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Saturday January 17, 2009 Finished Ewood Park

3 - 0

Blackburn Rovers

  • McCarthy 58’ (pen.)
  • Roberts 65’, 86’

Newcastle United

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  1. Blackburn stuff sorry Newcastle

    Blackburn stuff sorry Newcastle

    A penalty from Benni McCarthy and a brace from Jason Roberts took Blackburn to a 3-0 victory over Newcastle at Ewood Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • Newcastle United
    • - Thanks for joining me this afternoon; make sure you stick around for all the latest news from the Premiership and beyond.
    • 90+2 FULL-TIME: Blackburn blitz the second half to claim the points that lift them out of the relegation zone; Newcastle looked short of ideas in the final third.
    • 89 Newcastle are finishing strongly, but it's all a little late...Owen almost gets on a cross from the left.
    • 87 PENALTY! NO! Owen appears to be brought down in the box after sprinting on to Barton's through-ball...Robinson looks nervously at the ref...only to be saved by a linesman's flag.
    • 86 GOAL! ROBERTS SEALS IT! The striker fires home from close range after Grella had pulled the ball across the face of goal from the byline!
    • 85 Olsson's curling free-kick looks to be heading for McCarthy...but some fine defending from Bassong prevents the ball reaching him.
    • 83 SENT OFF! Butt is sent off for a second yellow card after a foul on David Dunne; the Newcastle man is furious with the decision, but it was fairly plain to see.
    • 82 Grella is booked for a rather ugly tug on Duff in midfield; not a very subtle foul from the Aussie.
    • 80 Joe Kinnear is cutting a lonely figure on the touchline; he replaces Butt with Gutierrez for the final ten minutes as he seeks a way back into the match.
    • 78 Roberts is angry a foul goes against him as he holds the ball up in the box...Andrews got onto his layoff but the whistle had gone.
    • 77 More pressure from Blackburn as they win a succession of throws down the right as they inch their way forward.
    • 75 Newcastle haven't been able to really test Robinson at all in the second half...they have completely lacked a cutting edge and the means to get the ball to Owen.
    • 74 A slightly nervy moment for Robinson when he miscontrols a backpass with Owen baring down on him...he recovers in time to hack clear.
    • 72 Butt is booked for a late challenge in midfield; N'Zogbia is replaced as Kinnear looks for more of an attacking option from Barton.
    • 70 Blackburn have a spell of pressure in the Newcastle half, but a succession of low crosses from Emerton are cleared. Looking good, the home side.
    • 69 BLACKBURN SUB: Santa Cruz is brought on to replace McCarthy. A mixed reception for the striker.
    • 68 Newcastle get down some space on the left...the ball is pulled back to the edge of the box...but they can't escape the attentions of the defence to get a shot away.
    • 67 Things look bleak for Newcastle now; they are going to have to commit a lot of men forward to try and get back into this.
    • 65 GOAL! BLACKBURN DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! Roberts latches onto a long ball forward...Newcastle fail to clear their lines, and the striker slides in to fire past Given!
    • 64 A succession of offsides is hampering Newcastle's efforts to get back into this match.
    • 62 Great play from Duff down the left, holding off three markers before laying the ball back...but Guthrie's cross is woeful.
    • 59 GOAL! MCCARTHY STEPS UP TO GIVE THE HOME SIDE THE LEAD! Given doesn't move as the striker fires the penalty low into the corner!
    • 58 PENALTY! McCarthy goes down under the challenge from Edgar as they contest a high cross to the back post...and the referee points to the spot...Very Harsh.
    • 57 RUBBISH! Carroll does well to control a throw into the box...he spins his man...and then blasts a cross-shot well wide of the back post when a simple low cross would have done wonders.
    • 55 Blackburn win a corner....everyone makes a near-post run, the ball goes back post...really poor delivery.
    • 54 OOH! Owen is just caught wrong-footed by a cute throug-ball...he was offside anyway.
    • 52 WHAT A SAVE! Given brilliantly tips McCarthy's free-kick on to the post!
    • 51 Free-kick to Blackburn in a very dangerous spot when N'Zogbia trips Andrews on the edge of the box...
    • 50 Owen gets down the right...clips a good cross to N'Zogbia, in space at the back post...smashed high over the bar.
    • 49 Duff's dangerous cross to the back post causes some concern until Emerton hooks clear of danger; decent start to the second half from the visitors.
    • 48 Emerton is clattered by Owen in midfield; the pair get up and shake hands.
    • 47 Newcastle waste a good chance to get a dangerous ball in the middle when N'Zogbia overhits his pass to Duff.
    • 46 The second half is underway...
    • 45+1 HALF-TIME: A decent half of football...neither side can make the breakthrough; Newcastle started well, Blackburn came into it as the half went on.
    • 45 NICE! A fine stepover from Guthrie...and a dangerous cross from the byline...headed out for a corner by Olsson.
    • 44 Samba is walking a bit wobbly...but he is on his feet now...he looks a bit groggy.
