Newcastle United drew 1-1 with Sheffield United at half-time in the Premier League at St James’ Park - here are the player ratings from the match.
Newcastle went into the game looking to bounce back from a disappointing defeat at Crystal Palace on Wednesday night while Sheffield United knew a defeat would see their relegation from the Premier League confirmed.
Eddie Howe made two changes from the side that lost 2-0 at Selhurst Park with Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall coming into the side for Harvey Barnes and Emil Krafth. But The Magpies got off to the worst possible start as The Blades took the lead inside the opening five minutes as Anel Ahmedhodzic headed in at the back post.
Newcastle equalised midway through the first half as Alexander Isak scored for the seventh home game running after being played through by Jacob Murphy.
Sheffield United still posed a threat at the other end with Mason Holgate seeing a header bounce back off the crossbar.
The score remained 1-1 heading in at half-time.
Shortly after the restart, Bruno Guimaraes put Newcastle in front with a back-post diving header from Anthony Gordon’s free-kick delivery.
Holgate then fouled Gordon inside the penalty area and Isak dispatched the spot kick to make it 3-1 on the hour mark. Minutes later, Ben Osborn back-heeled the ball into his own net to make it 4-1. Substitute Callum Wilson made it 5-1 after combining with Harvey Barnes in the 72nd minute.
No goals followed as Newcastle saw out the comfortable win despite a late penalty shout for the visitors, whose relegation was confirmed.
Here are the Newcastle player ratings from the match...
2. Tino Livramento - 7
Grew into the game after a slow start. Pushed forward well in the second half.
3. Fabian Schar - 5
Struggled with Sheffield United's pace at times but refused to come off when Emil Krafth was primed as a substitute. Eventually taken off at half-time.
4. Dan Burn - 8
Made several crucial blocks when Sheffield United were pushing. A solid showing from the stand-in captain.