Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers
Line-ups
Who started; on the bench, who came on and for how long
Newcastle United4-4-24-3-3Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United bench
- Shola Ameobi13 min
- James Milner2 min
- Charles N'Zogbia1 min
Blackburn Rovers bench
- Jonathan Douglas45 min
- Jay Bothroyd12 min
Goals
3–0- 9'1–0Own goalNewcastle United
- 16'2–0Alan ShearerNewcastle United
- 83'3–0Andy O'BrienNewcastle United
Match numbers
7
Shots
54
Shots on target
18
Corners
510
Fouls
192
Yellow cards
10
Red cards
0Who played
| Newcastle United | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Given | 90 | – | ||
| Stephen Carr | 90 | – | ||
| Andy O'Brien | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Aaron Hughes | 90 | – | ||
| Robbie Elliott | 90 | – | ||
| Jermaine Jenas | 90 | – | ||
| Lee Bowyer | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Laurent Robert | 90 | – | ||
| Alan Shearer | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Kieron Dyer | 88 | – | ||
| Craig Bellamy | 77 | 1 | – | |
| Shola Ameobi sub | 13 | – | ||
| James Milner sub | 2 | – | ||
| Charles N'Zogbia sub | 1 | – |
| Blackburn Rovers | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Friedel | 90 | – | ||
| Lucas Neill | 90 | – | ||
| Craig Short | 90 | – | ||
| Dominic Matteo | 90 | – | ||
| Michael Gray | 90 | – | ||
| Garry Flitcroft | 90 | – | ||
| Barry Ferguson | 90 | – | ||
| Paul Dickov | 90 | – | ||
| Jonathan Stead | 90 | – | ||
| Brett Emerton | 78 | – | ||
| Morten Pedersen | 45 | – | ||
| Jonathan Douglas sub | 45 | – | ||
| Jay Bothroyd sub | 12 | – |