English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 21, 2019
Crystal Palace LWWDD 0
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Newcastle United LDWWL 1
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St. James' Park · 45,453 att.

Match Report

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Miguel Almiron scores first Newcastle United goal to earn win over Crystal Palace

Miguel Almiron's long wait for his first goal in English football ended when his late strike sealed a 1-0 victory for Newcastle United.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
57.5
Possession
42.5
16
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
420
Accurate Passes
282
503
Passes
365
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.1
55
Long Balls
66
36
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.7
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
14
18
Tackles
25
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
12
14
Effective Clearances
16
14
Clearances
16

Head to Head

NEW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NEW · 3-5-2

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 18Federico FernándezCD
  3. 20Florian LejeuneCD-L
  4. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  5. 24Miguel AlmirónCM-L
  6. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyAM
  8. 3Paul DummettLM
  9. 19Javier ManquilloRM
  10. 9JoelintonCF-L
  11. 7Andy CarrollCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Christian AtsuSUB
  2. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  3. 43Matthew LongstaffSUB
  4. 12Dwight GayleSUB
  5. 36Sean LongstaffSUB
  6. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  7. 22DeAndre YedlinSUB

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 3Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 34Martin KellyRB
  6. 4Luka MilivojevicCM
  7. 18James McArthurLM
  8. 22James McCarthyRM
  9. 17Christian BentekeF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 9Jordan AyewRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  2. 40Brandon PierrickSUB
  3. 7Max MeyerSUB
  4. 41James DalySUB
  5. 35Sam WoodsSUB
  6. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  7. 21Connor WickhamSUB

Timeline

  1. 64' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Isaac Hayden.
  2. 77' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Joelinton.
  3. 83' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Crystal Palace 0. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 83' Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  5. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Max Meyer replaces James McArthur.
  6. 87' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 90'+3' Substitution, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Paul Dummett.

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