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 | ||||
| Brad FriedelG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin TaylorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henning BergD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig ShortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vratislav GreskoM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith GillespieM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry FlitcroftM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tugay KerimogluM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien DuffM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hakan SukurF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight YorkeF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Alan KellyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy ToddD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David DunnM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew ColeF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corrado GrabbiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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