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Blackburn - Newcastle
FA Community Shield
Sunday 9 August 2026
15:00
Line Ups:
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[TD]1.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]M ter Stegen[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Paulo Villalobos[/TD]
[TD]12.[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]14.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Luo Hán[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Pape Diédhiou[/TD]
[TD]3.[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]15.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Joshua Eze[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Santiago Bernal[/TD]
[TD]4.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Lars Persson[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Gerardo Soriano[/TD]
[TD]2.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Laurie Smith[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Michael Toase[/TD]
[TD]15.[/TD]
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[TD]8.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Josué[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Darren Donaldson[/TD]
[TD]5.[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]6.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Patricio Espinoza[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Scotty Walden[/TD]
[TD]7.[/TD]
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[TD]7.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Ismail Hakan Tosun[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]M van der Vaart[/TD]
[TD]9.[/TD]
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[TD]16.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Ekrem Tayfur[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Leomar[/TD]
[TD]8.[/TD]
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[TD]9.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Luca Boccaccini[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Dong Dexin[/TD]
[TD]10.[/TD]
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[TD]11.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Álvaro Aguilar[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Radek Pilar[/TD]
[TD]39.[/TD]
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Substitutes:
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[TD]26.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Danny Terry[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Jáider Vallejo[/TD]
[TD]1.[/TD]
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[TD]4.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Savio Barreto[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiMark Erwin[/TD]
[TD]13.[/TD]
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[TD]12.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Frode Ravndal[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Diego Escudero[/TD]
[TD]21.[/TD]
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[TD]13.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Michael Maldonado[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Jim Priestley[/TD]
[TD]11.[/TD]
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[TD]10.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Amos Obi[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Paolo Bonato[/TD]
[TD]19.[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]19.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Guy Burton[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Aubrey Mashishi[/TD]
[TD]18.[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD]25.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Steve Curtis[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]Mikael Lampi[/TD]
[TD]29.[/TD]
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Report:
1' - Blackburn got the game underway. New England boss Antonio Conte was seen on the stands.
3' - Diédhiou passed along the floor for Toase to pick it up. Toase looked for Dong Dexin in front of him. Dong Dexin aimed a one touch pass to his right for Leomar. Leomar sent the ball flying towards goal from distance. ter Stegen saved and held the ball.
5' - Luca Boccaccini moved the ball forward for Espinoza. Espinoza tried to find Josué with a pass to feet. Josué struck it low from a tight angle. Villalobos did well to tip it round the post. Corner-kick to Blackburn.
8' - Bernal headed the ball clear. Pilar headed the ball to Donaldson. Donaldson passed it forward first time to Dong Dexin. Dong Dexin darted past Luo Hán and sent the ball flying towards goal from distance but couldn't direct it goalwards.
17' - Toase looked up and swung the ball right towards Donaldson. Donaldson crossed for van der Vaart who beat Smith in the air to it. Van der Vaart was close, but the ball went over the bar.
22' - Luo Hán could not stop Leomar going past him. Leomar put the ball into the six yard box. Good play by Walden in making himself some space. SCOTTY WALDEN SCORED FOR NEWCASTLE!!
Blackburn - Newcastle 0-1 (Scotty Walden)
25' - Donaldson executed a good sliding tackle on Josué. The ball went out for a throw-in. Luo Hán took the throw-in. Leomar nodded the ball to Scotty Walden. Walden looked for Donaldson. Donaldson sent the ball flying towards goal from distance. The keeper felt safe to wave the ball wide.
30' - Pilar jumps at the rebound. PILAR SCORED FOR NEWCASTLE!! Eze was furious the goal was allowed to stand when it looked offside!
Blackburn - Newcastle 0-2 (Radek Pilar)
33' - Espinoza passed first time along the floor for Boccaccini to pick it up. Boccaccini tried to find Hakan Tosun with a pass to feet. Hakan Tosun played the ball right to Ekrem Tayfur's feet. Gerardo Soriano could not stop Tayfur going past him. Toase got across well to perfectly tackle the ball. Corner.
