Match Report
| Newcastle United | Newcastle United |  |  | Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jon Dahl Beck | J. Beck |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Achille Donati | A. Donati | |||||||||
| Patrick Perry | P. Perry |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Steve Plowright | S. Plowright | |||||||||
| Daniel McManaman | D. McManaman | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Mervin Southgate | M. Southgate | |||||||||
| Steve Cottee | S. Cottee | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Eduardo Ferreira | E. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Ugo Woodcock | U. Woodcock | | 54 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Alistair Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Chris Naylor | C. Naylor | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Jose Vega | J. Vega | |||||||||
| Luke Hapgood | L. Hapgood | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Dennis Ward | D. Ward | |||||||||
| Leon Joachim | L. Joachim | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Dion Cole | D. Cole | |||||||||
| Kieron Marsden | K. Marsden | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Ernesto Diaz | E. Diaz | |||||||||
| Mike Fletcher | M. Fletcher | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Omer Flintlock | O. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Lee Dublin | L. Dublin | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Nigel Collymore | N. Collymore | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 8,976 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Huddersfield Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.54
0-0Chris Naylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mervin Southgate.
6.21
0-0Dennis Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Collymore. Nigel Collymore plays a perfect one-two with Ernesto Diaz and rushes in on goal... Nigel Collymore tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.54
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
12.12
Ugo Woodcock passes the ball forward to Lee Dublin. Lee Dublin goes all the way! Lee Dublin shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.22
Leon Joachim threads the ball through to Kieron Marsden. Kieron Marsden shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.29
Dion Cole kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Flintlock. Omer Flintlock shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
20.53
0-0Kieron Marsden barges into Mervin Southgate. Kieron Marsden is given a warning by the referee! Mervin Southgate carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.50
0-0Eduardo Ferreira threads the ball through to Jose Vega. Jose Vega sees space and advances. Jose Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jon Dahl Beck easily picks it out of the air!
26.06
Leon Joachim knocks the ball forward to Kieron Marsden. Kieron Marsden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Achille Donati who gathers it comfortably.
40.14
0-0Steve Plowright barges into Lee Dublin. Steve Plowright is warned by the referee! Lee Dublin runs off the knock.
42.30
Jose Vega makes a simple pass to Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz plays a perfect one-two with Omer Flintlock and rushes in on goal... Ernesto Diaz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
44.22
Dion Cole chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Collymore. Nigel Collymore knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Jon Dahl Beck.
45.00
Ugo Woodcock barges into Dion Cole. Ugo Woodcock is warned by the referee! Dion Cole grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Newcastle United kick off the second half!
47.12
Dion Cole barges into Chris Naylor. The referee calls over Dion Cole and warns him to calm down! Chris Naylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.29
Dion Cole passes the ball forward to Nigel Collymore. Nigel Collymore lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Flintlock. Omer Flintlock is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.21
1-0Daniel McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Hapgood. Luke Hapgood makes a probing pass to Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.55
Eduardo Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Cole. Dion Cole knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.09
Ugo Woodcock comes in with a late challenge on Dion Cole. Ugo Woodcock is warned by the referee again! Dion Cole stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.36
Leon Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.31
Daniel McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Woodcock. Ugo Woodcock chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Dublin. Lee Dublin shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.07
Dennis Ward clumsily knocks into Chris Naylor. Dennis Ward is warned by the referee! Chris Naylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.40
Lee Dublin clumsily knocks into Eduardo Ferreira. Lee Dublin is warned by the referee! Eduardo Ferreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.46
Steve Cottee passes the ball forward to Luke Hapgood. Luke Hapgood makes a simple pass to Lee Dublin. Lee Dublin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Ferreira.
73.28
Eduardo Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Vega. Jose Vega decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.43
1-0Chris Naylor makes a simple pass to Kieron Marsden. Kieron Marsden threads the ball through to Lee Dublin but he's offside!
77.25
Dion Cole kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Collymore. Nigel Collymore shoots from long range but it is miles over!
78.19
Chris Naylor makes a beautiful solo run. Chris Naylor whips in a cross ball towards Kieron Marsden. Kieron Marsden is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.33
Steve Cottee makes a probing pass to Chris Naylor. Chris Naylor knocks the ball forward to Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.30
Jose Vega makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Flintlock. Omer Flintlock plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Collymore and rushes in on goal... Omer Flintlock cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Jon Dahl Beck manages to keep it out.
83.53
Luke Hapgood flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher goes all the way! Mike Fletcher shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Achille Donati has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.34
Ugo Woodcock makes a probing pass to Kieron Marsden. Kieron Marsden lofts in a cross ball towards Lee Dublin. Lee Dublin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Steve Cottee threads the ball through to Luke Hapgood. Luke Hapgood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Dublin. Lee Dublin shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
7
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
24.1%
44.6%
31.3%
Scorers
| Mike Fletcher 51, 84 |