Newcastle United vs Sunderland
Match pulse
NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Newcastle 2-0
Newcastle United beat Sunderland 2-0 on Saturday, September 21, 2002 at St James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Craig Bellamy (2') and Alan Shearer (39').
Play by play
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It was a dour game, but the Magpies fans won't be talking about that down the Big Market tonight, like!
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Newcastle seemed to be playing within themselves for much of the game, never needing to accelerate out of first gear
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The game was never a contest after Bellamy fired home that early opener. Sunderland weren't at the races
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Kieron Dyer leaves the field with a limp after picking up a knock to his ankle in injury time. Hopefully it's nothing serious
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Mike Riley blows the final whistle
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...but Shearer's shot it excellently blocked by the diving Babb
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Speed tries to break into the box and finds his way shut off, but the ball falls to Shearer...
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Two minutes to be added
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Williams is booked for a foul on Shearer
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Griffin has a shot from distance which Soresen keeps out and Williams can hack clear
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Ameobi takes the short ball and shapes for the shot on the edge of the D. He looks to shift the ball, but trips over it
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Shearer is held down by Williams. Free-kick
- 87'
A late flurry of attacking action from Sunderland. But it must be too litle too late
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And a change for Newcastle as well. Craig Bellamy departs and Shola Ameobi is introduced
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Finnaly Peter Reid makes a second change, Marcus Stewart coming on for Tore Andre Flo
- 84'
Newcastle will be relieved to get out of the bottom three tonight - which they surely will now
- 83'
Viana looks to nip the ball past McCann but is brought down with a late challenge. That's a booking for McCann
- 82'
Viana has looked lively after coming on, finally a chink of light in an otherwise dull affair
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Why Reid hasn't made another change since the break is a mystery. With Marcus Stewart on the bench they could have changed tactics from the mind numbing long ball trash
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The service to Shearer and Bellamy has been woeful, and the strike duo have been forced to drop deep on numerous occasions to look for the ball
- 79'
Dabizas pushes Quinn and it's a fre-kick in the centre of the park to Sunderland
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Newcastle start to put some pressure on the Sunderland defence - do they have a third in the locker?
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Another change for Newcastle, Hugo Viana comes on in place for Laurent Robert
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Bellamy tries a shot from the edge of the D which is comfortable for Sorensen to deal with
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Almost on cue there's a melee in the Newcastle box following a cross from Quinn. The Magpies get in a couple of blocks and Given isn't troubled
