Newcastle United v Birmingham City
Line-ups
Who started; on the bench, who came on and for how long
Newcastle United3-5-24-4-2Birmingham City
Newcastle United bench
- James Milner27 min
- Charles N'Zogbia15 min
Birmingham City bench
- Julian Gray65 min
- Darren Anderton27 min
- Dwight Yorke6 min
Goals
2–1- 6'1–0Shola AmeobiNewcastle United
- 44'2–0Lee BowyerNewcastle United
- 64'2–1Emile HeskeyBirmingham City
Match numbers
8
Shots
104
Shots on target
86
Corners
58
Fouls
141
Yellow cards
20
Red cards
0Who played
| Newcastle United | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Given | 90 | – | ||
| Titus Bramble | 90 | – | ||
| Aaron Hughes | 90 | – | ||
| Olivier Bernard | 90 | – | ||
| Steven Taylor | 90 | – | ||
| Lee Bowyer | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Kieron Dyer | 90 | – | ||
| Jermaine Jenas | 90 | – | ||
| Shola Ameobi | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Craig Bellamy | 75 | 1 | – | |
| Laurent Robert | 63 | 1 | – | |
| James Milner sub | 27 | – | ||
| Charles N'Zogbia sub | 15 | – |
| Birmingham City | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maik Taylor | 90 | – | ||
| Mario Melchiot | 90 | – | ||
| Matt Upson | 90 | – | ||
| Damien Johnson | 90 | – | ||
| Robbie Savage | 90 | – | ||
| Stan Lazaridis | 90 | – | ||
| Emile Heskey | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Clinton Morrison | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Kenny Cunningham | 84 | – | ||
| Darren Carter | 63 | – | ||
| Olivier Tebily | 25 | – | ||
| Julian Gray sub | 65 | – | ||
| Darren Anderton sub | 27 | – | ||
| Dwight Yorke sub | 6 | – |