Match Report
| Newcastle United | Newcastle United |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Goldthorpe | Adrian Goldthorpe | manager | Mike Millard | Mike Millard | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Boffin | T. Boffin |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Jurek Kozminski | J. Kozminski | |||||||||
| Ross Harley | R. Harley |  | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Kasper Timm | K. Timm | |||||||||
| Fouad Hadji | F. Hadji |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Igor Taffarel | I. Taffarel | |||||||||
| Dmitri Blokhin | D. Blokhin |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Brent Morales | B. Morales | |||||||||
| Damien Hall | D. Hall | | 73 | D | | 5 | | D | 77 |  | Ole Gunnar Normann | O. Normann | |||||||||
| Sol Riggott | S. Riggott | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Juan-Carlos Hidalgo | J. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Kenneth Nygaard | K. Nygaard | | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 75 | | Mervin Fox | M. Fox | |||||||||
| Philipp Jahn | P. Jahn |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 75 |  | Gavin McCoist | G. McCoist | |||||||||
| Shiro Ihara | S. Ihara |  | 85 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Alexander Armstrong | A. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Walter Perlaza | W. Perlaza |  | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 |  | Valeriy Vlasenko | V. Vlasenko | |||||||||
| Jermaine Blake | J. Blake | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Noel Fenton | N. Fenton | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 19,491 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Newcastle United and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Newcastle United and Chelsea are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Chelsea kick off and get the first half underway!
6.16
0-0Juan-Carlos Hidalgo passes the ball forward to Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.22
Kenneth Nygaard knocks the ball to his team mate, Walter Perlaza. Walter Perlaza knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Igor Taffarel.
10.19
0-0Kenneth Nygaard catches Mervin Fox on the ankles. Kenneth Nygaard is given a warning by the referee! Mervin Fox runs off the knock.
12.21
0-0Mervin Fox makes a probing pass to Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.18
Philipp Jahn makes a probing pass to Jermaine Blake. Jermaine Blake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.09
Sol Riggott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shiro Ihara. Shiro Ihara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.02
0-0Dmitri Blokhin hoofs the ball up the pitch. Shiro Ihara shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
21.45
0-1Igor Taffarel makes a probing pass to Gavin McCoist. Gavin McCoist surges forward with the ball. Gavin McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.16
Gavin McCoist threads the ball through to Alexander Armstrong. Alexander Armstrong shoots from distance but it is miles over!
32.34
Mervin Fox makes a simple pass to Valeriy Vlasenko. Valeriy Vlasenko lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton powers a header at goal but Tom Boffin is on top of it.
33.32
Juan-Carlos Hidalgo passes the ball forward to Valeriy Vlasenko. Valeriy Vlasenko shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.12
Fouad Hadji deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philipp Jahn. Philipp Jahn brings the ball forward. Philipp Jahn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
44.50
Fouad Hadji brings the ball forward. Fouad Hadji makes a probing pass to Jermaine Blake. Jermaine Blake shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Newcastle United kick off the second half!
53.14
Gavin McCoist passes the ball forward to Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.57
0-1Chelsea are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Newcastle United's defence.
59.35
Dmitri Blokhin threads the ball through to Sol Riggott. Sol Riggott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shiro Ihara. Shiro Ihara tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Jurek Kozminski manages to keep it out.
63.19
Philipp Jahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Perlaza. Walter Perlaza shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
66.19
0-1Fouad Hadji clumsily knocks into Alexander Armstrong. The referee calls over Fouad Hadji and shows him a yellow card! Alexander Armstrong grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.02
Kenneth Nygaard flicks the ball to his team mate, Shiro Ihara. Shiro Ihara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.44
Gavin McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Armstrong. Alexander Armstrong sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.09
Brent Morales threads the ball through to Mervin Fox. Mervin Fox makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valeriy Vlasenko. Valeriy Vlasenko shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Juan-Carlos Hidalgo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valeriy Vlasenko. Valeriy Vlasenko knocks in a cross ball towards Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Noel Fenton 21, 90 Valeriy Vlasenko 87 |