Bookingat 118 minutes extra time
Yasin Ayari (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
FA Cup Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 27th February
Team Lineups
home team, Blackburn Rovers
Manager: John Eustace
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Pears, Goalkeeper
5, Hyam, Defender
55, McFadzean, Defender
16, Wharton, Defender
2, Brittain, Midfielder
21, Buckley, Midfielder
24, Moran, Midfielder
45, Chrisene, Midfielder
10, Dolan, Attacking Midfielder
9, Gallagher, Attacking Midfielder
8, Szmodics, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Pears
- Number 16, S. Wharton
- Number 55, K. McFadzean , substituted for B. Koumetio at 72 minutes
- Number 5, D. Hyam , Captain
- Number 45, B. Chrisene , Yellow Card at 110 minutes extra time
- Number 24, A. Moran , Yellow Card at 18 minutes, substituted for Y. Ayari at 63 minutes
- Number 21, J. Buckley , substituted for J. Garrett at 64 minutes
- Number 2, C. Brittain
- Number 9, S. Gallagher , substituted for A. Sigurðsson at 46 minutes
- Number 10, T. Dolan , substituted for D. Markanday at 64 minutes
- Number 8, S. Szmodics
Substitutes
home team, Blackburn Rovers
- Number 44, Y. Ayari , Yellow Card at 118 minutes extra time
- Number 14, B. Koumetio
- Number 42, R. Finneran
- Number 30, J. Garrett
- Number 18, D. Markanday
- Number 3, H. Pickering
- Number 7, A. Sigurðsson
- Number 33, S. Telalović
- Number 12, L. Wahlstedt
away team, Newcastle United
Manager: Eddie Howe
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Dúbravka, Goalkeeper
2, Trippier, Defender
6, Lascelles, Defender
5, Schär, Defender
33, Burn, Defender
36, Longstaff, Midfielder
39, Bruno Guimarães, Midfielder
28, Willock, Midfielder
23, Jacob Murphy, Striker
14, Isak, Striker
10, Gordon, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, M. Dúbravka
- Number 33, D. Burn
- Number 5, F. Schär
- Number 6, J. Lascelles , Captain, Yellow Card at 103 minutes extra time
- Number 2, K. Trippier , substituted for T. Livramento at 90 minutes
- Number 28, J. Willock , substituted for L. Miley at 62 minutes, substituted for E. Anderson at 116 minutes
- Number 39, Bruno Guimarães
- Number 36, S. Longstaff , Yellow Card at 120 minutes plus 1
- Number 10, A. Gordon
- Number 14, A. Isak , substituted for H. Barnes at 62 minutes
- Number 23, J. Murphy , substituted for M. Almirón at 62 minutes
away team, Newcastle United
- Number 24, M. Almirón
- Number 32, E. Anderson
- Number 15, H. Barnes
- Number 20, L. Hall
- Number 18, L. Karius
- Number 17, E. Krafth
- Number 21, T. Livramento
- Number 67, L. Miley
- Number 11, M. Ritchie
home team, Blackburn Rovers
Manager: John Eustace
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Pears, Goalkeeper
5, Hyam, Defender
55, McFadzean, Defender
16, Wharton, Defender
2, Brittain, Midfielder
21, Buckley, Midfielder
24, Moran, Midfielder
45, Chrisene, Midfielder
10, Dolan, Attacking Midfielder
9, Gallagher, Attacking Midfielder
8, Szmodics, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Pears
- Number 16, S. Wharton
- Number 55, K. McFadzean , substituted for B. Koumetio at 72 minutes
- Number 5, D. Hyam , Captain
- Number 45, B. Chrisene , Yellow Card at 110 minutes extra time
- Number 24, A. Moran , Yellow Card at 18 minutes, substituted for Y. Ayari at 63 minutes
- Number 21, J. Buckley , substituted for J. Garrett at 64 minutes
- Number 2, C. Brittain
- Number 9, S. Gallagher , substituted for A. Sigurðsson at 46 minutes
- Number 10, T. Dolan , substituted for D. Markanday at 64 minutes
- Number 8, S. Szmodics
Substitutes
- Number 44, Y. Ayari , Yellow Card at 118 minutes extra time
- Number 14, B. Koumetio
- Number 42, R. Finneran
- Number 30, J. Garrett
- Number 18, D. Markanday
- Number 3, H. Pickering
- Number 7, A. Sigurðsson
- Number 33, S. Telalović
- Number 12, L. Wahlstedt
away team, Newcastle United
Manager: Eddie Howe
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Dúbravka, Goalkeeper
2, Trippier, Defender
6, Lascelles, Defender
5, Schär, Defender
33, Burn, Defender
36, Longstaff, Midfielder
39, Bruno Guimarães, Midfielder
28, Willock, Midfielder
23, Jacob Murphy, Striker
