(1-0 Newcastle United)| 17¹ | A drive from SHORROCK seemed a certain goal but BUTLAND managed to force the ball clear. |
| 17¹ | An exceptional effort from O'RIORDAN scraped the outside of the post. |
| 23¹ | The hapless Blackburn Rovers 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from O'RIORDAN fell just over. |
| 29¹ | MANÉ drove a looping shot just beyond the far post from just outside the area. |
| 35¹ | A thirty yard drive from MANÉ caused the 'keeper little difficulty. |
| 2² | KÖKÇÜ waltzed away from EDUN and rattled a weak shot wide. |
| 9² | DELAP was put clear by SEMENYO and he beat TICKLE but thrust his shot inches wide. |
| 12² | ANDERSON made space on the left and touched the ball to POKU who clipped the ball wide. |
| 13² | A tame shot from KÖKÇÜ rolled agonisingly wide. |
| 16² | MANÉ ran onto a delightful ball from KÖKÇÜ but fired his effort wide. |
| 19² | GOAL!! A long goal-kick from BOTMAN caught the Blackburn Rovers defence napping and OLIVERA nipped in to round the 'keeper and score. (2-0 Newcastle United)| 21² | GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled KÖKÇÜ to run through the Blackburn Rovers defence and score. (3-0 Newcastle United)| 24² | A free-kick from ZAKHARYAN went wide. | | 34² | OLIVERA scuffed a simple chance. | | 35² | DELAP beat EDUN and drove the ball to SEMENYO who fumbled his effort wide. | | 40² | BUTLAND dived to his left to save a lovely shot from Blackburn Rovers's JONES. | | 40² | A penalty box meleé resulted in TOMIYASU cracking the ball over. | | 44² | Uncertainty in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled PAU TORRES to hammer an effort over. | | |