Newcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers
Match pulse
NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'BLK 
49%Possession51%
14Shots10
8On target8
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
Who won: Newcastle 5-1
Newcastle United beat Blackburn Rovers 5-1 on Saturday, March 22, 2003 at St James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Nolberto Solano (24'), Laurent Robert (61'), Jermaine Jenas (85'), Vratislav Gresko (own goal) (89') and Craig Bellamy (90'+2'). Goals for Blackburn: Damien Duff (54').
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Shay GivenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy GriffinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan WoodgateD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Titus BrambleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron HughesD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolberto SolanoM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kieron DyerM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary SpeedM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laurent RobertM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan ShearerF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig BellamyF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Steve HarperG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy O'BrienD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine JenasM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Miguel Ferreira VianaM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shola AmeobiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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