English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 12, 2020
West Bromwich Albion LLLWL 1
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Newcastle United DWLLW 2
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St. James' Park

Match Report

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Newcastle beat West Brom as Almiron scores after 19 seconds

Newcastle United shook off the effects of a COVID-19 outbreak at the club as Miguel Almiron netted the fastest Premier League goal of the season.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
54.7
Possession
45.3
13
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
392
Accurate Passes
321
484
Passes
401
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
24
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
74
27
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
2
18
Tackles
7
0.6
Tackle %
0.3
5
Interceptions
13
13
Effective Clearances
25
13
Clearances
25

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-4-2

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 14Isaac HaydenCD-R
  4. 15Jamal LewisLB
  5. 17Emil KrafthRB
  6. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM-L
  7. 36Sean LongstaffCM-R
  8. 11Matt RitchieLM
  9. 24Miguel AlmirónRM
  10. 9JoelintonCF-L
  11. 13Callum WilsonCF-R

WBA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 20Branislav IvanovicCD
  3. 27Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  5. 17Filip KrovinovicCM-L
  6. 18Conor GallagherCM-R
  7. 19Romaine SawyersAM
  8. 10Matt PhillipsLM
  9. 2Darnell FurlongRM
  10. 29Karlan GrantCF-L
  11. 7Callum RobinsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Newcastle United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joelinton.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 1' VAR Decision: Goal Newcastle United - Newcastle United 1-0 West Bromwich Albion (Miguel Almirón).
  3. 35' Jamal Lewis (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 35' Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Austin replaces Karlan Grant.
  6. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kieran Gibbs replaces Callum Robinson.
  7. 50' Goal! Newcastle United 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
  8. 69' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Jamal Lewis.
  9. 69' Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Emil Krafth.
  11. 80' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kamil Grosicki replaces Conor Gallagher.
  12. 82' Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
  13. 86' Substitution, Newcastle United. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Miguel Almirón.
  14. 88' Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+5' Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

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