English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Preston North End DWDWW 0
–
Newcastle United WWWWW 6
1st2ndT
PNE000
NEW246
St. James' Park · 49,042 att.

Match Report

Alexander Mitrovic brace guides Newcastle to cup win

Alexander Mitrovic answered his critics in style as Newcastle marched into the EFL Cup quarter-finals by tearing 10-man Preston to shreds.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
1
27.9
Possession
72.1
1
SHOTS
27
1
ON GOAL
12
1.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
190
Accurate Passes
614
268
Passes
676
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
5
Crosses
24
0.4
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
54
27
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
18
25
Clearances
18

Head to Head

NEW leads series 2-0

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 28Matz SelsG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 18Chancel MbembaCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 4Jack ColbackCM-L
  7. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  8. 30Christian AtsuLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 45Aleksandar MitrovicF
  11. 15Mohamed DiaméRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Dwight GayleSUB
  2. 17Ayoze PérezSUB
  3. 8Vurnon AnitaSUB
  4. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  5. 12Jonjo ShelveySUB
  6. 20Yoan GouffranSUB
  7. 2Ciaran ClarkSUB

PNE · 5-3-2

  1. 1Anders LindegaardG
  2. 23Paul HuntingtonCD
  3. 20Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 6Bailey WrightCD-R
  5. 17Thomas SpurrLB
  6. 7Chris HumphreyRB
  7. 16Liam GrimshawCM
  8. 18Ben PringleCM-L
  9. 8Alan BrowneCM-R
  10. 9Simon MakienokCF-L
  11. 13Eoin DoyleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Callum RobinsonSUB
  2. 25Jordan HugillSUB
  3. 22Chris MaxwellSUB
  4. 11Daniel JohnsonSUB
  5. 12Paul GallagherSUB
  6. 5Tom ClarkeSUB
  7. 10Jermaine BeckfordSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Preston North End 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie following a set piece situation.
  2. 19' Eoin Doyle (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 19' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Preston North End 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie following a set piece situation.
  4. 25' Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  5. 27' Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the red card.
  6. 32' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Jack Colback because of an injury.
  7. 32' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Jack Colback because of an injury.
  8. 38' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Preston North End 0. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  9. 38' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Preston North End 0. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  10. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Clarke replaces Ben Davies.
  11. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Ben Pringle.
  12. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Ben Pringle.
  13. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Clarke replaces Ben Davies.
  14. 45' Tom Clarke (Preston North End) Substitution at 45'
  15. 52' Bailey Wright (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 53' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Preston North End 0. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  17. 53' Paul Huntington (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 53' Goal! Newcastle United 3, Preston North End 0. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  19. 55' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Preston North End 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Hayden with a cross.
  20. 55' Goal! Newcastle United 4, Preston North End 0. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Hayden with a cross.
  21. 56' Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  22. 56' Aleksandar Mitrovic (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  23. 58' Substitution, Newcastle United. Vurnon Anita replaces Paul Dummett.
  24. 58' Substitution, Newcastle United. Vurnon Anita replaces Paul Dummett.
  25. 63' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Simon Makienok.
  26. 63' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Simon Makienok.
  27. 65' Eoin Doyle (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 75' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Matt Ritchie.
  29. 76' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Matt Ritchie.
  30. 87' Goal! Newcastle United 5, Preston North End 0. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
  31. 87' Goal! Newcastle United 5, Preston North End 0. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
  32. 90'+1' Goal! Newcastle United 6, Preston North End 0. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  33. 90'+1' Goal! Newcastle United 6, Preston North End 0. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.

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