Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Dimitri Bocharov Dimitri Bocharov
Artur RipanuA. Ripanu77
G
1
G
83Ralph BrittonR. Britton
Volodymyr ZgurovskyV. Zgurovsky82
D
2
D
77Trevor DraperT. Draper
Jason CarterJ. Carter75
D
3
D
77Steven PowerS. Power
Craig MckayC. Mckay74
D
4
D
80Pierre-Yves KeitaP. Keita
Kevin DeaneK. Deane78
M
5
D
78Pierre G. TarozziP. Tarozzi
Ben McgrealB. Mcgreal91
M
captain6
M
89Anton BusseA. Busse
Paul CarltonP. Carlton87
M
7
M
96Francis MarsdenF. Marsden
Paul LockleyP. Lockley82
M
8captain
M
90Robert EustaceR. Eustace
Aaron ByrneA. Byrne84
A
9
A
78Tommy DeaneT. Deane
Matthew GyanM. Gyan80
A
10
A
78Dean LaverD. Laver
Del FentonD. Fenton78
A
11
A
81Tomas MendesT. Mendes
 
Robert HackworthR. Hackworth74
D
12
M
89Jamie SalmonJ. Salmon
Frank LinekerF. Lineker85
M
13
A
82Laurent ClaessensL. Claessens
Paolo MyersP. Myers76
A
14
D
78Lars HeggemL. Heggem

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 19,560 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nwankwo Dublin.


0.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United get the match underway!
2.51
Paul Lockley threads the ball through to Del Fenton. Del Fenton cuts inside the box! Del Fenton shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.30
Anton Busse flicks a high pass forward. Francis Marsden collects the pass. Francis Marsden threads the ball through to Tommy Deane but he's offside!
10.06
Steven Power knocks the ball forward to Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes plays a scrappy one-two with Tommy Deane and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Tomas Mendes provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Artur Ripanu with no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
14.26
Volodymyr Zgurovsky darts forward. Volodymyr Zgurovsky threads a neat ball through to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierre-Yves Keita.
26.16
Anton Busse flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Mendes collects the pass. Tomas Mendes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Volodymyr Zgurovsky.
32.30
Francis Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Mendes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tomas Mendes shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
33.46
Jason Carter flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Deane controls it well on his chest. Kevin Deane kicks a strong pass forward to Del Fenton. Del Fenton shoots from 20 yards. Ralph Britton gets down and covers it.
36.09
Dean Laver clumsily knocks into Ben Mcgreal. The referee brings Dean Laver to one side and gives him a warning! Ben Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.28
Pierre-Yves Keita deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Busse. Anton Busse flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Deane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Deane flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Mendes controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Tomas Mendes shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.06
Francis Marsden comes in with a late challenge on Ben Mcgreal. Francis Marsden is given a warning by the referee! Ben Mcgreal hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Anton Busse laces a weighted ball forward to Dean Laver. Dean Laver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
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. Blackburn Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off!
49.35
Pierre-Yves Keita sees Steven Power in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With a delightful solo run, Steven Power stretches the opposition's defence. Steven Power cuts inside the box! Steven Power comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.55
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
59.28
Pierre-Yves Keita passes the ball forward to Robert Eustace. Robert Eustace threads the ball through to Anton Busse. Anton Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Laver. Dean Laver is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
66.05
Craig Mckay knocks the ball forward to Paul Carlton. Paul Carlton makes a simple pass to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.41
Robert Eustace runs straight at the opposition's defence. Robert Eustace tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
73.10
Ben Mcgreal catches Robert Eustace on the ankles. Ben Mcgreal is shown the yellow card! Robert Eustace hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.27
Francis Marsden plays the ball forward to Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.02
Trevor Draper picks a pass forward to Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden threads a neat ball through to Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Laver. Dean Laver makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.39
Ben Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Deane controls it well on his chest. Kevin Deane edges inside the box! Kevin Deane muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Ralph Britton has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.10
Steven Power threads a neat ball through to Trevor Draper. Trevor Draper threads a neat ball through to Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jason Carter.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Blackburn Rovers
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.8%
55.2%
Play Area
28.4%
46.3%
25.4%

Scorers
Del Fenton 3
Kevin Deane 83
Tomas Mendes 10, 39
Steven Power 49
Dean Laver 59, 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Mendes of Blackburn Rovers

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

1.Ralph Britton (GK)
6
2.Trevor Draper (DEF)
6
3.Steven Power (DEF)goal scored
8
4.Pierre-Yves Keita (DEF)
7
5.Pierre G. Tarozzi (DEF)
6
6.Anton Busse (MID)
7
7.Francis Marsden (MID)
6
8.Robert Eustace (MID)
6
9.Tommy Deane (ATT)
7
10.Dean Laver (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Tomas Mendes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jamie Salmon (MID)
0
13.Laurent Claessens (ATT)
0
14.Lars Heggem (DEF)
0