Postpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Mark Lawrenson, BBC Radio 5 live
"It's very, very flat. Once Newcastle beat one red shirt there's another long very quickly. It's a Tony Pulis team. They are well drilled."
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
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Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Image source, OptaNewcastle have had more of the ball and worked their way into some decent positions, but lacked a little bit of final-third quality.
Ryan Taylor tries something ambitious from 35 yards out, but his free-kick trails tamely wide of the post.
News from elsewherepublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Newcastle are not going to get any help from Southampton today.
Leicester have just moved 2-0 up on the Saints to ease their own relegation worries and deepen Newcastle's.
All the latest from around the grounds is here in our overall live.
Postpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at St James' Park"West Brom manager Tony Pulis is angry as Newcastle's Remy Cabella tumbles theatrically in the area. He asks someone to have a word - I've deliberately missed some of his message out there."
PENALTY APPEALpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Remy Cabella - so much promise, so little product.
Newcastle's misfiring maverick advances menacingly into the West Brom box, but dances around the ball ineffectively before having the ball whipped off his toe.
A half-hearted penalty shout from the Frenchman is ignored by referee Chris Foy.
Postpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Mark Lawrenson, BBC Radio 5 live"I am pretty sure this starting XI has never started before for Newcastle and you can probably tell. It will take a bit of time to gel. There's a little bit more cohesion in West Brom's team."
As it standspublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Image source, .Leicester's early goal sends them out of the Premier League bottom six and into 14th in the table, two points clear of the drop zone. Newcastle are now a place outside the bottom three.
Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Elliot Fulton on Twitter: Our back 4 is tiny against a huge WBA team & we can't defend set pieces. Air of ineviability. Pump your money on WBA defenders
Shiftz on Twitter: People say Pardew going is why #nufc faltering. Always had a post Jan slump under him so we'd probably be in the same position
Postpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Paul Dummett gets his head to Ryan Taylor's cross but his effort is high and wide. Boaz Myhill waves it on its way in the West Brom goal.
Postpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Image source, APBad news from elsewhere for Newcastle.
Riyad Mahrez has put Leicester ahead at home to Southampton. The Foxes are on fire and that score moves them above Newcastle as it stands.
The Magpies are now 17th as it stands - just a point clear of Hull in 18th.
HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Image source, ReutersHearts in mouths all around the ground.
Newcastle never deal with Craig Gardner's corner, allowing Craig Dawson to meet it with a downward header. That initial effort rebounds off the base of the post and Ryan Taylor has to be brave to dive in the way of Youssef Mulumbu's follow-up.
Postpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Fabricio Coloccini knocks the ball long towards Emmanuel Riviere. That is a bit hit-and-hope though. Meat and drink for Boaz Myhill with Riviere out-muscled and dwarfed by the central defence.
Postpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
That was one to get the home fans noisy.
Moussa Sissoko strides forward towards the edge of the West Brom box and hammers a decent rising effort over the top.
Good intent and the home fans need to see a bit of that from the Toon.
Postpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at St James' Park"Less than two minutes in at Newcastle United and a shout of anger: 'Carver you're an idiot - get Taylor off.' Not exactly giving Ryan Taylor much of a chance there."
Postpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
It has been a quiet first few minutes on the pitch as Tim Krul claims a nothing-much ball forward under no pressure.
Plenty of noise on the touchline though where John Carver and his Newcastle assistant Steve Stone are already chuntering away.
Join the debate on the BBC Sport Facebook pagepublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Nick Clements: Strange game. A record for both teams today. WBA never won three away games on the trot in Premier League.
Postpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
St James Park actually has filled up sharpish in the final few minutes before kick-off. By no means scientific, but from a quick glance around, it looks pretty full.
KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Ayoze Perez and Remy Cabella get us up and running. A roar from the Gallowgate to get their team going.
Postpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Right, teams are out.
West Brom are rocking their red away strip, the sun is shining, John Carver looks chipper on the sidelines. We are all ready for the off.
Can you beat Lawro?published at 14:57 British Summer Time 9 May 2015
Image source, .Fancy yourself as a bit of a Mystic Meg? Why not have a go at this?
Map out the road to Premier League and Cup glory by predicting the scores for all the remaining ties in the Premier League and the FA Cup final and see how your guesses fare against BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson.