Tim Krul (7) - Had very little work to do.
Danny Simpson (7) - Made about two defensive errors. One led to their goal as he gave Olssen too much room to cross and the other as Olssen hit the cross bar when he was on the wrong side of his man. Other than that he was fairly sound but it just shows how important concentration is at this level.
Steven Taylor (7.5) – A pretty solid display, although he wasn’t quite as busy as I expected.
Fabricio Coloccini (8.5) – I thought he was brilliant. Read the game so well and defended superbly all game. Did it with style too.
Ryan Taylor (7) – Made two or three important challenges and blocks and also put in the odd good ball into the box. Gave the ball away carelessly which led to them scoring so needs to be more careful. 
Gabriel Obertan (8.5) – His best performance in a toon shirt thus far. Caused problems all afternoon and was a constant threat. Seems to be growing in confidence which bodes well for the future.
Cheik Tiote (8) – Another solid performance from Tiote following on from last week’s impressive display. Barely gave the ball away and won many challenges for us. His partnership with Cabaye seems to be flourishing as well.
Yohan Cabaye (8) – I thought his passing was superb. He fed Obertan and Jonas with so many balls to run onto and went about his work quietly yet very effectively.
Jonas Gutierrez (7.5) – Had yet another better second half performance and deserved his standing ovation he got towards the end.
Demba Ba (9.5) – A fantastic performance from our number 19. He looked dangerous from the first minute and finished all his goals clinically. Perhaps deserves a ten but I’ll reserve that for when he bags four goals in one match later in the season.
Leon Best (7) – Worked really hard and played well but his finishing let him down. Does get himself into good positions and if he keeps doing that he’ll score goals in games more often than not.
Substitutes
Hatem Ben Arfa (7.5) – Looked good when he came on and nearly set up two goals in his brief cameo.
Sylvain Marveaux (7) – He too did well when coming on and deserves more time on the pitch I feel.
Newcastle United Man of the Match – Demba Ba
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