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29/08/2056, St James Park, Newcastle, England
EFL Cup, Round 2

Newcastle Vs Forest

Newcastle play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: S Rhydderch (GK) , S Callacghan (CB) , S Semple (CB) , D Alison (RB) , L George (LB) , B Farrell (CM) , A Whitfield (CM) , C Kavanagh (CAM) , R Matthew (RW) , G Pritchett (LW) , R Ellis (ST) And the subs are: J McAleese (CB) , C Collinson (CB) , G Madoc (CM) , A Ewen (CM) , K Cadigan (ST)

Forest play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: S MacClery (GK) , T Hughes (CB) , O Burton (CB) , S Bellis (CB) , G Omodiagbe (CM) , I Llewellyn (CM) , P Johns (CM) , S Balconi (CAM) , J MacDiarmid (RW) , A Petralia (LW) , S Ormond (ST) And the subs are: S Smyth (CB) , M Magouirk (CB) , J Cure (CM) , B Cooney (CM) , C Donaghue (ST)

Welcome to St James Park in Newcastle, England where Newcastle will face Nottingham Forest.  This is round 2 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 45040.

1' - Newcastle kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Glynn Pritchett tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

11' - Sid MacClery finds Gus Omodiagbe with a long pass.  Gus Omodiagbe attempts to speed past Sam Semple, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Sam Semple the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Forest.  

13' - Patrick Johns passes the ball to Inigo Llewellyn.  Inigo Llewellyn sees a run from Gus Omodiagbe.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Gus Omodiagbe is able to control the ball.  Gus Omodiagbe tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

25' - Gus Omodiagbe plays the ball to Inigo Llewellyn.  Sam Callacghan successfully tackles Inigo Llewellyn and takes possession.  Sam Callacghan plays a long pass to Anthony Whitfield.  Anthony Whitfield passes the ball to Richard Ellis.  Richard Ellis whips in a cross, but opposing player Sean Bellis takes possession.  

27' - Sean Bellis finds Tim Hughes with a long pass.  Tim Hughes sees Stuart Balconi making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Stuart Balconi takes the ball.  Stuart Balconi tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Sam Rhydderch!  

31' - Sam Rhydderch finds Bryn Farrell with a short pass.  Bryn Farrell passes the ball to Anthony Whitfield.  Anthony Whitfield tries to beat Owen Burton using his ball skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

32' - Anthony Whitfield sees a run from Chris Kavanagh.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Chris Kavanagh is caught offside!  

35' - Jake MacDiarmid slides the ball to Inigo Llewellyn.  Inigo Llewellyn finds Gus Omodiagbe with a long ball.  Gus Omodiagbe spots a run from Jake MacDiarmid.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Jake MacDiarmid is able to take the ball.  Jake MacDiarmid tries to chip the ball over the advancing keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

43' - Dave Alison dispossesses Alec Petralia and takes the ball.  Dave Alison tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but its wide!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - Patrick Johns finds Gus Omodiagbe with a short pass.  Gus Omodiagbe plays a short pass to Owen Burton.  Owen Burton plays a long pass to Tim Hughes.  Tim Hughes spots a run from Patrick Johns.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Patrick Johns is able to control the ball.  Patrick Johns hits the ball...but the shot is offtarget!

51' - Sam Rhydderch chips a long ball to Chris Kavanagh.  Chris Kavanagh hits the ball from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Chris Kavanagh for Newcastle!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

51' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

55' - Inigo Llewellyn passes the ball to Gus Omodiagbe.  Gus Omodiagbe passes the ball to Inigo Llewellyn.  Bryn Farrell successfully tackles Inigo Llewellyn and gains possession for his team.  Bryn Farrell spots a run from Glynn Pritchett.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Glynn Pritchett has strayed offside!  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Richard Ellis will come off.  Andrew Ewen is brought on from the bench.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Callacghan will come off.  Johnny McAleese joins the game from the bench.  

64' - Anthony Whitfield passes to Dave Alison.  Dave Alison passes a long ball to Sam Semple.  Sam Semple passes to Andrew Ewen.  Andrew Ewen plays the ball to Anthony Whitfield.  Anthony Whitfield attempts to beat Patrick Johns using his skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

68' - Anthony Whitfield tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and Anthony Whitfield scores!  That's a superb goal from the Newcastle player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

68' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - Owen Burton plays the ball to Tim Hughes.  Tim Hughes slides the ball to Patrick Johns.  Patrick Johns brings the ball forward, outpacing Andrew Ewen.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sean Bellis is going to be taken off.  Mike Magouirk is going to be brought on.  

77' - Anthony Whitfield spots a run from Chris Kavanagh.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sam Semple is going to be taken off.  Chris Collinson is going to be brought on.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tim Hughes will come off.  Clinton Donaghue is going to be brought on.  

81' - Bryn Farrell spots a run from Rob Matthew.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Rob Matthew runs on to the ball.  Rob Matthew tries to chip the ball over the advancing keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Newcastle.  Anthony Whitfield will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, and manages to find Glynn Pritchett.  Glynn Pritchett powers a header towards the top corner...but the shot goes over!

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Stuart Ormond is going to be taken off.  Brett Cooney is brought on from the bench.  

90' - Johnny McAleese slides the ball to Glynn Pritchett.  Glynn Pritchett sees Anthony Whitfield making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Anthony Whitfield runs on to the ball.  Anthony Whitfield attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Newcastle 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest.