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.