Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion, 28 April 2018

Score1-0 to West Bromwich Albion
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,283
Kick-off: 3.00pm West Bromwich Albion kept their first clean sheet in a league game at Newcastle United since 10 September 1977 to end a run of 15 consecutive league games when they had conceded at St James' Park.

Goals:

Goals:

Matt Phillips 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Dwight Gayle

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
James McClean Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Chris Brunt Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Murphy for Paul Dummett 58
Islam Slimani for Dwight Gayle 65
Joselu for Ayoze Pérez 78

Substitutions:

Grzegorz Krychowiak for Jay Rodriguez 77
Jonny Evans for James McClean 90
Hal Robson-Kanu for Salomón Rondón 90

Cards:

Mo Diamé 68 Y

Cards:

Jake Livermore 37 Y
Allan Nyom 45 Y
James McClean 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Forward Joselu
Forward Islam Slimani

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender/Midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 10th Newcastle United lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2017. This was the Magpies first defeat in their last eight home games in the Premier League since a 0-1 loss to Manchester City on 27 December 2017 (won four). This was manager Rafael Benitez's first defeat in the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion (played nine, won seven). Stoke City now became the team he had faced the most in the competition without a defeat (played seven).

Comments:

League position: 20th West Bromwich Albion's relegation to the League Championship would have been confirmed had they not won this game. The Baggies were now unbeaten in six games in this Premier League season under caretaker managers Gary Megson (two) and Darren Moore (four) but lost 18 of 30 games in 2017-18 in the competition under permanent managers Tony Pulis (six) and Alan Pardew (12). Albion had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2015.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Dwight Gayle

Substitutions:

Jacob Murphy for Paul Dummett 58
Islam Slimani for Dwight Gayle 65
Joselu for Ayoze Pérez 78

Cards:

Mo Diamé 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Forward Joselu
Forward Islam Slimani

Comments:

League position: 10th Newcastle United lost consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2017. This was the Magpies first defeat in their last eight home games in the Premier League since a 0-1 loss to Manchester City on 27 December 2017 (won four). This was manager Rafael Benitez's first defeat in the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion (played nine, won seven). Stoke City now became the team he had faced the most in the competition without a defeat (played seven).

Goals:

Matt Phillips 29 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
James McClean Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Chris Brunt Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

Grzegorz Krychowiak for Jay Rodriguez 77
Jonny Evans for James McClean 90
Hal Robson-Kanu for Salomón Rondón 90

Cards:

Jake Livermore 37 Y
Allan Nyom 45 Y
James McClean 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender/Midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 20th West Bromwich Albion's relegation to the League Championship would have been confirmed had they not won this game. The Baggies were now unbeaten in six games in this Premier League season under caretaker managers Gary Megson (two) and Darren Moore (four) but lost 18 of 30 games in 2017-18 in the competition under permanent managers Tony Pulis (six) and Alan Pardew (12). Albion had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since September 2015.