English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 15, 2021
West Ham United WLDWW 4
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Newcastle United LWLWW 2
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WHU134
NEW202
St. James' Park · 50,673 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NEW leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 27Freddie WoodmanG
  2. 18Federico FernándezCD
  3. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 17Emil KrafthCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 23Jacob MurphyRB
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM
  8. 24Miguel AlmirónCM-L
  9. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  10. 10Allan Saint-MaximinCF-L
  11. 9Callum WilsonCF-R

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaCD-L
  3. 15Craig DawsonCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. 22Saïd BenrahmaAM
  7. 28Tomás SoucekLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 9Michail AntonioF
  10. 8Pablo FornalsAM-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 51' Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 63' Penalty saved! Michail Antonio (West Ham United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 70' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
  10. 84' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Emil Krafth.
  11. 85' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Callum Wilson.
  12. 88' Substitution, West Ham United. Ryan Fredericks replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  13. 90' Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Jarrod Bowen.
  14. 90'+3' Substitution, West Ham United. Ben Johnson replaces Michail Antonio.

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