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Goal
Rob Lee
7'
Goal (from penalty)
Peter Beardsley
82'
Goal
Les Ferdinand
83'
Game #3257 | League game #2933
Season game #1 | Premier League game #1
Ron Atkinson game #
Newcastle United 1st | Coventry City 18th (20)
Ferdinand, Ginola, Barton and Hislop make their debuts for the Geordies in an exciting game not as one-sided as the scoreline suggests. It is 1-0 until the last ten minutes, when Beardsley scores after Borrows fouls him. Lee’s pass finds City chasing the game and Ferdinand seals it.
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Referee:
LR Dilkes
15
Shaka Hislop
2
Warren Barton
3
John Beresford
10
Lee Clark
15
Darren Peacock
6
Steve Howey
7
Rob Lee
7'
8
Peter Beardsley
82'
9
Les Ferdinand
83'
14
David Ginola
75'
18
Keith Gillespie
Substitutes
5
Ruel Fox
75'
19
Steve Watson
26
Robbie Elliott
Coach
Kevin Keegan
11'
54'
Coach
Newcastle United
Coventry City
Goal
1:0
7'
Rob Lee
11'
Yellow Card
Brian Borrows
Foul on Rob Lee
54'
Substitute
In:Ally Pickering
Out:Marcus Hall
Substitute
75'
In:Ruel Fox
Out:David Ginola
Goal (from penalty)
2:0
82'
Peter Beardsley
Brian Borrows foul on Peter Beardlsey
Goal
3:0
83'
Les Ferdinand
Newcastle United
Coventry City
Newcastle United
Coventry City
Out
David Ginola
In
Ruel Fox
75'
