Burton Albion vs Newcastle United, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Burton Albion

20': Lloyd Dyer

FT
1 - 2

Newcastle United

15': Dwight Gayle
34': Mohamed Diamé

Newcastle go into Christmas top of the pile after edging out Burton

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Damien McCrory with a cross.
3': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
3': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United).
3': Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt saved. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
9': Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Damien McCrory (Burton Albion).
11': Attempt missed. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
14': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by John Mousinho.
14': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
14': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Newcastle United 1. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
18': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
18': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Newcastle United 1. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Brayford with a cross.
23': Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United).
23': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Offside, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey tries a through ball, but Dwight Gayle is caught offside.
25': Attempt missed. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
29': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
29': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Damien McCrory.
29': Offside, Newcastle United. Ciaran Clark tries a through ball, but Dwight Gayle is caught offside.
31': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
34': Goal! Burton Albion 1, Newcastle United 2. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
35': Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
35': John Brayford (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Attempt blocked. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross.
36': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Mousinho.
36': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
36': Delay in match Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
42': Attempt missed. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
43': Attempt blocked. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
43': Attempt saved. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie.
45'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Damien McCrory.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion).
45'+3': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+4': Foul by Damien McCrory (Burton Albion).
45'+5': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Damien McCrory.
45'+5': First Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.
0': Match ends, Burton Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.
45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.
46': Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
46': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by John Brayford (Burton Albion).
48': Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
55': Attempt blocked. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
56': Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
62': Attempt blocked. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross.
65': Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
65': John Mousinho (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
70': Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
70': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
75': Attempt missed. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chris O'Grady.
77': Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
78': Substitution, Burton Albion. Jamie Ward replaces Lucas Akins.
78': Delay in match DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Attempt missed. Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chris O'Grady with a headed pass.
84': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
85': Offside, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden tries a through ball, but Mohamed Diamé is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoan Gouffran replaces Matt Ritchie.
89': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Karl Darlow.
89': Substitution, Burton Albion. Will Miller replaces Matthew Palmer.
90': Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
90': Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Ward.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer.
90'+3': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Ward with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Naylor following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.

Statistics

NEW		BRT
10	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	2
42.3	Possession	57.7
9	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
238	Accurate Passes	320
340	Passes	473
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
24	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.2
82	Long Balls	114
31	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	5
14	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
81	Effective Clearances	21
81	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 6,665

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Burton Albion (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Jon McLaughlin (GK)
5	Kyle McFadzean
14	Damien McCrory
4	John Mousinho
36	Jackson Irvine
15	Tom Naylor
16	Matthew Palmer
11	Lloyd Dyer
3	John Brayford
8	Chris O'Grady
10	Lucas Akins

Burton Albion Substitutes:

Tom Flanagan, Hamza Choudhury, Marcus Myers-Harness, Lee Williamson, Will Miller, Jamie Ward, Stephen Bywater.

Newcastle United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
26	Karl Darlow (GK)
2	Ciaran Clark
6	Jamaal Lascelles
3	Paul Dummett
22	DeAndre Yedlin
14	Isaac Hayden
12	Jonjo Shelvey
11	Matt Ritchie
30	Christian Atsu
9	Dwight Gayle
15	Mohamed Diamé

Newcastle United Substitutes:

Matz Sels, Yoan Gouffran, Ayoze Pérez, Chancel Mbemba, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Achraf Lazaar, Vurnon Anita.

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