By Wasim
October 23 2012

Newcastle United defender Fabricio Coloccini has been named Man of the Match by Tyne-Talk's player rater Wasim4nufc, for his performance against Sunderland at the weekend. Derby day always offers a fiery game and Sunday's showing was no different. Cheik Tiote scored poorly after picking up his first red card of his Premier League career, whilst Demba Ba scored an own goal to see the Black Cats claim a point. Collectively the back four all scored highly. Read on to see how the rest of the team faired.....

Player Ratings

Tim Krul (7) - Could see he made a difference to the defence as he seems to bring a lot more confidence to the team. Did fumble one shot but otherwise had a decent game even though he was not that busy.

Danny Simpson (8) - Defended really well and it was also his interception which led to our goal. Does not always get the praise he deserves but this was a solid performance at right back.

Mike Williamson (8.5) - Another who stood up to the challenge and dealt with everything that came his way.

Fabricio Coloccini (9) - Almost a flawless performance from our captain. Came back into the team after missing about a month and he picked up from where he left off. Calm at the back, strong in the challenge and read the game really well. For me, he has now become the best centre back to ever play for Newcastle United.

Davide Santon (7.5) - Had a fairly good game although he sometimes ran himself into trouble instead of passing and maintaining possession for the team especially as we were ten men for so long and had to value what ball we got.

Cheick Tiote (4) - Gets a low rating as he was sent off for a rather silly challenge. Whether it was a red card or not, it was unnecessary especially as we won the free kick and also because we had the lead. Needs to learn because he is a talented player who is building a reputation he does not need.

Yohan Cabaye (8.5) - Scored our goal with a tidy finish and also looked really up for it. Played some delightful balls forward for Demba Ba to run onto in the second half as well.

Jonas Gutierrez (7) - Did a lot of defensive work especially when we went down to ten men. Hardly gets into forward positions these days but does a lot for the team in terms of his work rate.

Hatem Ben Arfa (7.5) - Gave away some silly free kicks in good areas for them but otherwise worked hard for the team and did his fair share of defending and closing down the left flank of Sunderland. The sad part is that he's individual brilliance was curbed when Tiote was sent off.

Demba Ba (8) - Worked really hard up front especially in the second half. Looks very sharp at the moment.

Shola Ameobi (7.5) - Caused Sunderland some problems before he had to be sacrificed late in the first half as we brought on a defensive minded player, in James Perch.

Substitutes

James Perch (8) - Did excellently when he came on. Put in some hard challenges and did what is now expected of him.

Steven Taylor (6) - Made two errors from what I can tell when he came on. Allowed O'Shea too much room which led to the own goal, as O'Shea won the first header most notably.

Gabriel Obertan (6) - Can't say he did much in the short space of time he was on for.

Newcastle United Man of the Match - Fabricio Coloccini

Player Ratings - Newcastle v Sunderland (A)

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23/10/2012 19:47

First red card of Tiote's Newcastle career? You sure about that one?


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annie
23/10/2012 20:34

I think it's his second red card of his Newcastle career.

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