20 mins Charlie Weston shot 0-1

Half time: Rovers U21s 1 Magpies U21s 0

70 mins Josh Scott shot 1-1

86 mins Junior Nsangou header 1-2

Full time: Rovers U21s 2 Magpies U21s 1

Newcastle's U21 side suffered another setback on Sunday, beaten by Blackburn Rovers in a PL2 fixture staged at the Lancashire FA HQ in Leyland.

A shot from Charlie Weston in the 20th minute of the first half gave the hosts a deserved one goal advantage at the interval, prompting the Magpies to make a double substitution.

That brought them more into the game, Rovers custodian Joe Hilton pulling off noteworthy saves to deny Josh Scott, Anthony Munda, James Huntley and Ciaran Thompson. Midfielder Munda - who had played a full game for the U18s just 24 hours before then set up fellow substitute Scott for a deserved equaliser on 70 minutes.

However United were unable to bring back a point, Rovers substitute Junior Nsangou heading Zak Gilsenan's corner kick past Reece Byrne in the 86th minute for what proved to be the winner.