Preview and Watch Blackburn Carling against Newcastle Utd


Ba scored one with his right foot and two heads in one hour, to heap more misery for Blackburn, who had David Hoilett efforts of the first half recording a small consolation, while Martin Olsson was sent late.

Steve Kean men entered the game this afternoon with the support of the 4-3 win over Arsenal at the weekend spectacular and the knowledge they had won their last five Premier League visits to St James Park. However, hope for another positive result was quickly extinguished as Newcastle began in aggressively.

From the opening moments, Newcastle got a lot of joy in Blackburn striker bottom left, Gael Givet, who failed to close the opposition winger Gabriel Obertan on numerous occasions.

Two great opportunities for 13 and 22 minutes, he saw Leon Best and Jonas Gutierrez to flare up over his head and a broad and peaceful Obertan deliveries.

Magpie does not rue these missed opportunities, but due to the Ba delivered an important step forward in the home team a 27 minute.

Best from Christopher Samba out of position before delivering the ball in the Senegalese striker on the left side. Ba continued to manage his back to goal before turning and firing a curling effort past Robinson and in order to Blackburn. But Rovers had only themselves to blame, as Scott Dann should have got much closer to Ba to prevent its original control tower.

Concerned with the visitors, Newcastle doubled their lead three minutes later. Long delivery sent deep into the Blackburn box as Steven Taylor heads the ball in the direction of Ba, that loops his intelligent than a waving Robinson.

Although Rovers offered little going forward - Ayegbeni Yakubu cut a figure extremely isolated as Olsson and Hoilett not enough support in the attack - they were handed a lifeline through its efforts to hit the sweet 37th minute.

Ryan Taylor admitted neglect in their field of possession, and allowed to cross from the left and choose wisely Hoilett Olsson, who took a touch before digging the ball into the roof of the net just inside the penalty box Newcastle.

Blackburn started the second half with a similar goal - Hoilett switch the ball at the top of the cross-Tim Krull, just after the 50th minute.

But the wind was going to be really out of the sails Rovers "as Ba completed his hat trick moments later.

Cheik Tiote cut on the left, before handing the ball to Ba who had moved to the far post. With a little work to do, was signed in Newcastle sent a looping header beyond Robinson, whose attempts to claim that he was driven by a better overrunning failed to win the sympathy of the arbitrators.

In response to Steve Kean will be sent by Jason Roberts and Ruben Rochin to give his team much-needed attacking deception, but the comeback hopes were dashed as Olsson has been given marching orders two minutes in the 71 reserved for instances of dissidents.

This meant that Rovers have to endure an uncomfortable final 20 minutes as the Magpies controlled the possession and the tempo of the game - even send Hatem Ben Arfa for his first homer since his last break expected horrible leg in October.

And it was Newcastle fans that produce the greatest joy after the game, his team now firmly entrenched in the top half of the table, while the problems are increasing for a soft side Blackburn Rovers.