How the Rovers players fared in the win at St James' Park.

BRAD FRIEDEL: Earned his money with one outstanding save to deny Luque. 7

LUCAS NEILL: Coolness personified. Used the ball intelligently and set up the winning goal. 8

MICHAEL GRAY: Kept his focus and didn't allow the home fans' boos to get under his skin. 7

ZURAB KHIZANISHVILI: Roughed up by Shearer on several occasions but refused to be intimidated. 7

RYAN NELSEN: A colossus at the back. 8

TUGAY: A class act. Rolled back the years with another vintage midfield performance. 8

ROBBIE SAVAGE: Got in Newcastle's faces from the first whistle to the last. 7

STEVEN REID: A real driving force for Rovers, as typified by his part in the goal. 8

MORTEN GAMST PEDERSEN: Now he scores controversial goals as well as spectacular ones! 7

SHEFKI KUQI: Looked out of sorts for most of the afternoon but he was there when it counted.7

PAUL DICKOV: Might have scored but for Given's heroics then injury cut short his afternoon. 7

SUBS: PETER (for Dickov, 53) 7; EMERTON (for Tugay, 85); AARON MOKOENA (for Pedersen, 90) NOT USED: JEMAL JOHNSON, PETER ENCKELMAN