Cunningham sent off as Newcastle win

BOBBY ROBSON felt for Birmingham defender Kenny Cunningham after the player was sent off in the Magpies’ 2-1 win over their Barclaycard Premiership rivals in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Cunningham was sent off for fouling Craig Bellamy with Alan Shearer tucking away the resulting penalty for the opening goal of the game.

Paul Devlin levelled the scores but Shola Ameobi's header earned Newcastle a place in the final of the FA Premier League Asia Cup against either Chelsea or Malaysia.