NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United destroys Crystal Palace 4-0 with goals of Jacob Murphy (4′), Anthony Gordon (44′), Sean Longstaff (45′) and Callum Wilson (66′). Newcastle United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 52,189 spectators.​ The referee was Tim Robinson with the support of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.41 degrees Celsius or 48.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Newcastle United

4 - 0

Crystal Palace

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 10 Total 17
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 114 Attack 94
  • 41 Dangerous attack 28
  • 52 Ball safe 55
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 3 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Newcastle United was in firm control of the ball 62% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newcastle United won the match​.

Newcastle United shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 17 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (Kieran Trippier and Sean Longstaff). Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards (Jean-Philippe Mateta, Tyrick Mitchell and Odsonne Édouard).

Match Timeline

Jacob Murphy(goal)Kieran Trippier
4'
Jacob Murphy(VAR)
6'
29'
Jean-Philippe Mateta- Yellow
Sean Longstaff- Yellow
39'
Anthony Gordon(goal)Jacob Murphy
44'
Sean Longstaff(goal)
45'
Kieran Trippier - Yellow
45'
45'
Odsonne Edouard- Yellow
60'
T. Mitchell- Yellow
61'
Jesuran Rak-Sakyi- sub ->Jean-Philippe Mateta
Callum Wilson (goal)Jacob Murphy
66'
Tino Livramento - sub ->Kieran Trippier
69'
Sandro Tonali - sub ->Bruno Guimarães
69'
Miguel Almirón- sub ->Anthony Gordon
70'
70'
Matheus França- sub ->Will Hughes
Alexander Isak- sub ->Callum Wilson
70'
Elliot Anderson- sub ->Joelinton
80'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Newcastle United will have 16 points like Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Crystal Palace will stay with 12 points like Chelsea to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will host Arsenal on the 4th of November with a 25-4 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (7 draws).

Crystal Palace will play away agasint Burnley on the 4th of November with a 9-9 head to head record.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope 22.England
7.5
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
7.8
69' 45'
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
7.7
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
7.5
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.3
M
Joelinton 7.Brazil
6.7
80'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.5
39' 45'
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
7.5
69'
F
Jacob Murphy 23.England
9.2
4'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
7.0
70' 66'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
7.5
70' 44'
Substitutes
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
6.8
69'
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Matt Targett 13.England
M
Sandro Tonali 8.Italy
6.7
69'
M
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.6
70'
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
6.4
80'
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
7.0
70'

Newcastle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (7.5), Kieran Trippier (7.8), Jamaal Lascelles (7.5), Fabian Schär (7.7), Dan Burn (7.3), Sean Longstaff (7.5), Bruno Guimarães (7.5), Joelinton (6.7), Jacob Murphy (9.2), Callum Wilson (7.0) and Anthony Gordon (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Miguel Almirón (6.6), Elliot Anderson (6.4), Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento (6.8), Paul Dummett, Matt Targett, Sandro Tonali (6.7), Alexander Isak (7.0) and Martin Dúbravka.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Kieran Trippier for Valentino Livramento (69′), Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak (70′), Joelinton for Elliot Anderson (80′), Bruno Guimarães for Sandro Tonali (69′) and Anthony Gordon for Miguel Almirón (70′).

Best player: Jacob Murphy​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Jacob Murphy.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 35 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace
G
Sam Johnstone 1.England
6.3
D
Joel Ward 2.England
6.8
D
T. Mitchell 3.England
6.6
60'
D
Marc Guéhi 6.England
6.0
D
Joachim Andersen 16.Denmark
6.3
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
6.6
87'
M
Will Hughes 19.England
6.8
70'
M
Cheick Doucouré 28.Mali
6.7
F
Jordan Ayew 9.Ghana
7.5
F
Jean-Philippe Mateta 14.France
6.7
61' 29'
F
Odsonne Edouard 22.France
7.0
45'
Substitutes
G
Remi Matthews 31.England
D
Rob Holding 4.England
D
Nathaniel Clyne 17.England
D
Chris Richards 26.United States
M
Naouirou Ahamada 29.France
M
Jesuran Rak-Sakyi 49.England
6.8
61'
M
Jaïro Riedewald 44.Netherlands
F
Matheus França 11.Brazil
7.0
70'

Also Crystal Palace adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Roy Hodgson played with: Sam Johnstone (6.3), Joel Ward (6.8), Joachim Andersen (6.3), Marc Guéhi (6.0), Tyrick Mitchell (6.6), Jefferson Lerma (6.6), Cheick Doucouré (6.7), Will Hughes (6.8), Jordan Ayew (7.5), Jean-Philippe Mateta (6.7) and Odsonne Édouard (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Richards, Remi Matthews, David Ozoh (6.8), Naouirou Ahamada, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (6.8), Rob Holding, Matheus França (7.0) and Jaïro Riedewald.

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 2 changes: Will Hughes for Matheus França (70′) and Jean-Philippe Mateta for Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (61′).

Best player: Jordan Ayew​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Jordan Ayew.

His rating is (7.5) with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​