Saturday January 7, 2012 3rd Round Finished Sports Direct Arena

Newcastle United 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers

  • Ben Arfa 70’
  • Gutiérrez 90’
  • Goodwillie 34’

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  1. Newcastle knock out Blackburn at death

    Newcastle knock out Blackburn at death

    A last-gasp goal by Jonas Gutierrez gave Newcastle United a 2-1 comeback win over Blackburn Rovers in the third round of the FA Cup. More

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    Time:90'
    • Newcastle United
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • 90+5' There goes the final whistle! Blackburn again punished for failing to defend properly. That is their main problem this season. They blow another lead as Newcastle progress. The final seconds of this match sees Rovers killed off.
    • 90+4' GOAL! Gutierrez scores the winner for Newcastle with seconds left. Lovely one-two with Best before he lifts the ball over Bunn. A 2-1 win for the home side. Heartache for Rovers.
    • 90+3' Fans heading for the exit doors. Can Newcastle force this winner as Cabaye shot hits off Givet before drifting behind for a corner.
    • 90+1' A crowd of 30,876 watching this one today.
    • 89' Four minutes to be added to the match.
    • 88' Ameobi shoots with his left foot, but inches wide from the edge of the area. So close to the winner.
    • 87' Santon looks for Ameobi with the long throw-in, but Hanley rises to head clear. Wave after wave of Newcastle attack.
    • 86' Another superb tackle by Hanley, who has had a fine match for Rovers. Pedersen gives the ball away for Blackburn. Shoddy play by him.
    • 85' Newcastle throwing the kitchen sink at the visiting defence, but Rovers somehow survive. Ben Arfa continues to push and probe.
    • 84' Dan Gosling is wheeled on to take over from Abeid for the home side.
    • 83' Ameobi finds Ben Arfa, but his cross is blocked by Lowe. Another corner for Newcastle.
    • 82' Vukcevic is down on the ground and in need of a spot of treatment as the clock heads towards the final whistle. A draw would be better for Rovers.
    • 81' Another confident piece of goalkeeping by Bunn to race from his line to save at the feet of Gutierrez.
    • 80' Lowe is bundled over by Ben Arfa, who escapes a yellow card for that foul.
    • 79' Another fine save by Bunn to deny Cabaye the second goal after his shot took a deflection off Williamson.
    • 78' A change then for Rovers as Jordan Slew takes over from Goodwillie.
    • 77' Formica clatters an effort a yard wide of goal from 25 yards after some sublime skill. Right idea, but the finish wasn't there.
    • 76' Balls hits off Henley out wide as Newcastle earn a throw-in. Are we going to see a winning goal here?
    • 75' Williamson heads off the corner of post and bar from Ryan Taylor's corner. So close to the second goal for Newcastle with Bunn rooted to the spot.
    • 74' Givet clears for Rovers after Santon threw in the cross. Newcastle win another corner, their eighth of the day.
    • 73' Olsson departs to be replaced by Jason Lowe. Kean pats Olsson on the back. He has had a fine game.
    • 72' Ryan Taylor throws in a corner for the home side. Coloccini rises in the box, but can only head over. Another change then for Rovers.
    • 71' Goodwillie caught offside from Vukcevic's pass. Nice play by Vukcevic.
    • 70' Taylor lifts the ball towards goal with Bunn running out, but the ball is over the bar. Home fans suddenly find their voices.
    • 69' Rovers caught cold for failing to get a tackle in. Frustration for Rovers, who are again pegged back in a match.
    • 68' GOAL! Ben Arfa scores a fabulous goal to level for Newcastle. Superb finish after a lovely run, and this match is level at 1-1.
    • 67' Goodwillie goes for goal from the halfway line, but the ball never left the deck. Poor stuff really before Petrovic fails to pick out Goodwillie.
    • 66' Ryan Taylor whips the free-kick in. Nzoni back to block the effort from Best with an outstanding effort. Superb defending to deny Newcastle the equaliser.
    • 65' Newcastle blighted by the lack of composure with the final ball. Has really hurt them in this match.
    • 64' Rovers breaking up the park. Goodwillie supplies Vukcevic, but his shot is weak as Krul saves. Games beginning to open up.
    • 63' Amoebi with the chance from the edge of the box, but that is high and wide. Golden chance for Newcastle to level, but not taken.
    • 62' Vukcevic thumps in a shot, but saved well by Krul as Rovers look for the second goal to kill this game off.
    • 61' A superb turn of pace by Olsson, who has recovered from that earlier hamstring scare. Rovers looking the likelier side.
    • 60' Simpson has taken a knock, and is going to head out of the action. Ryan Taylor brought on for the home side.
    • 59' Cabaye whips the ball into the box. Formica nods out. A change coming here for Newcastle. Their second of the day.
    • 58' Ameobi knocks an effort into the side netting before being deemed to be offside. Newcastle not making too much of an impression upon Rovers so far.
    • 57' Rochina also heads off with Mauro Formica introduced for Rovers.
    • 56' Newcastle make the change with Obertan departing to be replaced by Shola Ameobi.
    • 55' Going to be a change here for Newcastle as Cabaye whips in a ball, but comes off Best for a goalkick to Rovers. Rovers also look like changing matters.
