English League Championship

FT Friday, August 5, 2016
Newcastle United WDWWD 0
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Fulham LLWWW 1
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Craven Cottage · 23,922 att.

Match Report

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Newcastle return to life in Championship with loss at Fulham

Matt Smith's first-half header handed Newcastle defeat on their return to the Championship as Fulham started the season with a 1-0 win.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
2
54.9
Possession
45.1
8
SHOTS
5
2
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
466
Accurate Passes
374
553
Passes
462
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
28
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.1
69
Long Balls
67
40
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
10
18
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
14
27
Clearances
19

Head to Head

FUL leads series 3-2

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27David ButtonG
  2. 15Michael MadlCD-L
  3. 26Tomás KalasCD-R
  4. 3Scott MaloneLB
  5. 4Denis OdoiRB
  6. 24Sone AlukoAM
  7. 19Ryan TunnicliffeLM
  8. 6Kevin McDonaldRM
  9. 9Matt SmithF
  10. 11Floyd AyitéAM-L
  11. 10Tom CairneyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Lasse Vigen ChristensenSUB
  2. 37Tayo EdunSUB
  3. 16Cauley WoodrowSUB
  4. 41Jesse JoronenSUB
  5. 5Richard StearmanSUB
  6. 8Scott ParkerSUB
  7. 13Tim ReamSUB

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 28Matz SelsG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 4Jack ColbackCM-L
  7. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  8. 11Matt RitchieLM
  9. 8Vurnon AnitaRM
  10. 9Dwight GayleF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 42Jamie SterrySUB
  2. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  3. 32Adam ArmstrongSUB
  4. 27Jesús GámezSUB
  5. 16Rolando AaronsSUB
  6. 18Chancel MbembaSUB
  7. 12Jonjo ShelveySUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Goal! Fulham 1, Newcastle United 0. Matt Smith (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a cross following a corner.
  3. 61' Substitution, Newcastle United. Rolando Aarons replaces Jack Colback.
  4. 68' Grant Hanley (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 69' Substitution, Fulham. Lasse Vigen Christensen replaces Matt Smith.
  6. 69' Substitution, Fulham. Scott Parker replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
  7. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Adam Armstrong replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  8. 75' Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Isaac Hayden.
  10. 85' Substitution, Fulham. Tim Ream replaces Scott Malone.
  11. 90'+4' Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

EFL Championship News

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