NEWCASTLE UNITED 4-1 COVENTRY CITY BY KEV MONKS
Team
Westwood, Wright, Cranie, Barnett (sent off 67), Baker, Clingan, Deegan (Gunnarsson 64), McIndoe, Eastwood (Stead 55), Morrison (Sears 60).
SNU Turner, Konstantopolous, Hussey, Grandison
Newcastle
Harper, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, van Aanholt, Routledge (Pancrate 82), Guthrie, Nolan, Guttierz (Taylor 82), Carroll, Lovenkrands (Best 70)
SNU Hall, Smith, Kruel, Ranger.
HT NUFC 1-1 CCFC FT NUFC 4-1 CCFC
ATT 39,334
Referee S.Tanner. Booked Deegan, Wright, Barnett X2, Gunnarsson
Goals Morrison (34), Routledge (36), Carroll (52), Lovenkrands (68 pen), Ryan Taylor (92)
Man Of The Match Leon Barnett took the unanimous votes.
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Coventry City had a good go at Newcastle United but went down to a 4-1 defeat.
For our second furthest away game of the season, the Sky Blue Army used planes, trains, coaches, and automobiles to get to the North East and then had to prepare themselves for the ascent into the away end which was on level 7 behind the goal.
There looked around 1500 City supporters from as far away as Sweden, Brighton, Cambridgeshire and Kent, plus those based in Newcastle itself taking their place in the gods.
Chris Coleman left new boy Jon Stead on the bench and kept the same team that had beaten QPR on Saturday.
Wearing an all sky blue kit, City took on a Newcastle side that saw former Sky Blue Patrick van Aanholt start and Leon Best whose name was booed by some of the City following on the bench.
Sammy Clingan twice early on had goes on goal. His first longer ranger was saved by Harper and then three minutes later, a shot was cleared off the line.
Westwood made a tremendous one handed save in the 6th minute.
Newcastle created problems down the flanks but City coped admirably conceding three corners before McIndoe had a 23rd minute shot saved.
Then in the 34th minute, there was pandemonium in the away end when the ball came over from the left and Clinton Morrison banged in to score the goal my Newcastle supporting mates in the pub had said we would score.
Newcastle who had Kevin Nolan attempting to block the view of Keiren Westwood at every opportuniity, stifled our joy two minutes later when a corner was not dealt with and Wayne Routledge scored from 25 yards with a low drive.
Seven minutes into the second half and Newcastle took the lead when a cross from the left was headed home by Andy Carroll.
Although City had done well and were making a good game of it , Newcastle were now looking every bit a side heading back to the Premier League.
Jon Stead got his debut whilst Frddie Sears was introduced on the hour mark.
Twist And Shout sang the City support trying to lift the City team, but in the 67th minute, a shove by the excellent Leon Barnett saw him sent off and Peter Lovenkrands struck home the resulting penalty.
Leon Best came on to inferences that he was rather greedy with twenty minutes left.
The City support kept singing but two minutes into stoppage time, Ryan Taylor beat Westwood with a low drive after an initial mistake by Gunnarsson to condemn City to a 4-1 defeat.