English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 6, 2016
West Bromwich Albion LWDDD 0
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Newcastle United LDWLL 1
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St. James' Park · 50,152 att.

Match Report

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Newcastle on the up as Aleksandar Mitrovic sinks West Brom

Aleksandar Mitrovic's fifth goal of the season dragged Newcastle out of the Premier League relegation zone as they edged past West Brom 1-0.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
0
31.1
Possession
68.9
7
SHOTS
19
0
ON GOAL
7
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
138
Accurate Passes
424
228
Passes
506
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
29
0.1
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
68
18
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
7
15
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
13
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
11
28
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 21Robert ElliotG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 27Steven TaylorCD-R
  4. 16Rolando AaronsLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 5Georginio WijnaldumAM
  7. 24Cheick TiotéLM
  8. 12Jonjo ShelveyRM
  9. 45Aleksandar MitrovicF
  10. 25Andros TownsendAM-L
  11. 7Moussa SissokoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Callum WilliamsSUB
  2. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  3. 23Henri SaivetSUB
  4. 35Liam GibsonSUB
  5. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  6. 28Seydou DoumbiaSUB
  7. 47Daniel BarlaserSUB

WBA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 3Jonas OlssonCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 25Craig DawsonLB
  5. 4James ChesterRB
  6. 24Darren FletcherAM
  7. 30SandroLM
  8. 5Claudio YacobRM
  9. 10Victor AnichebeF
  10. 14James McCleanAM-L
  11. 8Craig GardnerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Salomón RondónSUB
  2. 18Saido BerahinoSUB
  3. 29Stéphane SessegnonSUB
  4. 15Sébastien PocognoliSUB
  5. 13Boaz MyhillSUB
  6. 20Alex PritchardSUB
  7. 17Rickie LambertSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Newcastle United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a through ball.
  2. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Saido Berahino replaces Sandro.
  3. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Pritchard replaces Craig Gardner.
  4. 47' Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' James Chester (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 74' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Salomón Rondón replaces Victor Anichebe.
  7. 83' Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Andros Townsend.
  9. 90' Substitution, Newcastle United. Henri Saivet replaces Jonjo Shelvey.

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