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U23s:
Stiffs stalemate

Newcastle U23s  0  Swansea City U23s  0

Following a 3-2 league victory over Swansea City at Whitley Park on Monday, the sides met again at the same venue in the Premier League Cup on Friday.

However the high point of the afternoon for a small crowd was probably the Tyneside sunshine; the tie ending in an instantly forgettable stalemate.

The Swans went closest in the 19th minute when Ryan Blair bulleted a long range effort that hit the underside of the bar and may have crossed the line.

However the referee was unmoved and waved play-on as Freddie Woodman gathered the loose ball.

Peter Beardsley's side's only real chance came just after the half hour when Sean Longstaff's goalbound shot hit a colleague and was deflected wide of the target.

Callum Roberts then dragged the ball across the six yard box in the final seconds of the second half but it ended goalless.

There was an uneventful debut at this level for Danish forward Elias Sorensen, following his U18 bow last Saturday.

The goalless draw gave United a point in their group stage. Trips to Bristol City (7th Nov) and Southampton (2nd Dec) are next up in this competition.

Team: Woodman, Williams, Gibson, Barlaser, Good, Satka, Broccoli (Hunter 66), Longstaff, Sorensen (El-Mhanni 75), Roberts, Holmes.
Subs n/u: Newberry, Harker, Findlay.

Booked: Gibson.

SCFC: Zabret, Lewis, Plezier, Evans, Davies, Rodon, Samuel, Blair, Biabi, Dyson (James 67), Garrick (Jones 80).
Subs n/u: Tracey, Reid, Maric.

Booked: Evans.

Crowd: 132

2016/17:
Rotherham United (a)

United make their first-ever appearance at New York Stadium on Saturday afternoon, when they face the Millers in an old-fashioned 3pm kick-off.

Newcastle are the highest scorers in the Championship so far with 21 goals from 10 games, while Rotherham have the leakiest defence, conceding 24 to date.

All 2,500 away section tickets have been sold, with the host club advising that at full time, home fans will be directed towards Don Street whilst away supporters will exit via New York Way leading to Main Street. That arrangement will apply for at least 20 minutes.

Travel: If you're off to South Yorkshire by train, be aware that Central Metro station is closed from 8pm Friday until Monday AM for scheduled maintenance.

Where: New York Stadium S60 1AH (12,021)
Nearest station: Rotherham (0.4 miles)
Return mileage from SJP: 257 miles

The New York Stadium (named after the area it was built in) opened for business in 2012 - ending a four season tenancy at the Don Valley Athletics Stadium.

That came about when disputes with their landlord prompted the Millers to leave Millmoor - which rather oddly remains intact (but unused) only a short distance away from the new one.

Team: Vurnon Anita is available again after completing his three match suspension.

RUFC: Ahead of hosting us, Alan Stubbs saw his side beaten 1-2 at Huddersfield Town on Tuesday evening.

The Millers have won just once in the Championship so far this season, a 1-0 home win over Brentford which was also their only clean sheet. Since then they've lost four times and drawn the other two.

Other opposition sides haven't found goals hard to come by at New York Stadium, with Wolves, Bristol City and Nottingham Forest all drawing 2-2 and Cardiff winning 2-1. Morecambe also won 5-4 there in the EFL Cup.

Our most recent visit to Rotherham was for a rather feisty FA Cup tie that ended 1-1 in January 1993. Newcastle won the replay 2-0.

Referee: Roger East from the Select Group 1. 

The Wiltshire whistler was a regular sight at Toon games last season, presiding over a 1-2 home defeat by Watford, a 0-0 home draw with Stoke, miraculous 2-1 win at Spurs, 0-1 FA Cup loss at Watford and 1-5 leathering at Chelsea.

