NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United overcome Hull City to win 2-1. It was Newcastle United to strike first with an early goal of Joe Willock at the 3′. Then Lewis Hall scored again for Newcastle United in the 7′ minute. Eventually, Mohamed-Ali Cho reduced the distance for Hull City (67′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Newcastle United capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

Yoane Wissa missed a penalty (45′) for Newcastle United.​

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 52,647 spectators.​ The referee was Tony Harrington with the assistance of Adrian Holmes and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Newcastle United

2 - 1

Hull City

• 56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

• 11 Total 21
• 5 On Target 4
• 4 Off Target 6
• 2 Shots blocked 11

• 68 Attack 72
• 33 Dangerous attack 52
• 69 Ball safe 60

• 10 Free Kicks 6
• 1 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 7
• 2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 4 Total 10
• 1 Yellow Cards 4
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Newcastle United had a superior ball possession 56% while Hull City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hull City was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Newcastle United was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Newcastle United shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Hull City shot 21 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (Jacob Murphy). Regarding the opposition, Hull City received 4 yellow cards (Ryan Giles, Mohamed Belloumi, Matt Crooks and Konstantinos Tzolakis).

Standings

After playing this match, Newcastle United has 8 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Hull City stays with 8 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away with Coventry City on the 10th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.

Hull City will host Everton on the 10th of October with a 0-0 head to head.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United

G

Lukas Hornicek 21.Czech Republic

6.6

D

Tino Livramento  2.England

D

Lewis Hall 3.England

7.7

7'

D

Sven Botman 4.Netherlands

7.2

D

Malick Thiaw 12.Germany

6.9

D

Amar Dedic 37.Bosnia and Herzegovina

D

Lewis Miley 67.England

6.9

M

Sean Steur 14.Netherlands

7.2

66'

M

Joe Willock 28.England

7.5

87' 3'

M

Harvey Barnes 11.England

7.7

M

Matías Fernández-Pardo 20.Belgium

6.3

74'

M

Jacob Murphy 23.England

7.6

45'

F

Yoane Wissa 9.DR Congo

6.3

Substitutes

G

Nick Pope 1.England

D

Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland

6.9

66'

D

Miodrag Pivas 48.Serbia

M

Aladji Bamba 8.France

87'

F

Bazoumana Touré 17.Ivory Coast

6.0

74'

F

Vakhtang Salia 49.Georgia

Newcastle United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Lukas Hornicek (6.6), Amar Dedic, Lewis Miley (6.9), Tino Livramento, Malick Thiaw (6.9), Sven Botman (7.2), Lewis Hall (7.7), Sean Steur (7.2), Joe Willock (7.5), Jacob Murphy (7.6), Matías Fernández-Pardo (6.3), Harvey Barnes (7.7) and Yoane Wissa (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Aladji Bamba, Nick Pope, Fabian Schär (6.9), Bazoumana Touré (6.0), Kyran Thompson, Miodrag Pivaš, Vakhtang Salia, Mason Miley and Michael Mills.

Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of Fabian Schär (injured) and Bazoumana Touré (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: Sean Steur for Fabian Schär (66′), Matías Fernández-Pardo for Bazoumana Touré (74′) and Joe Willock for Aladji Bamba (87′).

Player of the match: Lewis Hall​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Lewis Hall.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 66 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City

G

Konstantinos Tzolakis 19.Greece

7.4

45'

D

Lewie Coyle  2.England

6.2

D

Ryan Giles 3.England

6.5

49'

D

Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria

6.6

D

John Egan 15.Republic of Ireland

6.6

78'

D

Lucas Herrington 22.Australia

6.9

M

Mohamed Belloumi 10.Algeria

7.2

83' 39'

M

Matt Crooks 25.England

6.7

46' 29'

M

Regan Slater 27.England

6.6

78'

M

Sorba Thomas 7.Wales

6.1

63'

F

Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland

6.8

Substitutes

G

Dillon Phillips 12.England

D

Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland

M

Elliot Stroud 21.Sweden

M

Jens Hjertø-Dahl 14.Norway

M

Lucas Gourna-Douath 29.France

6.5

78'

M

Tim Iroegbunam 42.England

6.8

46'

F

Joe Gelhardt 11.England

6.8

83'

F

Robinio Vaz 47.France

6.6

78'

F

Mohamed-Ali Cho 50.France

7.4

63' 67'

Hull City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Sergej Jakirović played with: Konstantinos Tzolakis (7.4), Lewie Coyle (6.2), Semi Ajayi (6.6), John Egan (6.6), Lucas Herrington (6.9), Ryan Giles (6.5), Mohamed Belloumi (7.2), Matt Crooks (6.7), Regan Slater (6.6), Sorba Thomas (6.1), Oli McBurnie (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Elliot Stroud, Joe Gelhardt (6.8), Dillon Phillips, Jens Hjertø-Dahl, Paddy McNair, Lucas Gourna-Douath (6.5), Tim Iroegbunam (6.8), Robinio Vaz (6.6) and Mohamed-Ali Cho (7.4).

Substitutions

Hull City made 5 changes: Matt Crooks for Tim Iroegbunam (46′), Sorba Thomas for Mohamed-Ali Cho (63′), Regan Slater for Lucas Gourna-Douath (78′), John Egan for Robinio Vaz (78′) and Mohamed Belloumi for Joe Gelhardt (83′).

Player of the match: Mohamed-Ali Cho​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Mohamed-Ali Cho.

His rating is 7.4 with 1 goal, 6 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 63′.

Results of the day

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

• Tottenham Hotspur – Aston Villa – 2-3
• Nottingham Forest – Coventry City – 0-1
• Newcastle United – Hull City – 2-1
• Everton – Ipswich Town – 1-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Arsenal – 3-0