Hull City and Newcastle must do battle again after their FA Cup third round tie ended goalless.
Premier League duo face replay after absorbing encounter
Hull City and Newcastle must do battle again after their FA Cup third round tie ended goalless.
The two sides produced an entertaining encounter with chances aplenty but must replay at St James' Park in ten days' time.
The Magpies had a host of opportunities in the first half-an-hour, Michael Owen at fault for missing a gilt-edged chance when clean through.
Owen was also denied a penalty when stand-in City goalkeeper Matt Duke appeared to barge the England striker on the edge of the box but referee Chris Foy waved play-on.
But it was the Tigers who went closest to nicking a winner when Michael Turner saw his header hit the angle of bar and post before being grabbed by Shay Given on the line.
Indeed Given underlined his importance to Newcastle with a superb performance.
The goalkeeper looked far from unsettled and produced a number of fine saves.
The game was also notable for the reaction of the KC Stadium crowd to Danny Guthrie.
The midfielder was public enemy number one in the eyes of the Hull supporters after the horror tackle which broke Tigers forward Craig Fagan's leg in September.
Fagan made his first start since that game and his battle against Guthrie added extra spice to the match.
Despite being booed heavily with every touch, Guthrie made a useful early contribution by playing in Owen, whose cross was headed straight at Duke by Andrew Carroll.
Duke was making a rare appearance in the Hull goal in place of the rested Boaz Myhill in one of seven changes made by manager Phil Brown after three successive defeats.
Fagan also got into the action early on but shot well wide and Brazilian star Geovanni, restored after being dropped against Aston Villa in midweek, forced Given to save from distance.
Deflected
Given had to be alert again when Geovanni almost put Daniel Cousin through on goal after a probing run.
A poor shot from Nicky Butt inadvertently found Guthrie in space and his ball set up Owen but the England striker's effort was deflected for a corner.
Owen had an even better chance on 17 minutes when he beat Sam Ricketts and Duke to a long punt upfield but lifted the ball wide. Duke then palmed out a shot from Carroll moments later.
Cousin caused some problems for the Newcastle defence and good work from the Gabon international created an opening for Ricketts to shoot but Given saved.
Newcastle lost Charles N'Zogbia to injury 10 minutes before the break with Jonas Gutierrez taking his place.
Given showed brilliant reflexes to deny Cousin from point-blank range after Fagan had beaten Steven Taylor on the right, the keeper touching his shot against the post.
Geovanni created the first chance of the second half with a run into the Newcastle area but his cross for George Boateng was underhit and Guthrie slid in to clear.
Newcastle then claimed a penalty when Owen went down under a challenge from Duke after a poor clearance by the goalkeeper but Foy was not interested.
Cousin worked space to turn and shoot after a Giannakopoulos cross but again Given was equal to his effort.
Given then saved superbly again from a curling Geovanni free-kick and on-loan Sunderland player Paul McShane further spared Newcastle by firing over in the ensuing scramble.
Newcastle earned a remarkable reprieve in the 72nd minute as Given clutched a ball Hull were convinced had crossed the line.
Turner rose to head a Dean Marney corner which Duff headed onto the angle of crossbar and post.
Given smothered the bouncing ball as Hull claimed a goal but Foy and his assistant were unmoved.
Newcastle then almost caught Hull on the counter again as Owen fired over from a Butt knock-down.
At the other end, Carroll did similar when presented with a good chance and despite further openings at both ends, the sides had to settle for a replay.
| Team Name |
Hull City |
Newcastle United |
| Possession |
51% |
49% |
| Goals |
0 |
0 |
| Shots On Target |
8 |
4 |
| Shots Off Target |
5 |
4 |
| Blocked Shots |
0 |
2 |
| Corners |
2 |
6 |
| Fouls Conceded |
16 |
18 |
| Offsides |
4 |
3 |
| Yellow Cards |
4 |
2 |
| Red Cards |
0 |
0 |
|
