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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United was after all too much to handle for Wolverhampton Wanderers with the goal of Alexander Isak (14′), Anthony Gordon (33′) and Valentino Livramento (90′). Wolverhampton Wanderers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
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 52,206 spectators. The referee was Tim Robinson with the collaboration of Edward Smart and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.68 degrees Celsius or 38.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 7 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 92 Attack 105
- 35 Dangerous attack 69
- 114 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Wolverhampton Wanderers had a superior ball possession 56% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Newcastle United was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Newcastle United shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Newcastle United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Rayan Aït-Nouri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Newcastle United has 40 points to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stays with 38 points to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Chelsea on the 9th of March with a 21-10 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (7 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Fulham on the 9th of March with a 11-4 head to head stats in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 draws).
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
52'
33'
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka , Kieran Trippier , Fabian Schär , Sven Botman , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joseph Willock , Jacob Murphy , Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon .
The home team had on the bench: Jamaal Lascelles, Harvey Barnes , Emil Krafth , Loris Karius, Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento , Elliot Anderson, Lewis Miley and Miguel Almirón .
Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of Valentino Livramento (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 5 changes: Kieran Trippier for Valentino Livramento (52′), Jacob Murphy for Miguel Almirón (70′), Alexander Isak for Harvey Barnes (70′), Joseph Willock for Lewis Miley (70′) and Anthony Gordon for Elliot Anderson (90′).
Player of the match: Martin Dúbravka
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was the goalkeeper: Martin Dúbravka. His rating is 8.06. He performed 3 saves.
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
85'
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Gary O’Neil played with: Jérémy Pied, José Sá , Max Kilman , Craig Dawson , Toti , Nélson Semedo , Mario Lemina , Tommy Doyle , Rayan Aït-Nouri , Pablo Sarabia and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde , Pedro Neto .
They had on the bench: Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Boubacar Traoré , Noha Lemina, Hugo Bueno , Daniel Bentley , Wesley Okoduwa, Tawanda Chirewa , Nathan Fraser and Boubacar Traore.
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: José Sá for Daniel Bentley (46′), Pedro Neto for Nathan Fraser (46′), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Tawanda Chirewa (81′), Mario Lemina for Boubacar Traoré (81′) and Toti for Hugo Bueno (59′).
Player of the match: Pablo Sarabia
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Pablo Sarabia.
His rating is with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Crystal Palace – 3-1
- Nottingham Forest – Liverpool – 0-1
- Newcastle United – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 3-0
- Luton Town – Aston Villa – 2-3
- Fulham – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-0
- Everton – West Ham United – 1-3
- Brentford – Chelsea – 2-2
