West Bromwich Albion vs Newcastle United

1. 91'

   FULL-TIME: Tough on West Brom, but Newcastle's revival goes on. Owen and Emre were superb, as was Parker.

2. 90'

   The game is drifting to its inevitable conclusion; both sides have been content to see out the game following Newcastle's second and third goals.

3. 89'

   UGLY! Ramage breaks down the right wing, cuts the ball back to Shearer, but the Newcastle legend shanks his shot horribly.

4. 88'

   West Brom, meanwhile, are about to suffer their fourth home defeat of the season; they are conceding far too many goals, and Robson desperately needs to address the problem if his side are to stay up.

5. 87'

   This will be Newcastle's third win inside seven days as they climb the table following their dreadful start to the season.

6. 86'

   Dyer's introduction has sparked Newcastle, and it will be a real boost for Souness to have the pacy midfielder back from injury.

7. 85'

   Newcastle still look a bit sloppy at the back; there is no real danger of West Brom scoring - they aren't playing with any real conviction at the moment - but Souness will still be angry with his back four.

8. 84'

   Newcastle enjoy a spell of keep-ball, knocking the ball around in front of the West Brom defence with some confidence.

9. 83'

   The Newcastle fans are in great voice now; "Are you Sunderland in disguise?" they ask.

10. 82'

    Shearer wins a free-kick decision when he and Moore tumble to the grass on the half-way line. The Newcastle skipper wants to take the free-kick quickly - he wants a fourth.

11. 81'

    The scoreline is tough on West Brom, who have threatened on numerous occasions; they could, and probably should, have equalised when the game was at 1-0. They didn't, and Newcastle have punished them.

12. 80'

    I think we can say with some certainty that that's game over. It's only Shearer's second league goal of the season, and his first at the Hawthorns.

13. 79'

    GOAL! Shearer slides in to turn home Ramage's cross from the right wing.

14. 78'

    SUB: Boumsong off, Bramble on for Newcastle. Boumsong appeared to have an injury; he was limping as he left the field.

15. 78'

    That goal should clinch the game, although West Brom have had much of the better of the last twenty minutes or so.

16. 77'

    GOAL! Dyer sprints to the by-line after being found by Shearer's reverse pass; he cuts the ball to the near post where Owen clips it in to the roof of the net.

17. 77'

    Emre has such good strength; he very rarely loses the ball when challenged, and his distribution is usually very clever and precise.

18. 76'

    Ellington was top-scorer for Wigan three years in succession; I wonder how he feels about his former club's start to the season?

19. 75'

    SUB: Ellington replaces Kanu for West Brom. The former Wigan striker comes on as Robson searches desperately for an equaliser.

20. 74'

    Inamoto does well to nick the ball off Emre as the Turkish midfielder made a rare burst forward.

21. 73'

    Dyer is playing on the left side of Newcastle's midfield, but he is a lot narrower than N'Zogbia and is giving Emre and Parker some defensive support.

22. 72'

    Shearer controls Solano's clearance wonderfully to buy his side some time.

23. 71'

    This will be a tricky final twenty minutes for Newcastle; West Brom are usually very strong in the second half and the fans will be right behind them.

24. 70'

    SUB: Dyer replaces N'Zogbia for Newcastle. Dyer will give his side plenty of pace and energy as they try to see out the game.

25. 69'

    Emre curls a free-kick in to the area. Taylor attempts to steal in behind the West Brom defence, but he can only put his header high over the bar.

Leaders

WBANEW

Total Shots

Curtis Davies

1

Michael Owen

4

Saves

Tomasz Kuszczak

7

Shay Given

6