Newcastle United vs Everton
Match pulse
NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Final score
Newcastle United and Everton drew 0-0 on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at St. James' Park.
Play by play
- 90'
FULL-TIME: An oopportunity missed for Everton who didn't really press Newcastle enough. Fair play to the home side though who put up a brave fight in the circumstances. Adios amigos.
- 90'
Rodwell has a shot from thirty yards out and Harper looked to get a hand to it but the decision is a goal-kick which you would imagine Harper will be in no hurry to take...
- 88'
Indeed they don't as Jagielka belts it wide to the delight of the Newcastle fans who will be pleased enough with a point considerng they played the bulk of the game with ten men.
- 87'
Butt goes in hard on Rodwell to concede a free-kick in a dangerous area. Surely Newcastle won't concede now?
- 85'
Fellaini goes in the book for a bit of argy-bargy off the ball with Nicky Butt who did not look wholly innocent in the incident.
- 85'
Jose Enrique deflects a cross back to Harper who picks it up but there was no intent therefore no free-kick is awarded.
- 85'
Jose Enrique deflects a cross back to Harper who picks it up but there was no intent therefore no free-kick is awarded.
- 84'
Louis Saha is offered a clear sight of goal by the Newcastle defence but he curls his effort a foot shy of Steve Harper's goal.
- 82'
Great defending from Ryan Taylor to stop Leighton Baines in his tracks on the edge of the Newcastle penalty area.
- 81'
Gutierrez - whose contribution so far has been somewhat haphazard - sends a cross over the heads of the scrum of players in the Everton box and out for a goal-kick.
- 80'
Butt makes the perfunctory trip to the sidelines but will soon be back in the fray. It will take more than a bit of cramp to stop the steely midfield man.
- 79'
Nice control from Saha to play in Jo and then Nicky Butt shows there is life in the old dog yet by racing back to make a fantastic sliding interception. Butt has gone down with cramp now but Newcastle have used all three subs.
- 78'
Rodwell curls in a perfect cross for Jo who is in acres of room twelve yards from goal. He can't force Harper in to a telling save though when perhaps he should have.
- 77'
Alan Smith adds to the coterie of ex-Manchester United players on the park today by taking the place of Peter Lovenkrands.
- 75'
Great cross from Baines on the left but Coloccini is equal to it as he gets up to head it away from goal.
- 74'
Nicky Butt knocks a ball out of play with the look of a man who is tiring somewhat.
- 73'
Louis Saha now comes on and Dan Gosling is off.
- 72'
Gutierrez breaks quickly but his finish is hurried and poor - he has a difficult angle to negotiate but his chipped attempt is the right idea with the wrong execution.
- 69'
Steven Taylor is being spoken to for jumping for the ball but clattering in to Gosling as well.
- 68'
Good tackle on Jagielka from Enrique as the Everton man looked to advance down the right. Then Gutierrez goes in on Fellaini and wins a free-kick which Harper takes but- not for the first time - the Newcastle man's delivery is poor and ball goes straight out to groans from the home fans.
- 67'
Baines delivers the corner but before the ball touches earth Rodwell is penalised for a push.
- 66'
Neville's long cross is flicked off the head of Jo by the retreating Steven Taylor in the Newcastle six yard box.
- 64'
Rodwell puts in a firm tackle on Steven Taylor and the youngster has played well again today.
- 62'
Jo and Bassong clash in the Newcastle penalty area with the Newcastle man coming off best and away with the ball.
- 61'
Gosling is fouled by Steven Taylor and Everton have a free-kick. They play it short and Baines then crosses in to the penalty area but the whistle goes for a free-kick to the home side.
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