Newcastle United vs Manchester United

Full-time! An astonishing 6-2 victory for the visitors, who go three-points clear and will travel to Highbury next week in great heart. Newcastle's brave title challenge is brought to an emphatic end

Not much to cheer about, in truth, but that will clip Man Utd's goal difference. Meanwhile, Barthez looks to have injured himself in the process

Then Dyer seizes on a horrible clearance from the France keeper, finding Ameobi busting into the box to prod in a consolation effort. 6-2

Ameobi hooks a hopeful shot over the bar before Dyer powers a drive just wide of Barthez's goal

Boss Fergie pleads with Keane to leave the field as the Irishman struggles with some sort of injury.... Concern on the United bench ahead of the Arsenal showdown on Wednesday

Barthez parries after Shearer lays off for Bellamy to hammer right-footed from 25 yards. Gary Neville brings it away

Offside against Scholes as Silvestre chips over the top

Silvestre is back to win the ball after Dyer and Bellamy combine for Shearer to burst into the box. Barthez gathers

Solskjaer is back to volley clear and Van Nistelrooy's prodded ball frees Forlan, one-on-one with Given... but a tame effort goes straight into the keeper's chest

Ameobi muscles his way past Scholes but Blanc is across to hoof behind

Woodgate and Jenas combine to clear

Now Bramble concedes another corner as Neville presses

That just about summed up Shearer's afternoon. More raucous chants from the visiting supporters before Scholes hammers another screamer which Given has to parry away

Now the Uruguayan's pullback from the left corner only finds Dyer. Man Utd stretched but Barthez is down well to block Shearer's low effort. The Reds clear

Forlan fails to find Scholes with a return ball after the hat-trick man seizes on Dyer's dummy in midfield

Barthez up to claim Jenas' kick from the flag

Butt is back to clear after Ameobi threatens again. Corner to Newcastle

Fullback Hughes overhits his cross with black and white shirts queueing up in the middle

Barthez happy to hoof clear as Shearer lurks

Barthez saves easily from Jenas after good work from subs Ameobi and Lua Lua

And Blanc shows his typical, lazy composure with his first contribution - intercepting at the edge of the box to deny Bellamy

...whie Fergie, with his final change, looks for the pace of Blanc to replace Wes Brown

Bellamy hacks a right-footer well over the bar. Meanwhile two changes for the Magpies as Ameobi and Lua Lua replace Solano and Viana.

Newcastle make nothing of the corner though and Man Utd break down the right, Butt finding Solskjaer to hook his cross in - only for Forlan to slip as he steadies himself to volley

Brief cheer for the home fans as Solano's driven cross smashes into the side of Silvestre's head