Newcastle United vs Reading
Match pulse
NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'REA 
54%Possession46%
14Shots10
5On target4
11Corners9
4Saves5
8Fouls7
21'Alan SmithNEW46'Andy CarrollNEW67'Joey BartonNEW
Who won: Newcastle 3-0
Newcastle United beat Reading 3-0 on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at St James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Shola Ameobi (38', 61', 75' pen).
| Lineup | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Steve HarperG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan TaylorD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven TaylorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabricio ColocciniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José EnriqueD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin NolanM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey BartonM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonás GutiérrezM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan SmithF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shola AmeobiF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy CarrollF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Tim KrulG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamas KadarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GeremiM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kazenga Lua LuaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| XiscoF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nile RangerF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan DonaldsonF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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