Newcastle United vs Cardiff City, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueNewcastle out of relegation zone with emphatic win over Cardiff
Newcastle United moved out of the relegation zone and dropped Cardiff City into it as an unlikely double by Fabian Schar earned them a crucial win.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 3': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
- 7': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 7': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 12': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
- 12': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Víctor Camarasa.
- 13': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 13': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 15': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United).
- 15': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neil Etheridge.
- 17': Attempt missed. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
- 23': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 23': Salomón Rondón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Cardiff City 0. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaac Hayden.
- 27': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United).
- 27': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 34': Delay in match Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) because of an injury.
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 38': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
- 43': Attempt missed. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United).
- 43': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 45'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 45'+3': Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Hand ball by Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City).
- 46': Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 47': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 56': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 56': Florian Lejeune (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 57': Attempt saved. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Atsu with a headed pass.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Hayden.
- 58': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 62': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Cardiff City 0. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamaal Lascelles following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Bobby Reid replaces Oumar Niasse.
- 66': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 66': Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
- 67': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 69': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Isaac Hayden.
- 72': Attempt saved. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
- 73': Offside, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Reid.
- 74': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
- 75': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 76': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 79': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
- 82': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Murphy replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 83': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt missed. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez following a fast break.
- 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Javier Manquillo replaces Matt Ritchie.
- 87': Foul by Javier Manquillo (Newcastle United).
- 87': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 89': Foul by Javier Manquillo (Newcastle United).
- 89': Josh Murphy (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Substitution, Cardiff City. Danny Ward replaces Callum Paterson.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United).
- 90'+2': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Cardiff City 0. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salomón Rondón following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Hayden.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 3, Cardiff City 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Newcastle United 3, Cardiff City 0.
Statistics
 CAR |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 213 | Accurate Passes | 284 |
| 325 | Passes | 375 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 25 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 17 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 49,864
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 49,864
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 6 | Jamaal Lascelles |
| 20 | Florian Lejeune |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 11 | Matt Ritchie |
| 22 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 14 | Isaac Hayden |
| 30 | Christian Atsu |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 9 | Salomón Rondón |
Cardiff City (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 22 | Sol Bamba |
| 5 | Bruno Ecuélé Manga |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 21 | Víctor Camarasa  |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 19 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing |
| 29 | Oumar Niasse |
| 13 | Callum Paterson |
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