UK TV: None

Overseas TV: 
Arena Sport 1 +HD
beIN Sports 3 Australia
beIN Sports 4 USA
Eurosport 2 Russia
Fox Sports 1 Africa
Sportdigital TV +HD
SportKlub (Cro/Ser/Slo)
SportsMax (Jamaica)
Ten 3 (India/Nepal/Pakistan/Sri Lanka)
TV3 Sport HD (Sweden)
Viaplay (Den/Swe) +HD

UK Radio: None

Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle

Stats:

Mags @ Millers - all-time:

1992/93 drew 1-1 Lee (FAC)
1982/83 won 5-1 Keegan 4, Todd
1981/82 drew 0-0
1964/65 drew 1-1 Penman
1963/64 won 3-2 Penman, Suddick 2
1962/63 lost 1-3 McGrath
1961/62 drew 0-0

(All games staged at Millmoor)

Full record v Rotherham:

Upcoming Championship Fixtures:

Sat 01.10.2016:

Fulham v QPR (12.45pm)
Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers (3pm)
Brentford v Wigan Athletic (3pm)
Bristol City v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Burton Albion v Cardiff City (3pm)
Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town (3pm)
Leeds United v Barnsley (3pm)
Preston North End v Aston Villa (3pm)
Reading v Derby County (3pm)
Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Wolves v Norwich City (5.30pm)

2016/17:
Dwight's magic
hat-trick!

Newcastle  4  Norwich City  3
 
Match footage is online here

Match report

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Now that the dark nights are upon us again, Tyneside -based merchandisers Spirit of 69 have new stocks of their Fairs Cup bobble hat available, priced £22.50.

We've purloined one of said items for a free to enter competition and simply want you to tell us which of the following sides didn't oppose United in a Fairs Cup tie:

Sporting Lisbon, Rangers, AC Milan, Porto

Email answer to comps@nufc.com (subject: FC).

Closing date is Fri Sep 30th @ 9pm
    
Hats etc. can be ordered online here

U18s:
Reds up next

After losing their unbeaten record this season at the sixth time of asking last weekend, Newcastle's U18s face Liverpool at Little Benton on Saturday (11am).

The Reds came a cropper against local rivals Everton on Saturday when they were beaten 1-4 at home.

Last season's meetings went the way of the home side, with Liverpool winning 4-1 on Merseyside, while the Magpies triumphed 3-1 on Tyneside.

Theatre:
"The Season Ticket" - first reviews in

Based on Jonathan Tulloch's award-winning book of the same name, a theatrical production of "The Season Ticket" is currently being staged in Newcastle - and initial performances have been very well received:

"Incredible. Wonderful performances, beautifully directed, with a fantastic script! Go see!"

"absolutely brilliant, went last night, laughed & cried, get yourself along"

"Best play I have seen. Recommend to anyone - Fantastic"

The story of penniless Toon fans Gerry and Sewell and their attempts to find the money to watch the black and whites was filmed as "Purely Belter" in 2000 and now returns, adapted and updated for the stage.

Starring Will Graham and Niek Versteeg, "The Season Ticket" runs through to Saturday week, October 8th at Northern Stage in the Haymarket.

Adult tickets cost from £15.50-£26, with U21s and students £13. Bookings online here

Due to customer demand, Northern Stage have now confirmed accessible performances as follows:

Thu 06.10.2016 Captioned (7.30pm)
Fri 07.10.2016 British Sign Language (7.30pm)
Sat 07.10.2016 Touch Tour (12.30pm)
Sun 08.10.2016 Audio Described (2pm)

Venue accessibility

For anyone not going to Rotherham meanwhile, there's a matinee performance at 2pm on Saturday and again on Saturday 8th October (also 2pm).

Northern Stage are also running an early evening performance this coming Tuesday, curtain up 6pm. 

PS: After leaving Newcastle, "The Season Ticket" moves on to Winchester, York and Dundee.

Loan lads:
Tom gets on

Tom Heardman (Hartlepool United)
A debut in senior football came on Tuesday evening, as Tom arrived as an 84th minute substitute in a 1-1 draw with Luton Town in League Two.

Alex Gilliead (Luton Town)
Alex played the first 79 minutes of a 1-1 draw away at Hartlepool United in League Two on Tuesday, with the Hatters levelling from a free kick awarded for a foul on him.

Ivan Toney (Shrewsbury Town)
A dismissal during Town's 1-1 draw at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday means that striker Ivan sat out Tuesday's League One home game against Peterborough United. That game ended 1-1.

Adam Armstrong (Barnsley)
Arma arrived from the bench in the 67th minute as the Tykes found a late equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with Aston Villa in the Championship on Tuesday. 

Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers)
Arriving from the bench for the final 27 minutes, Sammy was unable to prevent the Trotters tumbling to a 0-1 defeat at Rochdale in League One on Tuesday.