    • 43 Samba is down clutching his face after a clash of heads with Carroll...the Newcastle man looks fine, he got away with a bit of a bang.
    • 42 GREAT CROSS! A superb centre from the right from Emerson is headed clear by Bassong...good defending...he's having a good game.
    • 40 OVER! The corner isn't cleared properly, the ball falls to Carroll...who hooks the ball over the bar from 10 yards out.
    • 39 Another corner from the visitors when McCarthy puts the ball out after some tracking back...this time it's launched to the back post...
    • 38 Newcastle win a corner down the left...good link up from Owen and N'Zogbia...they take it short, but the chance is wasted.
    • 36 MIGHT HAVE SCORED! Butt stabs a shot over the bar after being picked out by Duff, who cut the ball back to him after Owen had robbed the ball in the corner.
    • 35 CLOSE! Samba nods inches wide of the far post as a throw in is hurled to him on the edge of the six-yard box. Given looked nervous for a split-second.
    • 34 A good ball down the right channel forces Bassong to come across and time a good challenge in on Roberts.
    • 33 Nelsen is forced to go off for some treatment on an eye injury after catching a stray boot in the face.
    • 32 The referee has strong words with Duff as the winger gives the official some chat over a missed free-kick.
    • 31 ...great swerving corner to the back post...Given is lucky to be handed a free-kick for a push on him in the crowd...he looked like he was flapping a bit there, the keeper.
    • 29 Much better stuff from Blackburn over the last five minutes...they go up a gear and put some pressure on...corner...
    • 28 ...the free-kick is lofted into the middle...half-cleared...Olsson blasts a right-foot effort from 20 yards over the bar.
    • 27 Tugay is lucky to win a free-kick for his side when he trips over his own feet, 35 yards from goal...dangerous spot for a set-piece...
    • 26 Pedersen is down holding his chest after a collision involving Edgar and Roberts; the Blackburn winger seems to think he should have got a free-kick and looks up with some disgust at the referee.
    • 24 McCarthy fires in a first-time effort from the edge of the box...Robinson saves, but the flag is up anyway...McCarthy was offside when he latched onto Roberts's header.
    • 23 Santa Cruz begins to have a jog down the touchline; he has surprisingly been left on the bench this afternoon by Allardyce. He can't be happy about that.
    • 22 Blackburn are slowly beginning to come into this match; they started slowly but are having more of the ball now. Newcastle don't look as dangerous as they did in the early stages.
    • 21 Gutierrez is given a warm reception from the Newcastle fans as he begins to warm up down the touchline.
    • 19 Duff is playing a big role in the opening quarter to this match; Newcastle are getting the ball out to him - on the right - as often as possible.
    • 17 Toon try to take the set-piece quickly and spread the ball out to Duff...but there is just too much on it and the ball skips out of play.
    • 16 N'Zogbia is clattered by Andrews in midfield; could have been a booking, but he gets away with it.
    • 14 Good defending from Sebastien Bassong, who shepherds the ball back to his keeper under pressure from McCarthy at the back post.
    • 13 Newcastle have certainly made the better start here; they look very bright, while the home side haven't passed well at all.
    • 12 OFF THE LINE! A good spell of pressure from Newcastle results in another corner...Coloccini gets up highest to head goalwards...Andrews jumps and heads clear at the far post!
    • 11 OOH! First chance for Newcastle as a low cross from the left wing finds its way through to Owen at the back post...his effort is blocked out for a corner.
    • 10 Blackburn win a free-kick on the right...the delivery is poor but the ball is only half-cleared...eventually Blackburn hack away.
    • 9 Roberts is flagged for offside when he sprints on to a clearance from the back...he was having a good tussle with Coloccini as they contested the ball over the top.
    • 7 Roberts does superbly with a run down the left before cutting inside onto his right foot...although the defence swarms back to rob him inside the box.
    • 5 Tugay clips a ball over the top for the run of Pedersen, who has cut inside from the flank...but the offside flag goes up.
    • 4 Blackburn rob the ball in midfield, but can't find a way through to the run of McCarthy or Roberts.
    • 3 Roberts flicks the ball on for Emerton, but the midfielder's touch is too strong and the ball runs out for a goal-kick.
    • 2 A nice bright start from both sides; Andy Carroll has taken those ridiculous braids out of his hair; he looks like a normal boy now.
    • 1 Okay, off we go!
    • 0 The players are out and shaking each other's hands; nice touch, plenty of love out there. The fans are wrapped up warm and ready for the off....
    • - Hi there; welcome to Blackburn v Newcastle - Rovers boss Sam Allardyce up against his old club. Ding, dang, do.
    • - Blackburn and Newcastle have managed to pull away from the relegation zone but this is still a six-pointer with the bottom half of the Premier League very congested. Rovers boss Sam Allardyce faces the club that sacked him after less than half a season in charge, ironically with Newcastle in the top half of the table. LIVE from 15:00 UK time!

