BARNSLEY (4-2-3-1):
Davies 5; Bree 6 (Kpekawa 84), Yiadom 6, Roberts 5, Jackson 5; HOURIHANE 6, Morsy 5; Kent 4, Winnall 5, Hammill 5 (Bradshaw 71); Watkins 5 (Lee 71).
Subs (not used): Townsend (gk), MacDonald, Bird, Williams.
NEWCASTLE (4-2-3-1):
7 Darlow: Didn’t have a lot to do in terms of saves, but continues to command his area impressively and claimed a host of crosses
6 Anita: Ensured Barnsley did not get much joy on their left-hand side, but wasn’t able to make much impact going forward
8 Lascelles: Another hugely impressive display from the skipper, who won everything in the air and was in the perfect position throughout
8 Clark: Provides a perfect accompaniment to Lascelles and is now deservedly ahead of Mbemba in the pecking order
6 Dummett: His distribution remains an issue, but he is defensively solid and is rarely beaten on the outside
6 Shelvey: Wasn’t able to dictate the game in the way he would have liked, but still made a number of telling passes
6 Hayden: Recalled in place of Colback, and made a number of telling interceptions, particularly in the second half
7 Ritchie: Put in an awful lot of effort down the right-hand side, and delivered a superb ball for Gayle’s second goal
6 Diame: Still doesn’t totally convince, but never stopped running and provided a physical threat behind Gayle
6 Gouffran: Continues to justify his place on the left-hand side with a mixture of tireless running and assurance in possession
9 GAYLE: Proved the difference once again as he took the two chances that came his way to make it 11 goals in 11 games
Subs:
Atsu (for Ritchie, 83)
Colback (for Diame, 90)
(not used): Sels (gk), Yedlin, Lazaar, Perez, Mitrovic.
Man Of The Match: DWIGHT GAYLE – Made it seven goals in his last four matches as he exploded into life when it mattered with two accomplished finishes.
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