NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Watford was able to snatch a draw against Newcastle United with a late goal from J. Pedro scored in the (88′) after Newcastle United got a lead with a goal from A. Saint-Maximin (49′).

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. The referee was Paul Tierney with the support of Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.6 degrees Celsius or 36.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Newcastle United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Watford that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Newcastle United to win the match​.

Newcastle United shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Watford shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (J. Shelvey, R. Fraser and P. Dummett). Talking about the opposition, Watford received 2 yellow cards (M. Sissoko and Samir).

Standings

After this contest, Newcastle United will have 12 points to remain in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Watford will have 14 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Leeds United on the 22nd of January with a 2-2 head to head record.

Watford will play away agasint Burnley on the 18th of January with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Burnley (7 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

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

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka (7.1), Kieran Trippier (7.3), Jamaal Lascelles (6.9), Fabian Schär (6.8), Paul Dummett (6.8), Sean Longstaff (6.8), Jonjo Shelvey (6.7), Joelinton (7.3), Ryan Fraser (7.4), Chris Wood (6.8) and Allan Saint-Maximin (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jacob Murphy (6.3), Elliot Anderson, Karl Darlow, Matt Ritchie, Mark Gillespie, Miguel Almirón (6.1), Emil Krafth, Jamal Lewis and Joe Willock.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 2 changes: R. Fraser for J. Murphy (74′) and A. Saint-Maximin for M. Almiron (86′).

Best player: Ryan Fraser​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Ryan Fraser.

His rating is (7.4) with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.

Watford – Formation

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

Claudio Ranieri played with: Ben Foster (6.4), Jeremy Ngakia (6.2), Craig Cathcart (7.4), Samir (7.2), Hassane Kamara (7.4), Edo Kayembe (7.5), Moussa Sissoko (6.2), Juraj Kucka (6.5), Emmanuel Dennis (6.9), Joshua King (6.7) and João Pedro (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kiko Femenía (7.2), Tom Cleverley (6.4), Francisco Sierralta, James Morris, Ken Sema, Christian Kabasele, Ozan Tufan, Cucho Hernández (6.6) and Daniel Bachmann.

Substitutions

Watford made 3 changes: J. Ngakia for Kiko (66′), J. Kucka for T. Cleverley (77′) and E. Dennis for Cucho (84′).

Best player: Edo Kayembe​

The player that probably impressed the most for Watford was Edo Kayembe.

His rating is (7.5) with 56 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Aston Villa – Manchester United – 2-2
• Manchester City – Chelsea – 1-0
• Newcastle United – Watford – 1-1
• Norwich City – Everton – 2-1
• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Southampton – 3-1