Half time: Magpies 0 Robins 0

74 mins: Palmer-Holden penalty. 0-1

90+4 mins: Diallo shot. 1-1

Full time: Magpies 1 Robins 1

There was an U21 debut for 16 year-old defender Thomas Bryant, one of three youngsters named on the bench for this tie. That was as a consequence of United's U19 side playing a game the same day, losing 0-3 to Greek side PAOK in an Al Abtal Cup tie staged in Madrid. 

United's second string rounded off a forgettable set of Premier League Cup fixtures on Wednesday with a late equaliser to boost their points tally. However, that did nothing to lift them from last place in a group, four points from a possible 18 inferior to that of Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and today's opponents, Bristol City.

Already assured of top spot and a last 16 home tie against Everton, the Robins got off to a bright start with Ewan Clarke firing against a post in the third minute. Clarke then shot wide when clean through on goal on 66 minutes, virtually nothing of note having taken place in between those two chances.

City broke the deadlock after 74 minutes when Nathan Carlyon caught Dylan Kadji in the box, Seb Palmer-Holden beating Jude Smith from the resultant spot kick.

Newcastle finally managed a shot on target in the 80th minute; a tame free-kick from Rodrigo Vilca - making his first appearance since returning from loan at Peruvian side Universitario last month.

The visitors were reduced to ten men with seven minutes of normal time remaining, Kadji shown a red card for a high lunge.

United pressed for an equaliser and almost got it when a free-kick into the box was headed by City's Harry Leeson towards his own goal, 'keeper Mac Boyd spilling the ball, but inadvertantly blocking the rebound with his face.

Boyd was equal to a Kyle Crossley volley on 90 minutes, but could do nothing to stop a superb curler into the top corner from Amadou Diallo in the fourth minute of added time, his first Magpies goal.

Thanks to GW who hot-footed it back from Southampton for kick-off....