West Bromwich Albion vs Newcastle United, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWest Brom slips closer to relegation with draw vs Newcastle
— West Bromwich slipped further toward regelation from the Premier League after a dull 0-0 draw with relegation rival Newcastle on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (West Bromwich Albion).
- 1': Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Okay Yokuslu.
- 3': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
- 3': Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
- 5': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
- 7': Attempt saved. Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 8': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
- 8': Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United).
- 12': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 16': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 16': Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 20': Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
- 24': Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle Bartley with a headed pass.
- 29': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
- 32': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 32': Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
- 35': Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
- 37': Attempt saved. Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
- 37': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Martin Dubravka.
- 37': Foul by Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion).
- 37': Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
- 44': Foul by Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United).
- 44': Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 46': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
- 46': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Newcastle United).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
- 53': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jeff Hendrick.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
- 54': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
- 57': Attempt missed. Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
- 57': Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Jeff Hendrick.
- 59': Offside, Newcastle United. Ciaran Clark tries a through ball, but Isaac Hayden is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt saved. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
- 61': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
- 64': Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 64': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 66': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
- 67': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
- 68': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 71': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Willock.
- 76': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Okay Yokuslu tries a through ball, but Mbaye Diagne is caught offside.
- 78': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United).
- 78': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
- 80': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
- 81': Attempt missed. Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
- 82': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Matt Phillips.
- 84': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Mbaye Diagne.
- 84': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
- 84': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
- 86': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
- 88': Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces Ryan Fraser.
- 90'+3': Foul by Andy Carroll (Newcastle United).
- 90'+3': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Newcastle United 0.
- 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Newcastle United 0.
Statistics
 NEW |
WBA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 47.2 | Possession | 52.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 295 |
| 365 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 20 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 30 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
West Bromwich Albion (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 27 | Dara O'Shea |
| 35 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 14 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 30 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 18 | Conor Gallagher |
| 10 | Matt Phillips |
| 12 | Matheus Pereira |
| 17 | Mbaye Diagne |
Newcastle United (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 2 | Ciaran Clark |
| 6 | Jamaal Lascelles |
| 3 | Paul Dummett |
| 17 | Emil Krafth |
| 21 | Ryan Fraser |
| 8 | Jonjo Shelvey |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 14 | Isaac Hayden |
| 16 | Jeff Hendrick |
| 9 | Joelinton |
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