Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Hexi Lee Hexi Lee
Artur RipanuA. Ripanu77
G
captain1
G
64Isaiah WalshI. Walsh
Tiago NascimentoT. Nascimento70
D
2
D
56Ledley CoppingL. Copping
Jason CarterJ. Carter71
D
3
D
63Albert MolownyA. Molowny
Sylvain MarrS. Marr69
D
4
D
69James BenaliJ. Benali
Danny MercerD. Mercer73
M
5
M
57Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey
Ben McgrealB. Mcgreal78
M
6
M
61Paul HigginbothamP. Higginbotham
Paul LockleyP. Lockley79
M
7
M
67Richard KanouteR. Kanoute
Paul CarltonP. Carlton75
M
8
M
46Jamie MillsJ. Mills
Orlando IniaO. Inia72
A
9
A
65Ian CooperI. Cooper
David HuckerbyD. Huckerby66
A
10captain
A
69Marvin HackworthM. Hackworth
Seth MilliganS. Milligan70
A
11
A
62David ShearerD. Shearer
 
Stuart HendryS. Hendry59
D
12
G
45Ivan NevilleI. Neville
Kevin DeaneK. Deane73
M
13
M
57Steve BallS. Ball
Aaron ByrneA. Byrne75
A
14
A
61Antonio FernandesA. Fernandes

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 10,647 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Vassell.


0.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United kick off!
2.02
Jason Carter decides to run forward with the ball. Jason Carter flicks the ball to his team mate, Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Isaiah Walsh as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.55
Seth Milligan knocks the ball to his team mate, David Huckerby. David Huckerby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Milligan but he's offside!
9.19
Albert Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Paul Higginbotham collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Paul Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
10.56
Richard Kanoute threads a neat ball through to Jamie Mills. Jamie Mills threads the ball through to Marvin Hackworth. Marvin Hackworth puts a great ball through but David Shearer is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
12.22
Anthony Heskey clumsily knocks into Sylvain Marr. Anthony Heskey is shown the yellow card! Sylvain Marr hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.12
Jason Carter flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Marr holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sylvain Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan whips in a cross ball towards David Huckerby. David Huckerby finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
20.48
Danny Mercer makes a simple pass to David Huckerby. David Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.29
Richard Kanoute takes it forward alone. Richard Kanoute lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.21
Jamie Mills flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Hackworth collects the pass. Marvin Hackworth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Nascimento.
34.11
Sylvain Marr threads a neat ball through to Ben Mcgreal. Ben Mcgreal threads the ball through to Orlando Inia. Orlando Inia shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Isaiah Walsh manages to gather it.
36.45
Ben Mcgreal darts forward. Ben Mcgreal shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
44.48
Paul Higginbotham surges forward with the ball. Paul Higginbotham plays a quick one-two with Marvin Hackworth and rushes in on goal... Paul Higginbotham strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Artur Ripanu with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
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.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the second half underway!
47.27
Marvin Hackworth hacks Sylvain Marr from behind! The referee calls over Marvin Hackworth and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Marr hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Marvin Hackworth. Marvin Hackworth whips in a cross ball towards Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
51.39
Ledley Copping pushes up the pitch. Ledley Copping hits a low pass to Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Paul Higginbotham. Paul Higginbotham makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
60.14
Newcastle United have made a substitution with Aaron Byrne replacing Orlando Inia .
61.18
Ledley Copping makes a simple pass to Anthony Heskey. Anthony Heskey threads a neat ball through to Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
72.06
Jason Carter flicks a high pass forward to Sylvain Marr who brings the ball under control. Sylvain Marr threads a neat ball through to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne advances inside the box! Aaron Byrne tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Isaiah Walsh.
73.48
Corner kick to Newcastle United. Paul Lockley plays it to the near post. Aaron Byrne shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
83.20
Paul Lockley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Huckerby. David Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Lockley but the linesman indicates offside!
89.25
Jason Carter threads the ball through to Ben Mcgreal. Ben Mcgreal flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Byrne who takes it down. Aaron Byrne lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Lockley. Paul Lockley knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Isaiah Walsh manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

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

Possession
64.3%
35.7%
Play Area
27.1%
41.4%
31.4%

Scorers
Ian Cooper 27
Paul Higginbotham 44, 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Higginbotham of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Artur Ripanu (GK)
6
2.Tiago Nascimento (DEF)
6
3.Jason Carter (DEF)
7
4.Sylvain Marr (DEF)
6
5.Danny Mercer (MID)
6
6.Ben Mcgreal (MID)
7
7.Paul Lockley (MID)
6
8.Paul Carlton (MID)
6
9.Orlando Inia (ATT)
6
10.David Huckerby (ATT)
6
11.Seth Milligan (ATT)
7
 
12.Stuart Hendry (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Deane (MID)
0
14.Aaron Byrne (ATT)
6

1.Isaiah Walsh (GK)
7
2.Ledley Copping (DEF)
6
3.Albert Molowny (DEF)
6
4.James Benali (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Heskey (MID)yellow card
5
6.Paul Higginbotham (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Richard Kanoute (MID)
7
8.Jamie Mills (MID)
6
9.Ian Cooper (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Marvin Hackworth (ATT)
6
11.David Shearer (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Neville (GK)
0
13.Steve Ball (MID)
0
14.Antonio Fernandes (ATT)
0