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Newcastle United 1-0 Fulham: tops 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Isak

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United snatched a late win Fulham 1-0 after A. Isak scored just 1 goal (89').

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United snatched a late win Fulham 1-0 after A. Isak scored just 1 goal (89′). Newcastle United was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

Aleksandar Mitrović  missed a decisive penalty (69′). That would have allowed Fulham to draw the match.​

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones assisted by Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.41 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.​

Match Statistics

Newcastle United was in firm control of the ball 62% while Fulham was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Newcastle United was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Newcastle United won the match.

Newcastle United shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fulham shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (Nick Pope). Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 3 yellow cards (Layvin Kurzawa, Tim Ream and Andreas Pereira).

After playing this match, Newcastle United will have 35 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Fulham will stay with 31 points to stay in the 6th place.

Match Events

  • 46'
    46'

    Allan Saint-Maximin 

    Bruno Guimarães

  • 48'
    48'

    Layvin Kurzawa

  • 60'
    60'

    Tim Ream

  • 63'
    63'

    Andreas Pereira

  • 66'
    66'

    Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Penalty Awarded)

  • 69'
    69'

    Aleksandar Mitrović 

    Aleksandar Mitrović 

  • 69'
    69'

    Nick Pope

  • 71'
    71'

    Alexander Isak

    Joe Willock

  • 77'
    77'

    Tosin Adarabioyo

    Andreas Pereira

  • 78'
    78'

    Daniel James

    Willian

  • 85'
    85'

    Jacob Murphy

    M. Almirón

  • 89'
    89'

    Alexander Isak

    Callum Wilson

  • 90'
    90'

    Tom Cairney

    Bobby De Cordova-Reid

  • 90'
    90'

    Carlos Vinícius

    Issa Diop

  • 90'
    90'

    Harry Wilson

    Bobby De Cordova-Reid

  • 90'
    90'

    C. Wood

    Callum Wilson

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Newcastle United will play away against Crystal Palace on the 21st of January with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (6 draws).

Fulham will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 23rd of January with a 17-4 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Newcastle United: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Eddie Howe chose to play with the following team: Nick Pope (6.6), Kieran Trippier (7.0), Fabian Schär (7.6), Sven Botman (7.2), Dan Burn (7.4), Sean Longstaff (7.2), Bruno Guimarães (7.1), Joe Willock (6.9), Miguel Almirón (7.1), Callum Wilson (7.2) and Joelinton (7.2).

Substitutes

Newcastle United made 4 changes: Bruno Guimarães for Allan Saint-Maximin  (46′), Joe Willock for Alexander Isak (71′), M. Almirón for Jacob Murphy (85′) and Callum Wilson for C. Wood (90′).

Top player: Fabian Schär

The player who no doubt impressed Newcastle United the most was Fabian Schär even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 60 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Fulham: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (7.3), Kenny Tete (7.0), Issa Diop (7.1), Tim Ream (6.6), Layvin Kurzawa (6.3), João Palhinha (7.0), Harrison Reed (6.8), Willian (6.6), Andreas Pereira (6.8), Bobby Reid (6.8) and Aleksandar Mitrović (6.1).

Substitutes

Fulham made 5 changes: Willian for Daniel James (78′), Andreas Pereira for Tosin Adarabioyo (78′), Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Tom Cairney (90′), Issa Diop for Carlos Vinícius (90′) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Harry Wilson (90′).

Best player: Bernd Leno

The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League

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