Premier League: Newcastle United overcomes Fulham 4-1
LONDON. Newcastle United had a smooth win over Fulham.
LONDON. Newcastle United had a easy win over Fulham. Newcastle United was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with C. Wilson (11′), M. Almiron (33′), S. Longstaff (43′) and M. Almiron (58′). Fulham reduced the distance with a goal (89′) by B. Reid, but there was not much to do for them. Newcastle United was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of James Mainwaring and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.59 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Newcastle United was in firm control of the ball 68% while Fulham was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Newcastle United was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Newcastle United won the match.
Fulham shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 2 yellow cards (A. Mitrovic and H. Reed). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Newcastle United.
(Fulham) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (6′).
After this match, Fulham will stay with 11 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will have 8 points like Leeds United and AFC Bournemouth to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
Nathaniel Chalobah (Card adjusted)
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8'8'
Nathaniel Chalobah
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11'11'
Callum Wilson
Joe Willock
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12'12'
Aleksandar Mitrović
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13'13'
Callum Wilson (Goal confirmed)
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33'33'
M. Almirón
Bruno Guimarães
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37'37'
Carlos Vinícius
Aleksandar Mitrović
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43'43'
Sean Longstaff
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45'45'
Issa Diop
Layvin Kurzawa
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45'45'
Tom Cairney
Kevin Mbabu
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54'54'
Harrison Reed
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57'57'
M. Almirón
Joe Willock
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59'59'
E. Anderson
Bruno Guimarães
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66'66'
Ryan Fraser
Callum Wilson
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70'70'
Neeskens Kebano
Daniel James
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83'83'
J. Lewis
K. Trippier
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83'83'
Matt Targett
Dan Burn
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83'83'
Jamaal Lascelles
Fabian Schär
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88'88'
Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Neeskens Kebano
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Fulham will play away against West Ham United on the 9th of October with a 12-3 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (5 draws).
Newcastle United will host Brentford on the 8th of October with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (1 draw).
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva chose to play with the following team: Bernd Leno , Kevin Mbabu , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Layvin Kurzawa , Harrison Reed , Nathaniel Chalobah , Daniel James , Andreas Pereira , Bobby Reid and Aleksandar Mitrović .
Fulham could not rely on the presence of I. Diop (injured).
Substitutes
Fulham made 4 changes: A. Mitrovic for Carlos Vinicius (37′), L. Kurzawa for I. Diop (45′), K. Mbabu for T. Cairney (45′) and D. James for N. Kebano (70′).
Best player: Bernd Leno
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 7.42. He performed 6 saves.
Newcastle United: Formation and Lineups
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope , Kieran Trippier , Fabian Schär , Sven Botman , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joe Willock , Miguel Almirón , Callum Wilson and Jacob Murphy .
Substitutes
Newcastle United made 5 changes: B. Guimaraes for E. Anderson (59′), C. Wilson for R. Fraser (66′), D. Burn for M. Targett (83′), F. Schar for J. Lascelles (83′) and K. Trippier for J. Lewis (83′).
Top player: Kieran Trippier
Probably the most impressive player in Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 8 crosses.
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