English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 16, 2016
Swansea City WLWDW 0
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Newcastle United LLDLL 3
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St. James' Park · 48,949 att.

Match Report

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Newcastle earn first win under Rafa Benitez against Swansea

Andros Townsend turned in a man-of-the-match display to hand Rafa Benitez his first win as Newcastle grabbed a Premier League lifeline.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
7
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
1
65.5
Possession
34.5
11
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
444
Accurate Passes
183
561
Passes
290
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
68
Long Balls
61
33
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
1
17
Effective Tackles
17
20
Tackles
22
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
10
16
Clearances
18

Head to Head

SWA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 15Jamaal LascellesCD-L
  3. 18Chancel MbembaCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 8Vurnon AnitaRB
  6. 7Moussa SissokoAM
  7. 4Jack ColbackLM
  8. 24Cheick TiotéRM
  9. 9Papiss CisséF
  10. 5Georginio WijnaldumAM-L
  11. 25Andros TownsendAM-R

SWA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 33Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 3Neil TaylorLB
  5. 22Angel RangelRB
  6. 23Gylfi SigurdssonAM
  7. 8Leroy FerLM
  8. 24Jack CorkRM
  9. 9Alberto PaloschiF
  10. 20Jefferson MonteroAM-L
  11. 10André AyewAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Leroy Fer (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 22' Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Swansea City 0. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a corner.
  4. 57' Substitution, Swansea City. Modou Barrow replaces Leroy Fer.
  5. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Cheick Tioté.
  6. 71' Substitution, Swansea City. Bafétimbi Gomis replaces André Ayew.
  7. 73' Vurnon Anita (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 73' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  9. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Papiss Demba Cissé.
  10. 82' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Swansea City 0. Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  11. 84' Substitution, Swansea City. Wayne Routledge replaces Alberto Paloschi.
  12. 89' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Swansea City 0. Andros Townsend (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic with a through ball.

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