English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 21, 2017
Crystal Palace LWLLW 0
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Newcastle United WWLDD 1
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St. James' Park · 52,251 att.

Match Report

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Mikel Merino sees Newcastle United past Crystal Palace

Mikel Merino came off the bench to head Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace with his first goal in English football.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
0
44.7
Possession
55.3
10
SHOTS
7
0
ON GOAL
3
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
261
Accurate Passes
361
365
Passes
453
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
70
19
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
14
Effective Tackles
12
16
Tackles
16
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
30
28
Clearances
30

Head to Head

NEW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert ElliotG
  2. 20Florian LejeuneCD-L
  3. 6Jamaal LascellesCD-R
  4. 19Javier ManquilloLB
  5. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  6. 17Ayoze PérezAM
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyLM
  8. 14Isaac HaydenRM
  9. 21JoseluF
  10. 30Christian AtsuAM-L
  11. 11Matt RitchieAM-R

CRY · 4-4-2

  1. 1Julian SperoniG
  2. 12Mamadou SakhoCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 4Luka MilivojevicCM-L
  7. 7Yohan CabayeCM-R
  8. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  9. 18James McArthurRM
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaCF-L
  11. 10Andros TownsendCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 29' Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. Mikel Merino replaces Isaac Hayden.
  6. 60' Javier Manquillo (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Mohamed Diamé replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  8. 66' Joselu (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Wilfried Zaha.
  10. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. Aleksandar Mitrovic replaces Joselu.
  11. 86' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Mikel Merino (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  12. 88' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Bakary Sako replaces James McArthur.

Premier League News

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