Big Geordie

Sad thing is, we've been crying out for a creative midfielder since before Emre left. Why it has never been addressed is beyond me.

Enrique has a slight hamstring strain, apparently.

Scholes getting slated by Alan Green on 5Live after making another daft tackle. Rooney booked too for kicking out at Reid. Mackems have them ruffled.

Aye - Bent scored again. Been a good signing for them so far.

I think if anyone offered us this position back in August, we'd have bitten their hands off. However, we should be 7 points clear. Players have under-performed in the last two games and that needs addressing. I'm pointing at the midfield - just not good enough.

Not our day today. No excuse for the poor performance, despite the rotten referee. Our one paced/one dimensional midfield needs seriously looking at when the windown opens. Oh for a flair player in the middle of midfield.

Typical of Newcastle though. Always do things the hard way. 4 mins added on time. Howay lads - one last push.

First half - rubbish. A bit better in the second.

43326 there today. Ranger coming on.

Gonna get nout here - not our day.

Harewood taken out by McCombe in the box. Not given though. Stonewaller according to Mick Lowes.

Steven Taylor hits the cross bar, Nolan hits the bar and then Lovenkrands puts it wide.

Carroll on for Jonas. Latter is done nout to speak of all game. Lovenkrands goes wide left.

Carroll getting ready to come on. For Harewood, I imagine.

Chance for Guthrie, but he volley's straight at Basso. Then he pulls off a fantastic save from Nolan. Bit more like it!

I think wor lot aren't that arsed about wanting to win this. Hughton's arsekicking at HT hasn't worked.

No changes for us at HT.

One word - yes.

Half Time. First 5mins did well - since then, rubbish.

Corner to us.....

Zurab yellow carded.

Chance to Maynard who puts one just over.

It does sound very poor, after we made a good start. Midfield letting us down again for the second game running.

Guthrie sounds like he's having a shitter again.

Smith just played a dodgy ball and Ryan Taylor brought someone down. Lucky not to conceed a penalty apparently.