to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kai Will who gathers it comfortably.
38.45
Frank Lineker kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
39.57
Rafik Djoudi darts forward. Rafik Djoudi threads a neat ball through to Antonio Veloso. Antonio Veloso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.18
Antonio Veloso passes the ball forward to Daan Veurink. Daan Veurink finds some space and shoots from distance. Artur Ripanu effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Brentford have changed their lineup with Teddy Ince replacing Richard Bosnich and Quim Alves replacing Daan Veurink.

45.00
Brentford kick off the second half!
53.26
Seth Milligan threads the ball through to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.59
Teddy Ince flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Dublin. Patrick Dublin shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Artur Ripanu. What a save!
71.42
Quim Alves receives the ball from a throw-in from Patrick Dublin. Quim Alves flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Veloso collects the pass. Antonio Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Alves. Quim Alves makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
77.35
Paolo Myers threads the ball through to Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan plays a scrappy one-two with Paolo Myers and advances towards the goal... Seth Milligan takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.00
Seth Milligan threads a neat ball through to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers tries a spectacular long range effort but Kai Will reads it well. Well saved!
84.58
Teddy Ince sees Pius Wisgerhof in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pius Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.47
Ben Mcgreal threads the ball through to Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
89.48
Diego Di Cara clumsily knocks into Paolo Myers. The referee calls over Diego Di Cara and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Myers stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Frank Lineker clumsily knocks into Patrick Dublin. The referee warns Frank Lineker to calm down! Patrick Dublin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Brentford
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
22%
52.4%
25.6%

Scorers
Frank Lineker 18
Seth Milligan 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Seth Milligan of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Artur Ripanu (GK)
8
2.Volodymyr Zgurovsky (DEF)
6
3.Craig Mckay (DEF)
7
4.Jason Carter (DEF)
6
5.Robert Hackworth (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Deane (MID)
6
7.Frank Lineker (MID)goal scored
8
8.Ben Mcgreal (MID)
8
9.Paul Carlton (MID)
6
10.Seth Milligan (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paolo Myers (ATT)
7
 
12.Matthew Gyan (ATT)
0
13.John Higginbotham (MID)
0
14.Del Fenton (ATT)
0

1.Kai Will (GK)
6
2.Andy Ehiogu (DEF)
6
3.Rafik Djoudi (DEF)
7
4.Calvin Hernandez (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Fonseca (DEF)
6
6.Diego Di Cara (MID)yellow card
5
7.Patrick Dublin (MID)
6
8.Richard Bosnich (MID)
6
9.Antonio Veloso (ATT)
6
10.Daan Veurink (ATT)
6
11.Pius Wisgerhof (ATT)
6
 
12.Stan Shields (DEF)
0
13.Teddy Ince (MID)
6
14.Quim Alves (ATT)
6