English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 6, 2022
Nottingham Forest WWWWD 0
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Newcastle United WWWLW 2
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St. James' Park · 52,245 att.

Match Report

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Dominant Newcastle spoil Forest's top-flight return

Newcastle United made a comfortable start to the new season thanks to goals from Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
11
7
Saves
0
38.6
Possession
61.4
5
SHOTS
23
0
ON GOAL
10
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
207
Accurate Passes
379
294
Passes
469
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
9
9
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
42
18
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
13
15
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
11
36
Effective Clearances
14
36
Clearances
14

Head to Head

NFO leads series 3-2

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 13Matt TargettLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 28Joe WillockRM
  9. 9Callum WilsonF
  10. 10Allan Saint-MaximinLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

NFO · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 19Moussa NiakhatéCD
  3. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  4. 4Joe WorrallCD-R
  5. 8Jack ColbackCM-L
  6. 14Lewis O'BrienCM-R
  7. 11Jesse LingardAM
  8. 15Harry ToffoloLM
  9. 7Neco WilliamsRM
  10. 16Sam SurridgeCF-L
  11. 20Brennan JohnsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
  5. 63' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Sam Surridge.
  6. 75' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Orel Mangala replaces Lewis O'Brien.
  7. 78' Goal! Newcastle United 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.
  8. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joe Willock.
  9. 81' Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Miguel Almirón.
  10. 83' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Moussa Niakhaté.
  11. 89' Substitution, Newcastle United. Chris Wood replaces Callum Wilson.
  12. 90' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Bruno Guimarães.

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