Tim Krul (6) - Hardly to blame for any of their goals but he cannot be happy conceding three goals today.
Danny Simpson (6.5) - He put in some decent crosses going forward but was really tested by Thomas in defence. Beaten a few times with Thomas' blistering pace exposing him occasionally.
Steven Taylor (5.5) - Caught playing the attacker on side for their third goal and failed to close down the goalscorer in the lead up to the second goal. Won't be happy with his display today, although he did manage one good attempt on goal in the second half.
Sol Campbell (5) - He was very much off the pace of the game today. Caught holding up his hands in the hope that the attacker was offside for their third goal but it was clear that, it was more in hope than actually him being offside. Should also have closed down the goalscorer for their other goals. On today's showing, one has to worry about our centre backs coping with Fernando Torres next week.Jose Enrique (5.5) - Arguably one of his worst games in a long time. Had his hands full with Tchoyi, who got the better of him a few times, which is something we don't say too often. Was not able to go forward too often as a result.
Wayne Routledge (6) - He worked hard and got one really good ball into the box but other than that it was a frustrating day for him, getting few chances to run at the Albion defence.
Danny Guthrie (5) - Went off injured with what looked like a serious injury but gave the ball away for their second goal which seemed to kill off any hopes we had of getting something from the game. As for his overall performance, he failed to get any foothold on the game and his set pieces were poor most of the time. Just not a good day for him, but let's hope he recovers quickly as we could do with his creativity even if its from the bench when Barton and Nolan return..
Cheik Tiote (6.5) - He had his moments where he showed real quality on the ball and won back the ball for us but he too was unable to get us on top in terms of possession for large enough periods in the game. Does give away some silly fouls though.
Jonas Gutierrez (5.5) - Very ineffective today. Apart from one good run which saw the ball some how cleared off the line, and one excellent cross which could have resulted in Lovenkrands scoring, he did not offer us much and was lucky to play the full 90 minutes in my opinion as I would have substituted him, if we had someone good enough to bring on in his place.
Shola Ameobi (6) - Wasn't able to get into the game and was taken off at half time. Not his fault though as we allowed WBA to have most of the possession in the first half.
Andy Carroll (6) - Similar to Ameobi, he was rarely in the game although he did have a better second half. Was involved in the build up to our goal but it was far too late then.
Substitutes
Peter Lovenkrands (7) - Made some really good runs and managed to break his duck for this season. Still needs more game time to get his sharpness back.
Alan Smith (5) - It's frustrating seeing him come on, when a player like Vuckic can't even make the bench.
Nile Ranger (5.5) - Failed to have any impact after coming on towards the end.
Newcastle United Man of the Match - Peter Lovenkrands
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