HOW we rated Newcastle's performance in the FA Cup replay win over Blackburn on Tuesday.
Goals:
0-1: Longstaff (1, shot from 20 yards was deflected inside Raya’s right hand post)
0-2: Roberts (22, neatly tucked away Murphy’s cross from the byline inside the near post)
1-2: Armstrong (33, played in behind the defence by Graham before lifting a finish over Woodman)
2-2: Leninhan (45, rose highest to power a header from a corner beyond Woodman)
2-3: Joselu (105, reacted first to finish off rebound after Raya made mess of Schar’s shot despite strong hint of offside)
2-4: Perez (107, charged down on goal and then powered in a strong finish from a difficult angle)
Bookings: None
Referee: Lee Probert (Halifax) – straight forward night until he could have given Newcastle a penalty and then let Joselu’s goal stand. 5
Attendance: 14,228
Entertainment: **
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Shots on 2 4
Shots off 2 4
Corners 3 2
Offsides 2 2
Fouls 5 4
BLACKBURN (4-3-3): Raya 5; Bennett 6, LENIHAN 7, Nyambe 6, Bell 5; Reed 7 (Dack 78, 6), Smallwood 6 (Rothwell 103, 5), Travis 6; Armstrong 6 (Nuttall 73, 6), Graham 6, Brereton 7 (Conway 64, 5). Subs: Leutwiler (gk), Butterworth, Grayson.
NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-1-4-1):
6 Woodman: Made a couple of routine stops and will be frustrated to have been beaten by Armstrong;
6 Sterry: Looked neat and tidy on the ball even if he was unable to track Armstrong for his goal
6 Fernandez: Had defended reasonably well but then just as guilty as the rest for allowing Rovers back in
5 Clark: Had started brightly enough before then being part of a defence that let Blackburn back in before going off
5 Manquillo: Didn’t do enough in either direction to impress down the left after a positive opening 15 minutes;
7 SCHAR: Surprised to see him line up where he did despite previous outings there and then switched after the injuries;
6 Murphy: Made a lovely run and cross for Roberts’ goal which was more than he did in the first meeting
6 Longstaff: Looked to get on the ball and was clearly delighted to see his early effort fly in
7 Roberts: An assist and a goal is not a bad way to mark your full debut for the Magpies
5 Ritchie: Not as influential as he needed to be to help out Newcastle
5 Joselu: Did nothing to threaten the Blackburn goal until having a strong penalty shout waved away and hitting the third
Subs:
Lascelles (for Clark 46): Hardly had a touch but almost cost his team a goal while playing on through injury. 4
Hayden (for Lascelles 56): Nodded a corner against the post. 6
Perez (for Roberts 94): Got involved in extra-time and scored. 6
Atsu (for Ritchie 109)
(not used): Harker (gk), Rondon, Yedlin.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Fabian Schar – impressed in both roles he played and had a hand in the crucial third for Newcastle.
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