    • 54' Cabaye has stood on Rochina's foot before Abeid kicks the ball away. That should be a booking for the home player. Pedersen's delivery comes to nothing.
    • 53' Olsson makes a sublime tackle on Best, who was deemed to be offside. A superb tackle none the less. Had to get that one spot on.
    • 52' This is the eighth time these sides have been drawn to meet each other in the FA Cup. The Magpies have won five of the previous seven, including the last three in a row.
    • 51' Nzonzi last scored in August 2010 against Birmingham in the Premier League. Probably time he scored another goal.
    • 50' Nzonzi thumps in a shot on the half volley, but the ball was always rising over the bar. Never on target, and Newcastle have a goalkick.
    • 49' Santon controls before whipping in the cross. Hanley clears the danger. Goodwillie on the break for Rovers. Rovers dragging themselves up the park.
    • 48' Bunn smartly off his line to collect the loose ball with Abeid breaking up the park.
    • 47' Cabaye picks up for the home side. Obertan then on the ball. Ben Arfa drops deeper, but the cross is disappointing. Goalkick to Rovers. No changes for either side at the break.
    • 46' We are off and running in the second period. Newcastle to kick off.
    • 45+1' There goes the whistle for the break. A 1-0 lead for Rovers. They have rode their luck, but they have the advantage courtesy of Goodwillie's finish.
    • 44' A minute to be added to the first period.
    • 43' Rovers will be the happier lot at the break with the visiting side in possession at the back. Like a snooker hall atmosphere at times.
    • 42' Rovers trying to break before Rochina is clipped by Abeid, and Blackburn have a free-kick. Chance to swing the ball into the box.
    • 41' Newcastle trying to grab this leveller before the break. Cabaye in possession. Picks out Obertan. Obertan runs into trouble before Pedersen clears the danger. Once again Newcastle guilty of taking the wrong option.
    • 40' Cabaye with the delivery, but Williamson can't connect before Petrovic turns the ball behind at the back post for another corner. Almost an own goal.
    • 39' Henley turns the ball behind for a corner to Newcastle. Taking no chances there.
    • 38' Goodwillie caught just offside. Not much in that one. Looked like he had timed his run to perfection, but the flag was up.
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    • 36' Blackburn - six-times FA Cup winner, who last lifted the trophy in 1928, have not overcome a Premier League club since February 2009, when Sunderland were dismissed after extra time in a fourth round replay.
    • 35' Pedersen was the provider with the corner for the goal. First time he has come up with the goods from a dead ball today. Blackburn continue to keep the ball with some relish.
    • 34' A second goal in less than a week for the forward. A real poacher's goal. Blackburn in business in this FA Cup tie, and they are suddenly looking brighter than the home side.
    • 33' GOAL! Goodwillie scores for Rovers. Krul saved Hanley's header, but the former Dundee United striker tucks home the rebound. Blackburn lead 1-0.
    • 32' Bunn booked for a spot of time-wasting. Bit early for that one suspects, but the keeper is in the book.
    • 31' Gutierrez goes close again for the home side with a shot that flies just wide of goal. So near, but no opening goal yet.
    • 30' Best tries to hold off Nzonzi before Hanley wins the ball back with a crunching tackle. Well timed intervention by the defender.
    • 29' This first period is not exactly an FA Cup classic. Pretty poor fare between two Premier League teams.
    • 28' Cabaye swings in the cross, but Hanley rises to head out of the box. Olsson seems to be moving freely again which is a relief for the visiting bench.
    • 27' Looks like Olsson has damaged his hamstring. He may be in need of some treatment as Ben Arfa collects the home side.
    • 26' Givet with the throw-in. Rovers certainly looking more purposeful. Newcastle guilty of being sloppy. Petrovic picks out Olsson with a lovely ball. Olsson in a spot of bother.
    • 25' Rochina with a shot from 25 yards. Drills wide of goal and the home team have a goalkick. Not much going on in this one after a bright start by Newcastle.
    • 24' Ben Arfa finds Santon, but his touch is too heavy under pressure from Henley. Bunn collects in the visiting goal.
    • 23' Obertan tries to pull the cross across goal, but blocked by Givet. Frustration for the home fans. Not great play by Obertan.
    • 22' Newcastle have the throw at the halfway line. Pardew and Kean trying to encourage their respective teams from the side of the pitch.
    • 21' Krul hammers the goalkick away. Blackburn collect before Goodwillie is tackled by Coloccini. Another goalkick to the home side.
    • 20' Rochina certainly catching the eye as Rovers win a corner. Drifted in by Pedersen, but it hits off Rochina and falls behind for a goalkick to Newcastle.
    • 19' Krul forced to pull off a smart block to halt the shot by Rochina. Brilliant strike. Best move of the half so far by Rovers.
    • 18' Pedersen thumps the ball clear. Desperate stuff from Rovers at times. Soaking up the pressure as Hanley heads out of his box.
    • 17' Pederesen decides to go for goal, but pulls the free-kick well wide of goal. Awful shot at goal. Never on target.
