No changes for both side as the second-half starts with Newcastle takes the attack. It took two minutes into the second-half when Emerton fouls Milner on the left. It was Geremi delievering the ball into the area. Obafemi Martins takes it with the glance and the ball is into the back of the net, for his six goals of the season.
Rovers are responded with some serious pressing for an equaliser. Habib Beye has to hack behind for a corner. Bentley is a serious thread for Newcastle today. He swaps flanks to take on Samba heads for a goal but the effort is weak and bounces wide.
And finally they have the equalizer when N’Zogbia impedes Santa Cruz 25 yards out. Rovers have a free-kick in a dangerous position. Bentley measures up and clips a delightful effort into top corner to level the scores leaving Shay Given stranded.
The game starting to alive with both sides keep taking the pressure from each other. The Magpies have some clear chances with Martins takes the gift from Samba’s complete mess from Geremi’s long-throw and Milner heads back into the area.
The Nigerian heads over the on-rushing Friedel but unfortunately the ball lands the wrong side of the crossbar and on top of the Rovers net.
Too bad, Newcastle have to pay for another defensive mistake. Santa Cruz runs at the United backline and Stephen Carr recovers to nick the ball away from the toe of the Rovers striker.
The ball runs free without any United’s players coming to pick it up. It was Bentley once again on the right-hand side of the box to get the ball and sends a sweet, right-footed drive skidding across into Given’s goal.
Allardyce quickly allert of the mistake and take out the first-half replacement Stephen ‘Not Playing Impressively As always’ Carr away and bring in Mark Viduka in. Geremi now switching to right-back.
Newcastle keep searching for the equalizer, Martins forces a corner and N’Zogbia comes across to the right flank to deliver. The flag-kick is too easy for Friedel, he immediately springing Bentley clear on the right.
United is almost get caught again, Rozehnal quickly backpedalling and slips the ball pass wide from Bentley’s legs but the ball is end-up for the overlapping Roberts who takes aim for Given’s far corner.
The shot beats the Irishman but not the woodwork and rebounds into a crowded penalty area where first Steven Reid and then Santa Cruz try to force the ball home. A mass scramble inside the United box before Nicky Butt hack it clear.
Being almost frustrated, Newcastle keep forcing the ball. Two minutes from the end of normal time, we have a free-kick in the same position from which Martins scored.
Geremi once again delivers a wicked cross, but it’s Friedel now who is the grateful recipient as the ball bounces through to the keeper’s arms. Four minutes of added time being announced.
Well, what else can I say. Newcastle are once again caught on the break. Two minutes into the injury time, Jason Roberts runs at the Toon backline and shot wide of Rozehnal, the Czech defender manages to nick away from his toe but the ball runs free for Tugay to finish it low past Given.
It’s harsh result for us. We certainly deserved something from the game, and have been playing quite well of football than our previous game. It’s just lack of communication on the back that costs us badly today.
Anyway, better luck next time Lads! Arsenal next at home and we should have something from them, definetely a must!
Blackburn Rovers FC: Brad Friedel, Andre Ooijer, Christopher Samba, Stephen Warnock, Tugay, Brett Emerton, Aaron Mokoena, David Bentley, David Dunn (Morten Gamst Pedersen 59″), Benni McCarthy (Jason Roberts 61″), Roque Santa Cruz Subs: Jason Brown, Robbie Savage, Steven Reid
Newcastle United FC: Shay Given, Habib Beye, Charles N’Zogbia, David Rozehnal, Abdoulaye Faye (Stephen Carr 25″ (Mark Viduka 72″) ), Nicky Butt, Joey Barton, Geremi, Alan Smith, Oba Martins, James Milner Subs: Steve Harper, Emre, Jose Enrique
Referee: Martin Atkinson Attendance: 27, 477
Hi toon_mad, I know you are disppointed about the final result but I see some improvements today. I think finally Big Sam realise how to manage the Newcastle team. I have the same feeling again today as I have had when the first time hearing about him to become our next manager.
Sam will sort the problem sooner than later I guess, let’s stick with him now for a while. Birmingham at home next week should be three points before we tamed the Arsenal team a week after that 🙂
Keep the faith, we will be there! Howay the Lads!!!
i know we should keep the faith in sam, but im feeling hes come to too big a job such as newcastle.
i would love to see our next match played with reserves, no first team players apart from given and obagoal. would be interesting.
sort it out sam, NOW!
Hi Toon_Mad, yes agree with you about Barton, he is starting to control his emotion now and think wisely before doing something stupid in a game.
Stephen ‘Is There Anything Good About Him Ever?’ Carr is what he is, so maybe we can offload him soon in January, West Ham is interested to collect them.
As for the dodgy random names you have to insert is to prevent the spam, sorry about the inconvenience.
barton had a good game hope he keeps playing well so did martins, shame about him missing the header tho. stephen carr theres nout good i can say about him, hes slow, cannot defend, tries to attack and has the worst cross in the prem league. he ate all the pies, january cannot come quick enough for him to leave.
oh shearyadi how come we have to put names in the box now there some dodgy random words!
agreed, keep the faith in sam. rather then sacking so many managers, the players should be aware january is looming an although we deserved more against blackburn, the players should get the same treatment our managers always have. its a team effort and the manager always gets the flak, attention needs to be focused on players and not always sam, also blame the media. i can compare newcastle with england in so many ways. keep believing as we do and show our mighty support, dissapointing when we have nothing to show for it all 🙁
if its true and cesc isnt playing thats a huge bonus he is such a creative influntial playmaker. come on the might toon lets show them a glimpse of the real united!!!
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