Carling Cup 2nd Round
 

Season 2007-2008

NEWCASTLE UNITED

2 v 0

BARNSLEY

  Michael Owen 57
Oba Martins 86		    
     
  Date: Wednesday 29th August 2007
  Venue: St James' Park
  Kick Off: 7:45pm (BST)
  Australian Live TV: None
  Attendance: 30,523
  Referee: Graham Salisbury (Lancashire)
     
   

Newcastle: Given, Jose Enrique, Cacapa, Taylor, N'Zogbia, Solano, Geremi, Smith (Edgar 87), Emre (Butt 51), Owen (Martins 83), Ameobi

Subs Not Used: Harper, Huntington
 
  Booked: Smith
   

N/A

 Barnsley: Muller, Werling, Souza, Nyatanga, Kozluk, Ricketts, McCann, Mostto (Christensen 76), Togwell, Devaney (Butterfield 87), Mattis (Coulson 83)

Subs Not Used: Colgan, Atkinson
 
  Booked: Devaney, Werling
     
 

Post Match Comment:

Big Sam said:
"It was a comfortable performance tonight, we were never in any trouble at any stage of the game apart from maybe getting a little over-frustrated in the first half and not being able to break down Barnsley as much as we would have liked. It was just a case of waiting and being patient and not switching off at the back, and finally the Premier League showed up with the quality you have got to have to play at this level when the goal went in. It was a great ball and a fantastic run and a really good finish, and that is normally the only difference between two sides"

Simon Davey  said:
"I was pleased with the overall performance. It was a proud dressing room. They have come to a massive club and competed with them. But for a little lack of concentration and world-class finishing, we lost the game. They can hold their heads up high and be proud of what they have done. We have lost the game, so we are disappointed and we are out of the cup. But the performance, I thought, was fantastic. The players did the club proud. We had to make six changes from Saturday and it proves we have got a good squad now that can compete at Championship level."

  
     
  Match Report:  
 

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