    • 16' Williamson hauls back Goodwillie 30 yards out. Could have been a red card there with the striker set to bound clear. Free-kick to Rovers.
    • 15' Henley accepts the pass from Nzonzi before Santon knocks the ball back to Krul, who launches it long down the park.
    • 14' Newcastle have made it past the third round only twice in the last five seasons.
    • 13' Henley tracking Williamson here. Blackburn seem to be toiling to pick up men at the moment as Krul collects the ball for Newcastle.
    • 12' Ben Arfa tries to pick out Best, but just overcooks the cross. A throw-in to the visiting side. Blackburn living on the edge.
    • 11' Givet blocks the shot by Abeid. Newcastle really piling on the pressure. Rovers can't get out of their half at the moment.
    • 10' Ben Arfa plays in Cabaye after Pedersen lost possession. Cabaye slaps the shot wide. Poor, poor finish from 10 yards out. Chance lost.
    • 9' Not exactly a full house inside St James' Park. Rovers have a travelling contingent of 300 or 400 fans with them.
    • 8' Goodwillie looks offside there as the ball bounds forward. Krul lets the ball fly past his goal. A goalkick to the home team.
    • 7' Blackburn in their yellow tops today. Abeid goes for goal from 35 yards. Blasts the effort 15 yards wide of goal. Poor stuff really. We remain at 0-0.
    • 6' Bunn forced to make another decent save to keep out the shot by Gutierrez before following up by clasping the effort from Cabaye. Bunn called on three times already.
    • 5' Goodwillie fails to control the ball up front as it hits off him to drop behind for a throw-in to the home side. Rovers making a nervy start.
    • 4' The two sides have already met twice this season, with Blackburn winning 4-3 at home in the Carling Cup and the Magpies winning 3-1 at home in the league, with Demba Ba netting a hat-trick in the league win.
    • 3' Hanley forced to whack out the corner before Williamson slams in a shot from 25 yards that flies narrowly over the bar. More exciting play by Newcastle.
    • 2' Ben Arfa quickly into the action before Best fires in a shot that Bunn dives to nudge a shot behind the goal. Bright start by Newcastle.
    • 1' We are ready to go in this one. Newcastle looking to build on that 3-0 win over Manchester United in the Premier League on Wednesday.
    • 14.55 FULL TEAMS AND SUBSTITUTES: Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Obertan, Abeid, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Best..subs: Elliot, Perch, Gosling, Ryan Taylor, Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi, Vuckic////Blackburn: Bunn, Olsson, Givet, Hanley, Henley, Pedersen, Petrovic, Nzonzi, Vukcevic, Goodwillie, Rochina..subs: Kean, Formica, Slew, Blackman, Yakubu, Morris, Lowe////Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)
    • 14.50 MATCH ODDS: Newcastle 8/13, Blackburn Rovers 9/2, Draw 14/5
    • 14.45 These two sides have met in the FA Cup in seven previous seasons, with the Magpies progressing on five occasions. The teams met in the 1952 semi-final, when Newcastle went through after a replay, ultimately beating Arsenal (1-0) in the final.
    • 14.40 Blackburn manager Steve Kean on Junior Hoilett's expiring contract: "Any player (controls his future) when it gets down to six months. If he would like to commit his future to the club we have always said from day one that we would like to get it tied up. He has probably taken the opportunity to look elsewhere. I don't know where he is on it. If we can get to a point where he wants to sign then great."
    • 14.35 Newcastle boss Alan Pardew on Demba Ba and Cheick Tiote: "Obviously, I am hoping (we can cope without them), but they are two massive players. You take a huge figure out of one of the other teams and it's significant. If you took Rooney out of Manchester United, probably they wouldn't look the same for seven games, so you have to accept that. Having said that, we have got players who are champing at the bit."
    • 14.30 TEAMS: Newcastle: Tim Krul; Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon; Gabriel Obertan, Mehdi Abeid, Yohan Cabaye, Jonas Gutierrez; Hatem Ben Arfa; Leon Best////Blackburn Rovers: Mark Bunn; Adam Henley, Grant Hanley, Gael Givet (c), Martin Olsson; Simon Vukcevic, Steven Nzonzi, Radosav Petrovic, Morten Gamst Pedersen; Ruben Rochina; David Goodwillie
    • 14.25 BLACKBURN TEAM NEWS: Martin Olsson is available for Blackburn after the full-back recovered from a thigh strain. Central defender Gael Givet will also travel after being given the all-clear following a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat. Winger Junior Hoilett (hamstring) is doubtful while centre-back Scott Dann is still short of match fitness and will miss out.
    • 14.20 NEWCASTLE TEAM NEWS: Newcastle will begin life without striker Demba Ba and midfielder Cheick Tiote. The pair will be missing for several weeks after heading off on African Nations Cup duty with Senegal and the Ivory Coast respectively. The game will come too soon for midfielder Danny Guthrie, who is expected to return to training after a groin injury on Monday, while Peter Lovenkrands (calf), Steven Taylor (Achilles) and Sylvain Marveaux (groin) remain on the sidelines.
    • 14.15 Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of Newcastle against Blackburn in the third round of the FA Cup from St James' Park. We get this one off and running at 3pm.

