Newcastle's Karl Darlow made huge mistake before wonder save against Rotherham
Saturday 21 January 2017 19:27, UK
Newcastle's Karl Darlow had a moment of madness as he gave the ball away to Rotherham in his own area, but made up for it with a fantastic save after stumbling over his own player.
In the 38th minute with the score still at 0-0, Darlow lost possession on the edge of his area where Rotherham's Anthony Forde may have gone down as he moved away from Darlow.
He chose to stay on his feet to deliver a cross to Jerry Yates, but the forward's hesitation allowed the 26-year-old to race back, trip over Ciaran Clark and eventually save the shot.
Matt Ritchie fired a second-half double as Newcastle climbed back to the top of the table thanks to a 4-0 win.
Daryl Murphy put the hosts in front in first-half stoppage time, turning and firing into the net after a first-time cross from Yedlin, who latched onto Jonjo Shelvey's fine long pass.
Just after the break, winger Ritchie put Newcastle 2-0 up from close range after Yoan Gouffran's shot had been saved, and Ayoze Perez put Rafael Benitez's side out of sight in the 59th minute, heading home at the near post from a Yedlin cross.
Click the video above to see a remarkable recovery save from Darlow after his own terrible error!
