English League Championship

FT Saturday, October 29, 2016
Newcastle United WWWWW 2
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Preston North End WDWWL 1
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Deepdale · 20,724 att.

Match Report

Aleksandar Mitrovic scores twice as Newcastle beat Preston at Deepdale

Aleksandar Mitrovic scores twice as Newcastle beat Preston at Deepdale

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
4
44.5
Possession
55.5
10
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
215
Accurate Passes
255
334
Passes
408
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.6
1
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.3
91
Long Balls
114
38
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
61
Effective Clearances
29
61
Clearances
29

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-0

Lineups

PNE · 4-4-2

  1. 22Chris MaxwellG
  2. 6Bailey WrightCD-L
  3. 5Tom ClarkeCD-R
  4. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  5. 27Alex BaptisteRB
  6. 11Daniel JohnsonCM-L
  7. 4Ben PearsonCM-R
  8. 12Paul GallagherLM
  9. 18Ben PringleRM
  10. 25Jordan HugillCF-L
  11. 37Callum RobinsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Paul HuntingtonSUB
  2. 9Simon MakienokSUB
  3. 10Jermaine BeckfordSUB
  4. 17Thomas SpurrSUB
  5. 2Marnick VermijlSUB
  6. 1Anders LindegaardSUB
  7. 13Eoin DoyleSUB

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 12Jonjo ShelveyCM-L
  7. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  8. 20Yoan GouffranLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 45Aleksandar MitrovicF
  11. 15Mohamed DiaméRCF

Substitutes

  1. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  2. 30Christian AtsuSUB
  3. 5Grant HanleySUB
  4. 27Jesús GámezSUB
  5. 28Matz SelsSUB
  6. 7Achraf LazaarSUB
  7. 8Vurnon AnitaSUB

Timeline

  1. 59' Goal! Preston North End 0, Newcastle United 1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 61' Callum Robinson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 64' Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 71' Goal! Preston North End 0, Newcastle United 2. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  6. 72' Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Ben Pringle.
  7. 76' Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 83' Substitution, Preston North End. Simon Makienok replaces Jordan Hugill.
  9. 84' Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  11. 86' Substitution, Preston North End. Marnick Vermijl replaces Callum Robinson.
  12. 89' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Own Goal by Jamaal Lascelles, Newcastle United. Preston North End 1, Newcastle United 2.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Matt Ritchie.
  15. 90'+5' Substitution, Newcastle United. Grant Hanley replaces DeAndre Yedlin because of an injury.
  16. 90'+7' Karl Darlow (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

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