  • Summary

    • 90+4' GOAL! Gutierrez scores the winner for Newcastle with seconds left. Lovely one-two with Best before he lifts the ball over Bunn. A 2-1 win for the home side. Heartache for Rovers.
    • 88' Ameobi shoots with his left foot, but inches wide from the edge of the area. So close to the winner.
    • 79' Another fine save by Bunn to deny Cabaye the second goal after his shot took a deflection off Williamson.
    • 68' GOAL! Ben Arfa scores a fabulous goal to level for Newcastle. Superb finish after a lovely run, and this match is level at 1-1.
    • 64' Rovers breaking up the park. Goodwillie supplies Vukcevic, but his shot is weak as Krul saves. Games beginning to open up.
    • 62' Vukcevic thumps in a shot, but saved well by Krul as Rovers look for the second goal to kill this game off.
    • 33' GOAL! Goodwillie scores for Rovers. Krul saved Hanley's header, but the former Dundee United striker tucks home the rebound. Blackburn lead 1-0.
    • 31' Gutierrez goes close again for the home side with a shot that flies just wide of goal. So near, but no opening goal yet.
    • 19' Krul forced to pull off a smart block to halt the shot by Rochina. Brilliant strike. Best move of the half so far by Rovers.
    • 10' Ben Arfa plays in Cabaye after Pedersen lost possession. Cabaye slaps the shot wide. Poor, poor finish from 10 yards out. Chance lost.
    • 6' Bunn forced to make another decent save to keep out the shot by Gutierrez before following up by clasping the effort from Cabaye. Bunn called on three times already.
    • 3' Hanley forced to whack out the corner before Williamson slams in a shot from 25 yards that flies narrowly over the bar. More exciting play by Newcastle.
    • 2' Ben Arfa quickly into the action before Best fires in a shot that Bunn dives to nudge a shot behind the goal. Bright start by Newcastle.
    • 14.55 FULL TEAMS AND SUBSTITUTES: Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Obertan, Abeid, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Ben Arfa, Best..subs: Elliot, Perch, Gosling, Ryan Taylor, Shola Ameobi, Sammy Ameobi, Vuckic////Blackburn: Bunn, Olsson, Givet, Hanley, Henley, Pedersen, Petrovic, Nzonzi, Vukcevic, Goodwillie, Rochina..subs: Kean, Formica, Slew, Blackman, Yakubu, Morris, Lowe////Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)
    • 14.30 TEAMS: Newcastle: Tim Krul; Danny Simpson, Mike Williamson, Fabricio Coloccini (c), Davide Santon; Gabriel Obertan, Mehdi Abeid, Yohan Cabaye, Jonas Gutierrez; Hatem Ben Arfa; Leon Best////Blackburn Rovers: Mark Bunn; Adam Henley, Grant Hanley, Gael Givet (c), Martin Olsson; Simon Vukcevic, Steven Nzonzi, Radosav Petrovic, Morten Gamst Pedersen; Ruben Rochina; David Goodwillie

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