English Premier League

FT Thursday, December 5, 2019
Newcastle United DWWLD 2
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Sheffield United DWDDD 0
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Bramall Lane · 30,409 att.

Match Report

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Newcastle dig deep for victory at Sheffield United

An early header by Allan Saint-Maximin and a controversial Jonjo Shelvey goal gave Newcastle a smash-and-grab 2-0 win at Sheffield United.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
2
26.7
Possession
73.3
6
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
167
Accurate Passes
579
253
Passes
675
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
8
Crosses
45
0.3
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
67
24
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
15
14
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
2
41
Effective Clearances
13
41
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NEW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 7John LundstramCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 10Billy SharpCF-L
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Lys MoussetSUB
  2. 11Callum RobinsonSUB
  3. 8Luke FreemanSUB
  4. 25Simon MooreSUB
  5. 27Muhamed BesicSUB
  6. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  7. 17David McGoldrickSUB

NEW · 5-4-1

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD
  3. 3Paul DummettCD-L
  4. 18Federico FernándezCD-R
  5. 15Jetro WillemsLB
  6. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-L
  8. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  9. 10Allan Saint-MaximinLM
  10. 24Miguel AlmirónRM
  11. 7Andy CarrollF

Substitutes

  1. 30Christian AtsuSUB
  2. 5Fabian SchärSUB
  3. 9JoelintonSUB
  4. 26Karl DarlowSUB
  5. 12Dwight GayleSUB
  6. 36Sean LongstaffSUB
  7. 17Emil KrafthSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Newcastle United 1. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Manquillo with a cross.
  2. 49' Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 63' Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Billy Sharp.
  4. 70' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Newcastle United 2. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Carroll with a headed pass.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  5. 71' VAR Decision: Goal Sheffield United 0-2 Newcastle United (Jonjo Shelvey).
  6. 72' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Andy Carroll.
  7. 72' Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Oliver Norwood.
  8. 75' Substitution, Sheffield United. Luke Freeman replaces Chris Basham.
  9. 81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Christian Atsu replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  10. 87' Luke Freeman (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth replaces Miguel Almirón.

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