Haris Vuckic (Bradford City)
Vuckic started for the Bantams on Tuesday night, completing 64 minutes of a 2-1 home victory over Fleetwood Town in League One.

Kyle Cameron (Newport County)
The Scottish U21 international defender played the full game as Newport lost 0-1 at Grimsby Town in League Two on Tuesday.

Macaulay Gillesphey (Carlisle United)
A 2-2 draw at Doncaster Rovers in League Two on Tuesday night means that the Cumbrians have lost just once in 13 league and cup games this season - and that was on penalties to Championship side Derby County.

Macaulay played the full 90 minutes at the Keepmoat.  

Siem De Jong (PSV Eindhoven)
A 2-2 draw away to Russian side Rostov in the Champions League on Wednesday evening saw Siem appear as a 73rd minute replacement for PSV. His brother Luuk scored once.

Jamie Sterry (Coventry City)
A 2-2 home draw with AFC Wimbledon in League One on Wednesday saw defender Sterry return to the Sky Blue starting lineup and complete 90 minutes.

Kevin Mbabu (BSC Young Boys)
A third successive 0-0 draw in all competitions saw Young Boys return with a point from Thursday's Europa League trip to Astana. Kevin was an unused substitute in Kazakhstan.

Emmanuel Riviere (Real Osasuna)
Las Palmas (h) Primera Division, Saturday.

Florian Thauvin (Olympique Marseille)
Angers (a) Ligue 1, Sunday.

Paul Woolston (Darlington 1883)
Brackley Town (a) National League North 08.10.2016

Injured:

Tim Krul (Ajax) 
Game tbc

Liam Smith (Crewe Alexandra)
Game tbc

Henri Saivet (AS Saint-Etienne)
Game tbc

Call-ups:
Internationals

Lewis Gibson (England U17s):
Croatia Cup:
Wed 28.09.2016 Croatia (a) won 5-0 FR
There was a winning start for the young Magpies defender, who completed the full game in Pula.

Fri 30.09.2016 Greece (n) Novigrad FR
Mon 03.10.2016 Germany (n) Pula FR

Ciaran Clark, Daryl Murphy (Ireland):
06.10.2016 Georgia (h) WCQ
09.10.2016 Moldova (a) WCQ

Paul Dummett (Wales):
06.10.2016 Austria (a) WCQ
09.10.2016 Georgia (h) WCQ

Vurnon Anita (Netherlands):
07.10.2016 Belarus (h) WCQ
10.10.2016 France (h) WCQ

Grant Hanley, Matt Ritchie (Scotland):
08.10.2016 Lithuania (h) WCQ
11.10.2016 Slovakia (a) WCQ

Freddie Woodman, Isaac Hayden (England U21):
08.10.2016 Malta (h) ECQ
11.10.2016 Slovenia (a) ECQ

Adam Armstrong (England U20s):
05.10.2016 Netherlands (h) Oldham FR
07.10.2016 Germany (h) Huddersfield FR
10.10.2016 USA (h) Rochdale FR

There's a first selection in this age group for 19 year-old goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, although he has trained with the U21s before. Also called up is former Magpie custodian Jonathan Mitchell, now at Derby County.

Kyle Cameron (Scotland U21):
05.10.2016 Iceland (a) ECQ
11.10.2016 Macedonia (a) ECQ

There's a maiden U21 call-up for reserve defender Kyle. The 19 year-old native of Hexham is currently on loan at League Two side Newport County following a similar temporary posting to York City last season.

Scotland cannot qualify for the finals in 2017 and have selected a host of new players including Kyle, fellow Magpie Stuart Findlay among those making way.

Possible call-ups for games including:

Serbia:
06.10.2016 Moldova (a) WCQ
09.10.2016 Austria (h) WCQ

USA:
06.10.2016 Cuba (a) FR
12.10.2016 New Zealand (h) FR

Belgium:
07.10.2016 Bosnia (h) WCQ
10.10.2016 Gibraltar (a) WCQ

Ghana:
07.10.2016 Uganda (h) WCQ

DR Congo:
08.10.2016 Libya (h) WCQ

Morocco:
08.10.2016 Gabon (a) WCQ

Senegal:
08.10.2016 Cape Verde (h) WCQ