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    • Barclays Premier League
    • 27th Apr 2009
    • KO 20:00
    • Att: 47,481

    The player ratings below represent the average score from all the SkySports users who have voted. You are only allowed to cast your ratings once per match.

    Fantasy football points

    Newcastle United Player ratings
    Player Our Rating Your Rating
    Steve Harper
    Rarely troubled, but did well when called upon     		6 5.7
    Sebastien Bassong
    Nullified Crouch threat for large majority     		7 6.1
    Jose Enrique
    Promising until hamstring injury arrived     		6 5.2
    Habib Beye
    Didn't get forward enough     		5 5.1
    Fabricio Coloccini
    Not as assured as cente-back partner     		5 5.0
    Alan Smith
    Hard-working as ever, added bite to Toon midfield     		6 5.6
    Nicky Butt
    Superb - Newcastle missed him when he got injured     		7 5.5
    Damien Duff
    Slotting well at left-back and still offered width     		7 5.6
    Michael Owen
    Anonymous until he missed golden chance     		4 3.4
    Mark Viduka
    Lacked match-sharpness wasted opportunities     		5 5.2
    Obafemi Martins
    Worked hard, but lacked composure     		6 4.9
    Jonas Gutierrez
    (Sub)
    High energy, made good impact     		6 5.4
    Danny Guthrie
    (Sub)
    Sloppy passing let him down     		6 4.9
    Andy Carroll
    (Sub)
    Went close with header, otherwise anonymous     		6 5.0
    Portsmouth Player ratings
    Player Our Rating Your Rating
    David James
    Sometimes shacky, sometimes brilliant - same old James     		6 5.2
    Sylvain Distin
    Proved tough opponent for Martins     		7 5.5
    Nadir Belhadj
    Pompey's most threatening player     		6 7.2
    Hermann Hreidarsson
    Won the battle with Beye     		6 5.2
    Sol Campbell
    Dealt with triple attack     		6 5.3
    Glen Johnson
    Showed why he got into PFA team of the year     		7 6.8
    Hayden Mullins
    Absent from play at large periods     		5 4.4
    Richard Hughes
    Could have snatched a winner with header     		6 5.0
    Sean Davis
    Passed ball decently and got into goalscoring positions     		6 5.0
    Peter Crouch
    Squandered one-on-one     		6 5.3
    David Nugent
    Worked hard, but lacked quality     		5 4.3
    Jermaine Pennant
    (Sub)
    Worked well with Johnson on right     		6 5.1

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