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Goals from Damien Duff, Peter Lovenkrands and Steven Taylor cancel out Marc Antoine Fortune's brace.

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Goals from Damien Duff, Peter Lovenkrands and Steven Taylor cancel out Marc Antoine Fortune's brace.

16:52: Full-time whistle blows.

16:44: Fortune tries his luck from 30-yards fir his hat-trick but Harper saves.

16:32: Fortune turns and shoots with the right foot to put Albion back in it, with the Newcastle players protesting play had stopped because of an injury to Bednar.

16:18: Felipe Teixiera's effort for Albion clears the net.

16:06: Valero's corner for the Baggies is met with a shot from Robinson, but his effort is well-saved from Harper.

16:03: Second-half begins, Felipe Teixiera replaces Kim and Roman Bednar replaces Brunt for Albion.

15:48: Half-time whistle blows.

15:41: More disaster for Albion, as Steven Taylor heads in Ryan Taylor's corner to make it 3-1 to Newcastle.

15:30: Ryan Taylor's 30-yarder for Newcastle goes wide of the target.

15:25: Speculative shot by Albion's Chris Brunt from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.

15:16: Albion defender Abdoulaye Meite makes a mistake and a third Newcastle goal is only saved by a last-ditch sliding tackle from Paul Robinson.

15:09: Peter Lovenkrands picks his spot when the ball falls to him and restores the Newcastle lead.

15:04: A lovely through ball from Albion midfielder Borja Valero lands at the feet of Marc Antoine Fortune, who turns and lashes the ball past United goalkeeper Steve Harper.

15:02: Albion midfielder Kim gives the ball away, defender Leon Barnett misses the ball coming through all together and Damien Duff finishes to put Newcastle ahead after 75 seconds.

14:45: No Joe Kinnear in the Newcastle dugout - the manager is unwell in hospital with assistant Chris Hughton in charge.

14:30: Teams in at the Hawthorns: -

Albion: Carson, Hoefkens, Barnett, Meite, Robinson, Kim, Koren, Borja Valero, Brunt, Morrison, Fortune.

Subs: Kiely, Cech, Bednar, Moore, Pele, Filipe Teixeira, Mulumbu.

Newcastle: Harper, S Taylor, Bassong, Coloccini, Enrique, R Taylor, Nolan, Butt, Duff, Ameobi, Lovenkrands.

Subs: Forster, Cacapa, Smith, Xisco, Geremi, Edgar, Viduka.

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