English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 31, 2018
Huddersfield Town LWLDL 0
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Newcastle United DWDLW 1
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St. James' Park · 52,261 att.

Match Report

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Perez strikes to sink Huddersfield and all but end Magpies' relegation fears

Ayoze Perez fired Newcastle to the brink of Premier League safety as his fifth goal of the season arrived in the nick of time against Huddersfield.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
0
37
Possession
63
4
SHOTS
18
0
ON GOAL
3
0.0
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
222
Accurate Passes
467
339
Passes
582
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
68
28
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
6
18
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
34
Effective Clearances
27
34
Clearances
27

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 12Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 20Florian LejeuneCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 3Paul DummettLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 10Mohamed DiaméCM-L
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-R
  8. 15KenedyLM
  9. 11Matt RitchieRM
  10. 9Dwight GayleF
  11. 17Ayoze PérezRCF

Substitutes

  1. 2Ciaran ClarkSUB
  2. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  3. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  4. 30Christian AtsuSUB
  5. 7Jacob MurphySUB
  6. 14Isaac HaydenSUB
  7. 13Islam SlimaniSUB

HUD · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jonas LösslG
  2. 26Christopher SchindlerCD-L
  3. 25Mathias JørgensenCD-R
  4. 5Terence KongoloLB
  5. 2Tommy SmithRB
  6. 10Aaron MooyCM-L
  7. 6Jonathan HoggCM-R
  8. 17Rajiv van La ParraLM
  9. 9Elias KachungaRM
  10. 21Alex PritchardCF-L
  11. 20Laurent DepoitreCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Collin QuanerSUB
  2. 8Philip BillingSUB
  3. 24Steve MouniéSUB
  4. 33Florent HadergjonajSUB
  5. 13Joel ColemanSUB
  6. 22Tom InceSUB
  7. 3Scott MaloneSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 28' Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 56' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Collin Quaner replaces Elias Kachunga because of an injury.
  5. 60' Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 67' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Matt Ritchie.
  7. 75' Substitution, Newcastle United. Islam Slimani replaces Dwight Gayle.
  8. 79' Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces Mohamed Diamé.
  9. 80' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenedy.
  10. 83' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Steve Mounie replaces Tommy Smith.
  11. 84' Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Scott Malone replaces Rajiv van La Parra.

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