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Newcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship
Newcastle
19-4-8
5-1
Final
Blackburn
12-10-9
St James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'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').

What it means

  • Blackburn has won 4 straight.

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Lineups

Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 2Martin TaylorD
  3. 3Henning BergD
  4. 4Craig ShortD
  5. 5Vratislav GreskoM
  6. 6Keith GillespieM
  7. 7Garry FlitcroftM
  8. 8Tugay KerimogluM
  9. 9Damien DuffM
  10. 10Hakan SukurF
  11. 11Dwight YorkeF
Newcastle11th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Shay GivenG
  2. 2Andy GriffinD
  3. 3Jonathan WoodgateD
  4. 4Titus BrambleD
  5. 5Aaron HughesD
  6. 6 Nolberto SolanoM
  7. 7Kieron DyerM
  8. 8Gary SpeedM
  9. 9Laurent RobertM
  10. 10Alan ShearerF
  11. 11Craig BellamyF

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-1
Last meeting: Newcastle 2, Blackburn 1 (Dec 15)

Last 5

BLK
  • Wvs ARS2-0
  • Wvs MNC1-0
  • W@ CHE2-1
  • Wvs SOU1-0
  • T@ SUN2-2
NEW
  • Lvs BAR0-2
  • W@ CHA2-0
  • T@ INT2-2
  • L@ MID0-1
  • Wvs CHE2-1

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Game info

Venue
St James' Park, England · Attendance 52,106
Officials
N Barry (Referee)

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Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-1

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