Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     BrentfordBrentford
Steve LowerySteve Lowery John Diffey John Diffey
Francois KopaF. Kopa70
G
1captain
G
81Paul OwenP. Owen
Alan BestA. Best60
D
2
D
62Clive VassellC. Vassell
Carl JohnsonC. Johnson67
D
3
D
68Sebastiano AronicaS. Aronica
Dion GowerD. Gower75
D
4
D
66Luke GrantL. Grant
Craig ThomsonC. Thomson61
M
5
D
62Ian ToddI. Todd
Dean LoweD. Lowe64
M
6
M
64Jaime CarvalhoJ. Carvalho
Richard HendryR. Hendry64
M
7
M
69Trevor GreeningT. Greening
Simone TaddeiS. Taddei72
M
8
M
63Garcia Duque De GasperiG. De Gasperi
Ugo KingU. King54
A
9
A
65Michael ParkerM. Parker
Stan MatthewsS. Matthews78
A
captain10
A
68Alexander LensingA. Lensing
Carl GascoigneC. Gascoigne63
A
11
A
60Neil BrandN. Brand
 
Johann HassliJ. Hassli55
D
12
D
54Carl MakinC. Makin
Niccolo KasperN. Kasper61
M
13
M
59Billy VickersB. Vickers
Mark VickersM. Vickers60
A
14
A
53Tommy GordonT. Gordon

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Brentford. A crowd of 19,404 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Dichio.


0.00
The whistle blows and Brentford kick off!
4.47
Craig Thomson flicks a high ball forward to Richard Hendry who takes it down. Richard Hendry shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.25
Sebastiano Aronica flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Parker. Michael Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Lensing. Alexander Lensing lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Parker. Michael Parker outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Francois Kopa is on top of it.
8.04
Richard Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Carl Gascoigne easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Ugo King. Ugo King finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.43
Sebastiano Aronica makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trevor Greening. Trevor Greening threads the ball through to Neil Brand. Neil Brand lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Parker. Michael Parker makes a convincing header. Francois Kopa picks it out of the air!
14.01
With a delightful solo run, Dean Lowe stretches the opposition's defence. Dean Lowe controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Richard Hendry through on goal. Richard Hendry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Newcastle United!
20.22
Trevor Greening controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Parker. Michael Parker lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Brand. Neil Brand makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Brentford!
26.28
Carl Johnson flicks a high ball forward to Ugo King who takes it down. Ugo King shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.45
Simone Taddei decides to run forward with the ball. Simone Taddei runs straight at the defence! Simone Taddei cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Paul Owen gets down and covers it.
33.55
Dean Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Ugo King controls it well on his chest. Ugo King threads the ball through to Stan Matthews but he's offside!
39.04
Luke Grant drives a long ball upfield. Alexander Lensing makes a pass forward but Neil Brand makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
40.35
Simone Taddei flicks a high pass forward. Ugo King collects the pass. Ugo King whips in a cross ball towards Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Paul Owen.
41.27
It's a corner kick. Dean Lowe loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Ian Todd chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
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. Brentford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brentford players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Newcastle United kick off the second half!
47.52
Jaime Carvalho passes the ball forward to Michael Parker. Michael Parker plays a one-two with Neil Brand and rushes in on goal... Michael Parker shoots from just inside the box but somehow Francois Kopa manages to keep it out.
54.06
Sebastiano Aronica knocks the ball forward to Alexander Lensing. Alexander Lensing whips in a cross ball towards Michael Parker. Michael Parker powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Francois Kopa had no chance!! Goal for Brentford!
59.09
Luke Grant flicks a high pass forward. Michael Parker collects the pass. Michael Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.50
Richard Hendry clumsily knocks into Neil Brand. Richard Hendry is warned by the referee! Neil Brand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.44
Richard Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo King. Ugo King knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luke Grant.
67.04
Jaime Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Lensing holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexander Lensing advances inside the box! Alexander Lensing makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
69.07
Sebastiano Aronica darts forward. Sebastiano Aronica shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
71.21
Carl Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews plays a scrappy one-two with Simone Taddei and advances towards the goal... Stan Matthews cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Paul Owen reads it well. Quality keeping!
75.56
Jaime Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Neil Brand. Neil Brand shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
78.15
Clive Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Michael Parker collects the pass. Michael Parker shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.42
Dean Lowe flicks the ball to his team mate, Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
84.27
With imagination, Garcia Duque De Gasperi picks a pass forward to Neil Brand. Neil Brand knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Parker. With a superhuman jump, Michael Parker connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
89.41
Garcia Duque De Gasperi hacks Carl Gascoigne from behind! Garcia Duque De Gasperi is shown the yellow card! Carl Gascoigne runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

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

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
24.1%
48.1%
27.8%

Scorers
Richard Hendry 14
Neil Brand 20
Michael Parker 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Michael Parker of Brentford

Match Ratings
1.Francois Kopa (GK)
8
2.Alan Best (DEF)
7
3.Carl Johnson (DEF)
6
4.Dion Gower (DEF)
6
5.Craig Thomson (MID)
6
6.Dean Lowe (MID)
7
7.Richard Hendry (MID)goal scored
8
8.Simone Taddei (MID)
7
9.Ugo King (ATT)
6
10.Stan Matthews (ATT)
6
11.Carl Gascoigne (ATT)
6
 
12.Johann Hassli (DEF)
0
13.Niccolo Kasper (MID)
0
14.Mark Vickers (ATT)
0

1.Paul Owen (GK)
7
2.Clive Vassell (DEF)
6
3.Sebastiano Aronica (DEF)
7
4.Luke Grant (DEF)
6
5.Ian Todd (DEF)
6
6.Jaime Carvalho (MID)
7
7.Trevor Greening (MID)
6
8.Garcia Duque De Gasperi (MID)yellow card
5
9.Michael Parker (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Alexander Lensing (ATT)
7
11.Neil Brand (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Carl Makin (DEF)
0
13.Billy Vickers (MID)
0
14.Tommy Gordon (ATT)
0