14, Isak, Striker
10, Gordon, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, M. Dúbravka
- Number 33, D. Burn
- Number 5, F. Schär
- Number 6, J. Lascelles , Captain, Yellow Card at 103 minutes extra time
- Number 2, K. Trippier , substituted for T. Livramento at 90 minutes
- Number 28, J. Willock , substituted for L. Miley at 62 minutes, substituted for E. Anderson at 116 minutes
- Number 39, Bruno Guimarães
- Number 36, S. Longstaff , Yellow Card at 120 minutes plus 1
- Number 10, A. Gordon
- Number 14, A. Isak , substituted for H. Barnes at 62 minutes
- Number 23, J. Murphy , substituted for M. Almirón at 62 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 24, M. Almirón
- Number 32, E. Anderson
- Number 15, H. Barnes
- Number 20, L. Hall
- Number 18, L. Karius
- Number 17, E. Krafth
- Number 21, T. Livramento
- Number 67, L. Miley
- Number 11, M. Ritchie
- Referee:
- Jarred Gillett
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Darren Cann
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Wade Smith
- Fourth Official:
- Stephen Martin
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Blackburn v NewcastleOverall Possession
Shots
Blackburn Rovers 16Newcastle United 19Shots on target
Blackburn Rovers 9Newcastle United 8Shots off target
Blackburn Rovers 4Newcastle United 6Blocked shots
Blackburn Rovers 3Newcastle United 5Total touches in the box
Blackburn Rovers 26Newcastle United 53Goalkeeper saves
Blackburn Rovers 5Newcastle United 8Fouls
Blackburn Rovers 16Newcastle United 8Corners
Blackburn Rovers 2Newcastle United 14Season so far
FA Cup
Key, Blackburn v Newcastle
Form guide
All competitions
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Norwich City
1
1
Championship
Newcastle United lose
v Arsenal
4
1
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Cardiff City
0
0
Championship
Newcastle United draw
v AFC Bournemouth
2
2
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers draw
v Preston North End
2
2
Championship
Newcastle United won
v Nottingham Forest
2
3
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers lose
v Birmingham City
1
0
Championship
Newcastle United draw
v Luton Town
4
4
Premier League
Blackburn Rovers won
v Stoke City
3
1
Championship
Newcastle United won
v Aston Villa
1
3
Premier League
Previous meetings
All competitions
Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle UnitedBlackburn Rovers Won 44Newcastle United Won 41Draw 20
Played
105
Previous scores
All competitions
League Cup
Newcastle United 1 , Blackburn Rovers 0 on the 15th of September 2020
Newcastle United
Blackburn Rovers
15th of September 2020
FA Cup
Blackburn Rovers 2 , Newcastle United 4 on the 15th of January 2019
Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United
15th of January 2019
Newcastle United 1 , Blackburn Rovers 1 on the 5th of January 2019
Newcastle United
Blackburn Rovers
5th of January 2019
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Match Facts
Blackburn have been eliminated from seven of their nine FA Cup ties against Newcastle, including each of the last five in a row. The most recent was a 4-2 home defeat in a third round replay in 2018-19.
Newcastle have won their last two meetings with Blackburn in all competitions, winning 4-2 in the FA Cup in January 2019 and 1-0 in the League Cup in September 2020. They last won three in a row against Rovers between 1966 and 1979.
Blackburn Rovers are looking to reach the FA Cup quarter-final in consecutive campaigns for the first time since 1927-28/1928-29. They reached the last eight last season by beating Premier League opposition in the fifth round (2-1 v Leicester).
Newcastle have progressed from each of their last eight FA Cup fifth round ties, most recently against West Bromwich Albion in 2019-20.
Blackburn’s Sammie Szmodics has scored in each of his last four FA Cup appearances (7 goals in total), with no player scoring more than him in this season’s competition so far (5, first round onwards).
Newcastle have won 3-0 at Sunderland and 2-0 at Fulham in this season’s FA Cup. They last won three matches in a row in the competition between rounds three and five in the 2005-06 campaign.