English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 18, 2015
Norwich City WDWDL 2
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Newcastle United LLLDL 6
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NEW336
St. James' Park · 47,006 att.

Match Report

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Georginio Wijnaldum hits four goals as Newcastle fight past Norwich

Georginio Wijnaldum hit four goals in a thrilling game at St James' Park as Newcastle overcame Norwich 6-2.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
3
0
Saves
4
55.8
Possession
44.2
18
SHOTS
11
6
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
374
Accurate Passes
285
463
Passes
373
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
3
29
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
73
26
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
19
Effective Tackles
11
26
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
15
24
Clearances
18

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-2

  1. 21Robert ElliotG
  2. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-L
  3. 18Chancel MbembaCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 4Jack ColbackCM-L
  7. 24Cheick TiotéCM-R
  8. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  9. 7Moussa SissokoRM
  10. 45Aleksandar MitrovicCF-L
  11. 17Ayoze PérezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Siem de JongSUB
  2. 15Jamaal LascellesSUB
  3. 19Massadio HaidaraSUB
  4. 20Florian ThauvinSUB
  5. 9Papiss CisséSUB
  6. 8Vurnon AnitaSUB
  7. 41Freddie WoodmanSUB

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1John RuddyG
  2. 6Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 5Russell MartinCD-R
  4. 23Martin OlssonLB
  5. 2Steven WhittakerRB
  6. 8Jonathan HowsonAM
  7. 27Alexander TetteyLM
  8. 18Graham DorransRM
  9. 9Dieumerci MbokaniF
  10. 12Robbie BradyAM-L
  11. 22Nathan RedmondAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Cameron JeromeSUB
  2. 24Ryan BennettSUB
  3. 14Wes HoolahanSUB
  4. 3Andre WisdomSUB
  5. 13Declan RuddSUB
  6. 16Matthew JarvisSUB
  7. 28Gary O'NeilSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Norwich City 0. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a through ball.
  3. 20' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Norwich City 1. Dieumerci Mbokani (Norwich City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Olsson with a cross.
  4. 26' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Norwich City 1. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
  5. 33' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Norwich City 1. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  6. 34' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Norwich City 2. Nathan Redmond (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Olsson with a cross.
  7. 45' Substitution, Newcastle United. Vurnon Anita replaces Cheick Tioté.
  8. 62' Substitution, Norwich City. Wes Hoolahan replaces Alexander Tettey.
  9. 64' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Norwich City 2. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
  10. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Massadio Haidara replaces Paul Dummett.
  11. 66' Goal! Newcastle United 5, Norwich City 2. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross following a fast break.
  12. 66' Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 84' Substitution, Norwich City. Gary O'Neil replaces Graham Dorrans.
  14. 84' Substitution, Norwich City. Cameron Jerome replaces Martin Olsson.
  15. 85' Goal! Newcastle United 6, Norwich City 2. Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
  16. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Papiss Demba Cissé replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.

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