Newcastle United vs West Ham United, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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2 - 4
West Ham beats Newcastle 4-2 in Premier League opener
— West Ham twice came from a goal down to start its Premier League campaign with a 4-2 victory against Newcastle on Sunday in a crowd-pleasing game in front of a full St James’ Park.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Isaac Hayden.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Craig Dawson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
- 5': Goal! Newcastle United 1, West Ham United 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
- 7': Offside, Newcastle United. Emil Krafth tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 11': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
- 18': Goal! Newcastle United 1, West Ham United 1. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 18': VAR Decision: Goal Newcastle United 1-1 West Ham United (Aaron Cresswell).
- 20': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 23': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 23': Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a through ball.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 26': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 29': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a headed pass.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 31': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 32': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Saïd Benrahma.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ciaran Clark (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 35': Foul by Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United).
- 35': Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Offside, West Ham United. Michail Antonio tries a through ball, but Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
- 40': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 1. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 44': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
- 44': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 45'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt Ritchie following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 1.
- 49': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell tries a through ball, but Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
- 51': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
- 51': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 2. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Michail Antonio with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciaran Clark with a headed pass.
- 59': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United).
- 59': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ciaran Clark.
- 62': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal.
- 62': Penalty West Ham United. Pablo Fornals draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty saved! Michail Antonio (West Ham United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 63': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 3. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 66': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 66': Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 4. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma following a fast break.
- 70': Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
- 71': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
- 73': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
- 79': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 81': Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal.
- 83': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
- 84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Emil Krafth.
- 85': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Callum Wilson.
- 87': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 88': Attempt missed. Federico Fernández (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, West Ham United. Ryan Fredericks replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 90': Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 90'+3': Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Michail Antonio.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 4.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, West Ham United 4.
Statistics
 WHU |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 4 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 53.6 | Possession | 46.4 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 405 | Accurate Passes | 340 |
| 473 | Passes | 401 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 23 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 23 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 21 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 50,673
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 50,673
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 30 | +13 | 54 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | +3 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Freddie Woodman (GK) |
| 18 | Federico Fernández |
| 2 | Ciaran Clark |
| 17 | Emil Krafth |
| 11 | Matt Ritchie |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
| 8 | Jonjo Shelvey  |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
| 14 | Isaac Hayden |
| 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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