NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United annihilates Paris Saint Germain 4-1 with goals of Miguel Almirón (17′), Dan Burn (39′), Sean Longstaff (50′) and Fabian Schär (90′). On the other side, Paris Saint Germain scored with Lucas Hernández (56′). Paris Saint Germain was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (73%).
The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs with the support of Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Marcel Bîrsan.
Match Statistics
- ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 8 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 78 Attack 116
- 33 Dangerous attack 54
- 64 Ball safe 104
- 10 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 73% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Newcastle United was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Newcastle United shot 12 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (Bruno Guimarães, Anthony Gordon and Nick Pope). Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain received 4 yellow cards (Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ousmane Dembélé, Achraf Hakimi and Lucas Hernández).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Newcastle United has 4 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Paris Saint Germain stays with 3 points (2nd).
Next matches
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
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90'
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Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope , Kieran Trippier , Jamaal Lascelles , Fabian Schär , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Sandro Tonali , Miguel Almirón , Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon .
The home team had on the bench: Martin Dúbravka, Paul Dummett, Matt Targett, Loris Karius, Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento, Jacob Murphy , Elliot Anderson and Lewis Miley.
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 3 changes: Sandro Tonali for Elliot Anderson (65′), Miguel Almirón for Jacob Murphy (71′) and Anthony Gordon for Matt Targett (90′).
Best player: Fabian Schär
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Fabian Schär.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luis Enrique Martínez García played with: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Achraf Hakimi , Marquinhos , Milan Škriniar , Lucas Hernández , Manuel Ugarte , Warren Zaïre-Emery , Ousmane Dembélé , Kylian Mbappé , Randal Kolo Muani and Gonçalo Ramos .
These were the players on the bench: Vitinha , Keylor Navas, Fabián Ruiz, Danilo Pereira, Nordi Mukiele, Carlos Soler, Bradley Barcola and Arnau Tenas.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 2 changes: Randal Kolo Muani for Bradley Barcola (57′) and Manuel Ugarte for Vitinha (64′).
Best player: Warren Zaïre-Emery
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Warren Zaïre-Emery.
His rating is with 67 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Atlético Madrid – Feyenoord – 3-2
- Antwerp – Shakhtar Donetsk – 2-3
- Celtic – Lazio – 1-2
- Borussia Dortmund – Milan – 0-0
- Newcastle United – Paris Saint Germain – 4-1
- RB Leipzig – Manchester City – 1-3
- Crvena Zvezda – Young Boys – 2-2
- Porto – FC Barcelona – 0-1
