Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Derby CountyDerby County
Rob BakerRob Baker Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Phil CollymoreP. Collymore73
G
1
G
79Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson
Mike RowettM. Rowett67
D
2
D
76Duncan BoothD. Booth
Alistair GranvilleA. Granville64
D
3
D
81Tomas FabbriT. Fabbri
Arthur EadieA. Eadie68
D
4
D
71Andres ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Brian FerdinandB. Ferdinand64
D
5
D
78Harvey CookeH. Cooke
Miguel AlmeidaM. Almeida76
M
6
M
83Jose OliveiraJ. Oliveira
Emile MayE. May70
M
captain7
M
82Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero
Dion LaverD. Laver70
M
8captain
A
74Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo
Nicky GranvilleN. Granville63
A
9
M
81Jesper SørensenJ. Sørensen
John ChadwickJ. Chadwick66
A
10
A
75Tommy PriestleyT. Priestley
George HumanG. Human71
A
11
A
84David GrenD. Gren
 
Simon LjungbergS. Ljungberg73
M
12
D
77Daniel ValenteD. Valente
Alexander ClarkeA. Clarke69
M
13
M
79Roberto CamposR. Campos
Carl LawtonC. Lawton73
A
14
A
76Lennart SachsL. Sachs

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Derby County. A crowd of 18,170 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.


0.00
Newcastle United kick off!
2.15
Patricio Caballero clumsily knocks into Emile May. Patricio Caballero is given a warning by the referee! Emile May stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.22
Tomas Fabbri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andres Butragueno. Andres Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hidalgo collects the pass. Eduardo Hidalgo skips past Alistair Granville! Eduardo Hidalgo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Eduardo Hidalgo scores for Derby County!!
15.54
Miguel Almeida makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.13
Miguel Almeida sees Emile May in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emile May knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Cooke.
18.27
Emile May knocks the ball forward to John Chadwick. John Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards George Human. George Human gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Newcastle United!
22.12
Dion Laver passes the ball forward to George Human. George Human knocks in a cross ball towards Emile May. Emile May heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Johan Lárusson. What a great pair of hands!
24.30
John Chadwick comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Booth. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duncan Booth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.55
Andres Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
30.11
Andres Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Patricio Caballero. Patricio Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Jose Oliveira collects the pass. Jose Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance. Phil Collymore gets down and covers it.
33.11
Patricio Caballero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Gren. David Gren lofts in a cross ball towards Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
38.51
Tomas Fabbri runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tomas Fabbri passes the ball forward but Eduardo Hidalgo is offside!
39.13
Jose Oliveira advances with the ball. Jose Oliveira knocks the ball forward to David Gren but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Derby County kick off!
51.30
Emile May hits a low pass to John Chadwick. John Chadwick makes a pass forward but Nicky Granville is yards offside!
55.05
Andres Butragueno barges into Nicky Granville. Andres Butragueno is given a warning by the referee! Nicky Granville runs off the knock.
57.30
Brian Ferdinand clumsily knocks into Eduardo Hidalgo. The referee warns Brian Ferdinand to calm down! Eduardo Hidalgo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.44
Dion Laver threads the ball through to Emile May. Emile May knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johan Lárusson who gathers it comfortably.
60.29
Derby County have made a substitution with Lennart Sachs replacing Jesper Sørensen .
65.50
Patricio Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Lennart Sachs. Lennart Sachs knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Phil Collymore. What a great pair of hands!
79.30
Dion Laver flicks a high pass forward to George Human who brings the ball under control. George Human cuts inside the box! George Human side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
83.10
Harvey Cooke makes a simple pass to David Gren. David Gren makes a probing pass between the defence to Lennart Sachs. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Lennart Sachs provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.49
Dion Laver threads a neat ball through to John Chadwick. John Chadwick whips in a cross ball towards Emile May. Emile May flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Tomas Fabbri sees Harvey Cooke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harvey Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to David Gren. David Gren runs straight at the defence! David Gren looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Phil Collymore. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Derby County
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
27.3%
50%
22.7%

Scorers
George Human 18
Emile May 87
Eduardo Hidalgo 12
Lennart Sachs 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Hidalgo of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.Phil Collymore (GK)
7
2.Mike Rowett (DEF)
6
3.Alistair Granville (DEF)
6
4.Arthur Eadie (DEF)
6
5.Brian Ferdinand (DEF)
5
6.Miguel Almeida (MID)
6
7.Emile May (MID)goal scored
8
8.Dion Laver (MID)
7
9.Nicky Granville (ATT)
6
10.John Chadwick (ATT)yellow card
7
11.George Human (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Simon Ljungberg (MID)
0
13.Alexander Clarke (MID)
0
14.Carl Lawton (ATT)
0

1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
6
2.Duncan Booth (DEF)
6
3.Tomas Fabbri (DEF)
6
4.Andres Butragueno (DEF)
7
5.Harvey Cooke (DEF)
6
6.Jose Oliveira (MID)
7
7.Patricio Caballero (MID)
6
8.Eduardo Hidalgo (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Jesper Sørensen (MID)
6
10.Tommy Priestley (ATT)
6
11.David Gren (ATT)
7
 
12.Daniel Valente (DEF)
0
13.Roberto Campos (MID)
0
14.Lennart Sachs (ATT)goal scored
8