NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-4-1-1):
5 Darlow: Involved in another clanger when he misjudged Dummett’s header for Bristol’s second and looked nervous when coming off his line
6 Yedlin: Caused plenty of problems with his pace supporting Ritchie on the right, but lacked end product
5 Lascelles: Struggled to cope against a physical Wilbraham and got caught in dangerous positions
6 Clark: Got the all-important leveller but was part of a terrible first-half defensive display
6 Dummett: Could shoulder some of the blame for Bristol’s second goal, but battled hard
8 RITCHIE: Has been Newcastle’s stand out man recently and that continued with another tireless display
5 Colback: Sacrificed early in the second half as Newcastle looked to get back into the game
6 Shelvey: Struggled to make an impact in the first half, but played a big part in driving his side on in the second
7 Atsu: Saw plenty of the ball and threatened from wide, but missed a great chance at the end
5 Perez: Anonymous in the first half - had chances in the second but didn’t take them
5 Mitrovic: Missed another great chance and found it difficult to get the better of Flint and Wright
Subs:
6 Diame (for Colback, 58): Came on when Newcastle were in the ascendency but didn’t make a big impact
Gouffran (for Perez, 79)
(not used): Elliot (gk), Hanley, Anita, Gamez, Murphy.
BRISTOL CITY (4-1-4-1): Giefer 7; Vyner 7, Flint 8, Wright 7, Bryan 7 (Magnusson, 71, 6); O’Neil 7; Cotterill 8 (Hegeler, 90), Smith 7 (Pack, 82), Reid 7, O’Dowda 7, WILBRAHAM 8.
Subs (not used): Fielding (gk), Paterson, Taylor, Tomlin.
Man Of The Match: AARON WILBRAHAM – the veteran striker bullied Newcastle’s central defenders for large spells.
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