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LONDON. Newcastle United beats Fulham 1-0 after B. Guimarães scored just 1 goal (81′). Fulham was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,418 spectators. The referee was Samuel Allison assisted by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.29 degrees Celsius or 45.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 4 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 134 Attack 69
- 95 Dangerous attack 36
- 108 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Fulham had a strong ball possession 67% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Newcastle United was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Fulham shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 1 yellow card (Saša Lukić). On the opposite side, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (Emil Krafth and Sean Longstaff).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fulham stays with 39 points to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will has 47 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away with West Ham United on the 13th of April with a 16-4 head to head in favor of West Ham United (6 draws).
Newcastle United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of April with a 17-14 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (4 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
65'
68'
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Kenny Tete, Bernd Leno , Timothy Castagne , Tosin Adarabioyo , Calvin Bassey , Antonee Robinson , João Palhinha , Tom Cairney , Alex Iwobi , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Rodrigo Muniz .
The home team had on the bench: Harry Wilson , Saša Lukić , Marek Rodák, Harrison Reed, Raúl Jiménez , Armando Broja , Adama Traoré , Tim Ream and Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
Substitutions
Fulham made 5 changes: Tom Cairney for Saša Lukić (65′), Andreas Pereira for Adama Traoré (65′), Willian for Harry Wilson (65′), João Palhinha for Armando Broja (85′) and Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez (86′).
Player of the match: Tom Cairney
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Tom Cairney.
His rating is with 73 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
81'
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka , Emil Krafth , Fabian Schär , Dan Burn , Lewis Hall , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joe Willock , Jacob Murphy , Alexander Isak , Anthony Gordon .
These were the players on the bench: Harvey Barnes , Elliot Anderson , Matt Ritchie, Paul Dummett, Loris Karius, Mark Gillespie, J. White, A. Diallo and A. Murphy.
Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of Elliot Anderson (injured) and Paul Dummett (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 4 changes: Joe Willock for Elliot Anderson (40′), Jacob Murphy for Harvey Barnes (65′), Lewis Hall for Paul Dummett (90′) and Anthony Gordon for Matt Ritchie (90′).
Player of the match: Martin Dúbravka
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was the goalkeeper: Martin Dúbravka. His rating is 8.36. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – West Ham United – 1-2
- Luton Town – AFC Bournemouth – 2-1
- Fulham – Newcastle United – 0-1
- Everton – Burnley – 1-0
- Crystal Palace – Manchester City – 2-4
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Arsenal – 0-3
- Aston Villa – Brentford – 3-3
