Premier League: Newcastle United v West Brom

Summary

Newcastle XI: Krul, Anita, Coloccini, Dummett, Gutierrez, Sissoko, R Taylor, Colback, Perez, Riviere, Cabella
West Brom XI: Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Lescott, Gardner, Fletcher, Mulumbu, Yacob, Brunt, Anichebe

Live Reporting

Mike Henson

Postpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Mark Lawrenson, BBC Radio 5 live
"It's not great but in fairness to Newcastle they have got themselves back in the game. They started the game like strangers but they have got a little better.
"Tony Pulis will not be happy, letting Newcastle back into this game. His team have given the ball away so often.
"If Newcastle can get Moussa Sissoko into this game more then they have a chance of taking the points."
Postpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Trevor Sinclair
Former England winger on BBC Final Score
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"There has been a big cloud over St James' Park all season but if they can get all three points today it will be a massive win for them."
HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Newcastle stride off the pitch. They won't have wanted half-time to arrive.
I'm sure John Carver will not leave them in any doubt of what is required in the second half.
As it standspublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
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Newcastle heads above water. For now.
INJURY TIMEpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Two minutes of time added on at the end of the first half.
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Newcastle have the wind in their sails now. A lot of buzz around St James' Park, even if Boaz Myhill comes to claim a corner just as it gets boisterous.
Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Mark Lawrenson, BBC Radio 5 live
"That equaliser was meant to be. The free-kick was mis-hit and the shot was mis-hit.
"What a difference that goal will make to John Carver's half-time team-talk. It might even give them a little bit of belief."
You say mis-hit, I say coolly stroked. Potato, potatartoe...
GOALpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Massive, massive goal.
The ball loops up invitingly for Ayoze Perez and the young Spaniard keeps his cool to stroke a half-volley into the side netting beyond a rooted Boas Myhill.
Newcastle are back out of the bottom three and their fans responds with decibels.
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Postpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
If Newcastle are going to get back into this game, Moussa Sissoko looks like the likeliest route.
He is the one player who looks like he gets the West Brom defence a little twitchy. He buys a pocket of space in the box with a neat drop of the shoulder, but his shot is a trundler straight at Boaz Myhill.
Postpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at St James' Park
"Newcastle United interim manager John Carver puffs out his cheeks and turns away as Victor Anichebe puts West Brom ahead and The Toon Army in the Premier League's bottom three - for now.
"It was doubly frustrating as Joleon Lescott had just cleared Moussa Sissoko's shot off the line but Newcastle have looked horribly vulnerable again from set pieces, as they were at Leicester City.
"Throw in that Pulis's sides are traditionally top-class at set-pieces and you have a very dangerous combination for Carver and his team.
"It will be interesting to gauge the response of Newcastle and their fans if they cannot turn this around quickly. First few loud jeers for a misplaced pass."
Text us on 81111published at 15:38 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Dave C: Can you hear the tip tapping of the nails going into Newcastle's coffin?
Postpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
West Brom have nine clean sheets in 16 games under Tony Pulis.
Manchester United could not find a way back into the game after falling behind to the Baggies a week ago. Can Newcastle?
Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Timothy Walton on Twitter: I would love it...LOVE IT, if Newcastle went down.
Jay on Twitter: Au revoir Newcastle
Postpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Mark Lawrenson, BBC Radio 5 live
"Too easy for West Brom. Craig Gardner just picked Victor Anichibe out. And just watch Newcastle's 10 outfield players walk back from conceding that goal. It was like 'oh no, someone has scored again', not 'who was picking up Anichebe?' It's 'someone has scored a goal against us. It doesn't matter.'"
As it standspublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
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GOALpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
A gut-punch of a goal from Newcastle. They are in the bottom three as it stands.
Moments after they could have been ahead the hosts go behind. It is their weakness at set-pieces that costs them again as Victor Anicehbe is allowed to get a glance to Craig Gardner's delivery and the ball zips past Tim Krul before he can react.
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CHANCE!published at 15:32 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
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That is as close as Newcastle have come, Fabricio Coloccini's header loops up to Moussa Sissoko who thrashes a volley straight into Jonas Olsson and then wallops a second effort past Boaz Myhill only for a perfectly placed Joleaon Lescott to clear off the line.
Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Mark Lawrenson, BBC Radio 5 live
"The Newcastle supporters are a constant. What have they done wrong? Turn up every week to watch this pile of rubbish. What's that all about?"
Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Yani Kapitanov on Twitter: Cabella has to be the worst signing of the season. He's contributed nothing all season long.
Postpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
And that just about sums Newcastle up so far.
A deep delivery, humming with threat to the far stick, is met by Fabricio Coloccini, but the Argentine's header loops tamely up for Boaz Myhill to claim without anyone in a black and white shirt around him.