34' - Leomar was tripped by Josué. The referee pulled out a yellow card for Josué.
36' - The ball went out for a goal kick to Newcastle, Villalobos played the ball long. Van der Vaart cushioned a headed pass to Toase. Josué did well to pick out and intercept that pass. Josué swung in a deep cross... Corner-kick to Blackburn. Espinoza took the corner. Josué headed it across the goal. JOSUE SCORED FOR BLACKBURN!!
Blackburn - Newcastle 1-2 (Josué)
38' - Boccaccini shoved Toase to the fury of the Newcastle fans. Yellow card shown to Boccaccini.
40' - Donaldson moved across to take his side's throw-in. The head of Dong Dexin met the ball. DONG DEXIN SCORED FOR NEWCASTLE!!
Blackburn - Newcastle 1-3 (Dong Dexin)
41' - Blackburn got the game underway. Aguilar played a one-two with Hakan Tosun and passed back for Eze. Eze played the ball forward, Tayfur went after it. Soriano with a great interception. Soriano flicked the ball forward for Walden. Walden sent it back to Leomar... ter Stegen beat the ball away.
41' - The ball went out of play for a throw-in. Taken by Donaldson. Dong Dexin got well above Hakan Tosun to win the ball. Dong Dexin got up to head at goal. THAT WAS HIS SECOND. Newcastle hit Blackburn with a 2 minute double salvo.
Blackburn - Newcastle 1-4 (Dong Dexin)
44' - Josué had his shirt pulled by Darren Donaldson. Yellow card for Donaldson. Josué played the ball forward. Smith dived onto it but Soriano headed it behind.
45+1' - Half time whistle.
46' - Barreto replaced Josué at half time. Obi replaced Tayfur at half time. Newcastle also made a half time change introducing Bonato in place of Leomar.
52' - Espinoza lost the ball to Toase. Walden moved the ball forward for Dong Dexin. From way out, Dong Dexin hit the ball low towards goal but couldn't get it on target.
58' - Diédhiou played the ball ahead looking for Soriano. Boccaccini had no problem in intercepting the ball and passed to Espinoza. Espinoza passed left to Hakan Tosun. Ismail Hakan Tosun shot from distance but put it wide of the goal.
62' - Bernal was pushed by Aguilar. Yellow card for Aguilar.
64' - Newcastle make changes. Escudero on for Donaldson. Vallejo on for Villalobos. Mashishi on for Walden. Priestley on for Pilar.
72' - Aguilar pushed Toase. Second yellow card and Aguilar was off! Blackburn made changes. Ravndal on for Persson. Eze replaced by Maldonado.
79' - Smith made a clearance. Boccaccini went after the ball and passed to Obi. Obi struck a long range piledriver! But couldn't get it on target.
81' - Excellent sliding tackle from Bonato, easily dispossessing Obi. Toase exchanged passes with Mashishi. Diédhiou fed the high ball forward. Priestley headed the ball down to Escudero. Escudero hit a ferocious left footed strike. But it went over the bar. The goal kick was taken by ter Stegen. Espinoza looked to latch onto it and headed the ball out right to Maldonado. Maldonado took a shot but put it wide of the goal.
82' - Dong Dexin went to ground and was accused of diving! Yellow card shown to Dong Dexin.
89' - A goal kick was taken by Valleho. Dong Dexin nodded the ball left to van der Vaart. Barreto couldn't reach the header and van der Vaart played the ball to Mashishi's feet. Mashishi played the ball to Dong Dexin who put it superbly for Priestley. Priestley was unmarked. Driven in low by Priestley on his left foot. Priestley put it into the side netting.
90+3' Full time whistle.
Blackburn - Newcastle
1-4
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Newcastle win the Community shield!
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