  • Team Stats

    Blackburn Rovers Stats Newcastle United
    47% Possession 53%
    11 Shots 9
    4 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 0
    2 Corners 5
    12 Fouls 14
    10 Offsides 3
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 1
    21 Tackles 15
    197 Accurate passes 229
    53 Bad passes 60

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Blackburn Rovers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0
      4 Christopher Samba 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 2
      3 Stephen Warnock 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25 15 0
      7 Brett Emerton 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16 2 0
      2 Andre Ooijer 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 12 1 1
      6 Ryan Nelsen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 5 0
      17 Keith Andrews 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 26 5 4
      5 Kerimoglou Tugay 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 19 1 4
      12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 19 6 1
      10 Benedict McCarthy 1 3 2 0 3 4 0 6 4 1
      30 Jason Roberts 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 12 3 0
      11 Vincenzo Grella 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2 1
      38 Mark Bunn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Roque Santa Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0
      27 Matt Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 David Dunn 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 1 7
      24 Keith Treacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Aaron Mokoena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Newcastle United
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0 0
      12 Sébastien Bassong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 3
      3 José Enrique Sanchez Diaz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 15 3
      30 David Edgar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 0 3
      2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20 3 1
      8 Danny Guthrie 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 31 9 1
      22 Nicky Butt 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 24 3 1
      11 Damien Duff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2 2
      14 Charles N'Zogbia 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 15 12 0
      10 Michael Owen 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 21 8 0
      39 Andy Carroll 0 4 1 2 1 2 0 13 4 0
      18 Jonás Gutiérrez 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 0
      38 Kazenga Lua Lua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Tamas Kadar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Joey Barton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1
      27 Steven Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Francisco Jiménez Tejada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 86 GOAL! ROBERTS SEALS IT! The striker fires home from close range after Grella had pulled the ball across the face of goal from the byline!
    • 83 SENT OFF! Butt is sent off for a second yellow card after a foul on David Dunne; the Newcastle man is furious with the decision, but it was fairly plain to see.
    • 65 GOAL! BLACKBURN DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! Roberts latches onto a long ball forward...Newcastle fail to clear their lines, and the striker slides in to fire past Given!
    • 59 GOAL! MCCARTHY STEPS UP TO GIVE THE HOME SIDE THE LEAD! Given doesn't move as the striker fires the penalty low into the corner!
    • 52 WHAT A SAVE! Given brilliantly tips McCarthy's free-kick on to the post!
    • 45 NICE! A fine stepover from Guthrie...and a dangerous cross from the byline...headed out for a corner by Olsson.
    • 36 MIGHT HAVE SCORED! Butt stabs a shot over the bar after being picked out by Duff, who cut the ball back to him after Owen had robbed the ball in the corner.
    • 12 OFF THE LINE! A good spell of pressure from Newcastle results in another corner...Coloccini gets up highest to head goalwards...Andrews jumps and heads clear at the far post!
    • 11 OOH! First chance for Newcastle as a low cross from the left wing finds its way through to Owen at the back post...his effort is blocked out for a corner.
    • - Blackburn and Newcastle have managed to pull away from the relegation zone but this is still a six-pointer with the bottom half of the Premier League very congested. Rovers boss Sam Allardyce faces the club that sacked him after less than half a season in charge, ironically with Newcastle in the top half of the table. LIVE from 15:00 UK time!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Rob Styles

  • Blackburn Rovers

    Manager: Sam Allardyce

    Captain: Ryan Nelsen

    Starting line-up

    • P. Robinson
    • A. Ooijer
    • C. Samba Substitution Out (44′)
    • R. Nelsen
    • S. Warnock
    • B. Emerton
    • K. Andrews
    • K. Tugay
    • M. Pedersen
    • J. Roberts Goals×2
    • B. McCarthy Substitution Out (69′)

    Subs

    • R. Santa Cruz Substitution In69′
    • V. Grella
    • A. Mokoena
    • M. Derbyshire
    • K. Treacy
    • M. Bunn

    Injured

    • D. Dunn Substitution In44′
    • S. Reid

    Suspended

    None

  • Newcastle United

    Manager: Joe Kinnear

    Captain: Michael Owen

    Starting line-up

    • S. Given
    • D. Edgar
    • S. Bassong
    • F. Coloccini
    • J. Enrique
    • D. Duff
    • D. Guthrie
    • N. Butt Red Card
    • C. N'Zogbia
    • A. Carroll
    • M. Owen

    Subs

    • S. Harper
    • J. Barton
    • S. Taylor
    • .. Xisco
    • J. Gutierrez
    • K. Lua Lua
    • T. Kadar

    Injured

    • H. Beye
    • A. Smith
    • M. Viduka
    • N. Geremi
    • S. Ameobi
    • C. Caçapa
    • O. Martins

    Suspended

    None

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