Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Ant MonevAnt Monev Will Sully Will Sully
Melchior MensahM. Mensah73
G
1
G
76Mustapha CourtoisM. Courtois
Romano Van Der LaanR. Van Der Laan73
D
2
D
78Thomas KienastT. Kienast
Joel TaulerusJ. Taulerus70
D
3captain
D
78Santos B.J. RivelinoS. Rivelino
Neil DavidsonN. Davidson68
D
4
D
77Gregorio HernandezG. Hernandez
Warren SalmonW. Salmon68
D
5
M
80Carlos AlonsoC. Alonso
Gunnar NielsenG. Nielsen80
M
6
M
80Ivan PirriI. Pirri
Marcus ThirlwellM. Thirlwell78
M
7
M
77Trevor HallT. Hall
Brian MikeB. Mike58
A
8
M
77Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez
Andy WeaverA. Weaver74
A
captain9
A
77Max CarrickM. Carrick
Darren WainwrightD. Wainwright74
A
10
A
77Max BoumaM. Bouma
Les KanuL. Kanu75
A
11
A
72Fredrik LoweF. Lowe
 
Basile BadjaniB. Badjani78
M
12
D
78Yurtcan TürkyilmazY. Türkyilmaz
Fredrik AdamsF. Adams73
M
13
M
77Wes JoachimW. Joachim
Eoin MarsdenE. Marsden71
A
14
A
72Nicky OliverN. Oliver

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Klimek.


0.00
Newcastle United kick off and get the first half underway!
4.54
Thomas Kienast deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri makes a simple pass to Max Bouma. Max Bouma edges inside the box! Max Bouma side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Warren Salmon. Excellent block.
6.08
Santos B.J. Rivelino kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Hall. Trevor Hall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Carrick. Max Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
8.26
Neil Davidson darts forward. Neil Davidson flicks a high pass forward. Brian Mike holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brian Mike knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.50
Neil Davidson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Salmon. Warren Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Thirlwell collects the pass. Marcus Thirlwell passes the ball forward to Gunnar Nielsen. Some silky footwork from Gunnar Nielsen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Mustapha Courtois!
16.09
Trevor Hall knocks the ball forward to Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.16
Thomas Kienast flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Hall collects the pass. Trevor Hall flicks a high pass forward. Max Bouma collects the pass. Max Bouma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romano Van Der Laan.
22.37
Romano Van Der Laan threads a neat ball through to Marcus Thirlwell. Marcus Thirlwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Wainwright. Darren Wainwright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.30
Santos B.J. Rivelino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Kienast. Thomas Kienast flicks a high pass forward to Max Carrick who brings the ball under control. Max Carrick plays a sublime one-two with Fredrik Lowe and races in on goal... Max Carrick muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Melchior Mensah manages to keep it out.
28.37
Andy Weaver sees Gunnar Nielsen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gunnar Nielsen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Wainwright but he's offside!
30.24
Warren Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Marcus Thirlwell. Marcus Thirlwell sees Brian Mike in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brian Mike knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Thirlwell. Marcus Thirlwell makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Mustapha Courtois.
31.06
Corner kick to Newcastle United. Andy Weaver plays it to the near post. Some world-class footwork from Les Kanu provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.29
Brian Mike clumsily knocks into Santos B.J. Rivelino. The referee calls over Brian Mike and shows him a yellow card! Santos B.J. Rivelino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.34
Gunnar Nielsen barges into Trevor Hall. Gunnar Nielsen is warned by the referee! Trevor Hall runs off the knock.
34.13
Marcus Thirlwell decides to run forward with the ball. Marcus Thirlwell shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
39.19
Thomas Kienast hits a low pass to Trevor Hall. Trevor Hall threads a neat ball through to Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Melchior Mensah who gathers it comfortably.
40.02
With some swift thinking, Joel Taulerus plays the ball forward to Marcus Thirlwell. Marcus Thirlwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Nielsen. Gunnar Nielsen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregorio Hernandez.
42.54
Max Bouma chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe puts a great ball through. Carlos Alonso races clear but the linesman lifts his flag. Offside by the narrowest of margins!
44.11
Joel Taulerus kicks a strong pass forward to Marcus Thirlwell. Marcus Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Gunnar Nielsen collects the pass. Gunnar Nielsen shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
Trevor Hall runs straight at the opposition's defence. Trevor Hall lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe makes a convincing header but Melchior Mensah is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The Nottingham Forest players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
49.03
Santos B.J. Rivelino hacks Gunnar Nielsen from behind! Santos B.J. Rivelino is given a warning by the referee! Gunnar Nielsen stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.19
Gregorio Hernandez sees space and advances. Gregorio Hernandez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Carrick. Max Carrick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Melchior Mensah!
60.10
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Yurtcan Türkyilmaz replacing Thomas Kienast .
63.53
Trevor Hall breaks forward. With great vision, Trevor Hall plays the ball forward to Max Bouma. Max Bouma advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Max Bouma provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Melchior Mensah. Excellent save.
69.23
Darren Wainwright flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Thirlwell. Marcus Thirlwell tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
72.26
Marcus Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward to Darren Wainwright who brings the ball under control. Darren Wainwright edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Darren Wainwright provides some space. He shoots at goal but Mustapha Courtois reads it well. Excellent keeping!
77.27
Newcastle United have made a substitution with Eoin Marsden replacing Darren Wainwright .
81.32
Trevor Hall threads a neat ball through to Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Melchior Mensah.
82.16
It's a corner kick. Trevor Hall kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Yurtcan Türkyilmaz takes a shot at goal but somehow Neil Davidson happens to be in the right place to block it.
83.16
Gunnar Nielsen sees Marcus Thirlwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcus Thirlwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Nielsen. Gunnar Nielsen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

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

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
26.6%
44.3%
29.1%

Scorers
Gunnar Nielsen 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcus Thirlwell of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Melchior Mensah (GK)
8
2.Romano Van Der Laan (DEF)
6
3.Joel Taulerus (DEF)
6
4.Neil Davidson (DEF)
7
5.Warren Salmon (DEF)
7
6.Gunnar Nielsen (MID)goal scored
8
7.Marcus Thirlwell (MID)
9
8.Brian Mike (ATT)yellow card
5
9.Andy Weaver (ATT)
6
10.Darren Wainwright (ATT)
6
11.Les Kanu (ATT)
6
 
12.Basile Badjani (MID)
0
13.Fredrik Adams (MID)
0
14.Eoin Marsden (ATT)
6

1.Mustapha Courtois (GK)
7
2.Thomas Kienast (DEF)
6
3.Santos B.J. Rivelino (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Hernandez (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Alonso (MID)
6
6.Ivan Pirri (MID)
6
7.Trevor Hall (MID)
8
8.Felipe Sanchez (MID)
6
9.Max Carrick (ATT)
6
10.Max Bouma (ATT)
7
11.Fredrik Lowe (ATT)
6
 
12.Yurtcan Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
13.Wes Joachim (MID)
0
14.Nicky Oliver (ATT)
0