NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United and Manchester United draw 1-1. A. Saint-Maximin scored the first goal (7′) for Newcastle United. E. Cavani made it even (71′). Manchester United was truly better in terms of ball possession (70%)
The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Ian Hussin and Darren Cann. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 8 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 85 Attack 141
- 49 Dangerous attack 55
- 79 Ball safe 105
- 11 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester United had a strong ball possession 70% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Manchester United to win the match.
Newcastle United shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (E. Krafth, Joelinton and J. Manquillo). Regarding the opposition, Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (C. Ronaldo, B. Fernandes and H. Maguire).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newcastle United will have 11 points like Burnley to remain in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will have 28 points like West Ham United to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against Leeds United on the 22nd of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Leeds United (2 draws).
Manchester United will host West Ham United on the 22nd of January with a 21-6 head to head in favor of Manchester United (9 draws).
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka , Emil Krafth , Fabian Schär , Jamaal Lascelles , Javier Manquillo , Ryan Fraser , Sean Longstaff , Jonjo Shelvey , Joelinton , Allan Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson .
The home team had on the bench: Mark Gillespie, Miguel Almirón , Jacob Murphy , Joe White, Elliot Anderson, Dwight Gayle , Freddie Woodman and Jeff Hendrick.
Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of J. Murphy (injured) and D. Gayle (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 3 changes: C. Wilson for J. Murphy (45′), R. Fraser for M. Almiron (75′) and A. Saint-Maximin for D. Gayle (83′).
Best player: Emil Krafth
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Emil Krafth.
His rating is with 22 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Raphaël Varane , Harry Maguire , Alex Telles , Scott McTominay , Fred , Marcus Rashford , Bruno Fernandes , Mason Greenwood and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Anthony Elanga, Luke Shaw, Edinson Cavani , Phil Jones, Dean Henderson, Donny van de Beek, Jadon Sancho , Nemanja Matić and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Manchester United could not rely on the presence of N. Matic (injured).
Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: M. Greenwood for E. Cavani (46′), Fred for J. Sancho (46′) and S. McTominay for N. Matic (78′).
Best player: David De Gea
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was the goalkeeper: David De Gea. His rating is 7.80. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
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