NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United demolishes Sheffield United 5-1 with goals of Alexander Isak (26′), Bruno Guimarães (54′), Alexander Isak (61′ pen), Ben Osborn (65′ own) and Callum Wilson  (72′). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United scored with ​Anel Ahmedhodzic (5′). Newcastle United capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

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 52,196 spectators.​ The referee was Tony Harrington who was helped by Edward Smart and Sian Massey. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.94 degrees Celsius or 48.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Newcastle United

5 - 1

Sheffield United

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 20 Total 15
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 9 Shots blocked 4
  • 122 Attack 86
  • 64 Dangerous attack 35
  • 72 Ball safe 78
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Newcastle United was in firm control of the ball 59% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newcastle United won the match​.

Newcastle United shot 20 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

5'
Anel Ahmedhodzic(goal)Gustavo Hamer
Alexander Isak(goal)Jacob Murphy
26'
Emil Krafth- sub ->Fabian Schär
46'
Bruno Guimarães(goal)Anthony Gordon
54'
Alexander Isak(penalty)
61'
65'
Ben Osborn(own-goal)
Callum Wilson - sub ->Elliot Anderson
66'
Harvey Barnes - sub ->Jacob Murphy
66'
67'
Will Osula- sub ->Cameron Archer
67'
Jack Robinson- sub ->Mason Holgate
70'
Vini Souza- sub ->Andre Brooks
Callum Wilson (goal)Harvey Barnes
72'
79'
Anis Ben Slimane- sub ->Gustavo Hamer
82'
Matt Ritchie- sub ->Anthony Gordon
82'
90'
Jayden Bogle(VAR)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Arsenal
86
37
Manchester City
85
36
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
36
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 this contest, Newcastle United has 53 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United will stays with 16 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Burnley on the 4th of May with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (5 draws).

Sheffield United will host Nottingham Forest on the 4th of May with a 5-5 head to head record.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
7.5
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
6.4
46'
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.8
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
7.3
82'
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
7.5
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
7.0
66'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.0
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
8.5
54'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
8.1
82'
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
8.5
26', 61'
F
Jacob Murphy 23.England
8.2
66'
Substitutes
G
Loris Karius 18.Germany
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
7.1
46'
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
A. Murphy 54.Republic of Ireland
6.7
82'
M
Harvey Barnes 15.England
7.5
66'
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
6.7
82'
M
Joe White 40.England
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
7.3
66' 72'

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka (7.5), Tino Livramento  (7.5), Fabian Schär (6.4), Dan Burn (7.8), Lewis Hall (7.3), Sean Longstaff (7.0), Bruno Guimarães (8.5), Elliot Anderson (7.0), Jacob Murphy (8.2), Alexander Isak (8.5) and Anthony Gordon (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Paul Dummett, Callum Wilson  (7.3), Matt Ritchie (6.7), Loris Karius, J. White, A. Murphy (6.7), B. Parkinson, Emil Krafth (7.1) and Harvey Barnes  (7.5).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Lewis Hall for Alex Murphy (82′), Anthony Gordon for Matt Ritchie (82′), Jacob Murphy for Harvey Barnes  (66′), Fabian Schär for Emil Krafth (46′) and Elliot Anderson for Callum Wilson  (66′).

Player of the match: Alexander Isak​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Alexander Isak.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
7.1
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
7.3
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.7
5'
D
Mason Holgate 30.England
5.7
67'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.3
79'
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.6
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
6.6
M
O. Arblaster 24.England
7.0
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
6.3
70'
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
7.0
67'
F
Ben Brereton 11.Chile
7.9
Substitutes
G
Ivo Grbic 13.Croatia
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.6
67'
D
Yasser Larouci 27.Algeria
D
S. Curtis 29.Republic of Ireland
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
7.0
70'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
6.7
79'
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark
6.7
67'
F
Louie Marsh 34.England

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Chris Wilder played with: Wes Foderingham (7.1), Mason Holgate (5.7), Anel Ahmedhodzic (7.7), Auston Trusty (7.3), Jayden Bogle (6.6), Gustavo Hamer (7.3), O. Arblaster (7.0), Andre Brooks (6.3), Ben Osborn (6.6), Cameron Archer (7.0) and Ben Brereton (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Oliver Norwood, Jack Robinson (6.6), Anis Ben Slimane (6.7), Yasser Larouci , S. Curtis, Will Osula (6.7), Louie Marsh, Ivo Grbic and Vini Souza (7.0).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: Mason Holgate for Jack Robinson (67′), Cameron Archer for Will Osula (67′), Andre Brooks for Vini Souza (70′) and Gustavo Hamer for Anis Ben Slimane (79′).

Player of the match: Ben Brereton​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Ben Brereton.

His rating is 7.9 with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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