Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town, 31 March 2018

Score1-0 to Newcastle United
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,261

View Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Only four goals had now been scored in the last five meetings in the top division since December 1970.

1 Newcastle United

0 Huddersfield Town

Goals:

Ayoze Pérez 80 G

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

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Mathias Jørgensen Defender
Terence Kongolo Defender
Christopher Schindler Defender
Tommy Smith Defender
Jonathan Hogg Midfielder
Alex Pritchard Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward
Laurent Depoitre Forward
Elias Kachunga Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Atsu for Matt Ritchie 67
Islam Slimani for Dwight Gayle 75
Isaac Hayden for Mo Diamé 79

Substitutions:

Collin Quaner for Elias Kachunga 56
Steve Mounié for Tommy Smith 83
Scott Malone for Rajiv Van la Parra 86

Cards:

Jamaal Lascelles 8 Y

Cards:

Aaron Mooy 6 Y
Jonathan Hogg 28 Y
Christopher Schindler 60 Y
Collin Quaner 84 Y

On the bench:

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

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Florent Hadergjonaj
Defender/Midfielder Scott Malone
Midfielder Philip Billing
Midfielder Tom Ince
Forward Steve Mounié
Forward Collin Quaner

Comments:

League position: 12th Newcastle United were now unbeaten in six consecutive home games in the Premier League (won three); their best such run in the competition since 6 December 2014. The Magpies had now won three consecutive games at St James' Park in the Premier League without conceding a goal for the first time since November 2014. Ayoze Pérez scored his first goal in the Premier League at St James' Park since 5 March 2016 against AFC Bournemouth (756 days ago).

Comments:

League position: 16th Huddersfield Town had now failed to score in 12 away games so far in this Premier League this season; one less than the competition season record jointly held by Norwich City in 1994-95, Southampton in 1998-99 and Middlesbrough in 2002-03 (13). Town had now taken seven points from their ten games in the Premier League in 2018. Only bottom of the table West Bromwich Albion had taken fewer (four). They had now lost 16 of the 17 games in the Premier League when they had conceded the opening goal.

1 Newcastle United

Goals:

Ayoze Pérez 80 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

Substitutions:

Christian Atsu for Matt Ritchie 67
Islam Slimani for Dwight Gayle 75
Isaac Hayden for Mo Diamé 79

Cards:

Jamaal Lascelles 8 Y

On the bench:

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

Comments:

League position: 12th Newcastle United were now unbeaten in six consecutive home games in the Premier League (won three); their best such run in the competition since 6 December 2014. The Magpies had now won three consecutive games at St James' Park in the Premier League without conceding a goal for the first time since November 2014. Ayoze Pérez scored his first goal in the Premier League at St James' Park since 5 March 2016 against AFC Bournemouth (756 days ago).

0 Huddersfield Town

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Mathias Jørgensen Defender
Terence Kongolo Defender
Christopher Schindler Defender
Tommy Smith Defender
Jonathan Hogg Midfielder
Alex Pritchard Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward
Laurent Depoitre Forward
Elias Kachunga Forward

Substitutions:

Collin Quaner for Elias Kachunga 56
Steve Mounié for Tommy Smith 83
Scott Malone for Rajiv Van la Parra 86

Cards:

Aaron Mooy 6 Y
Jonathan Hogg 28 Y
Christopher Schindler 60 Y
Collin Quaner 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Florent Hadergjonaj
Defender/Midfielder Scott Malone
Midfielder Philip Billing
Midfielder Tom Ince
Forward Steve Mounié
Forward Collin Quaner

Comments:

League position: 16th Huddersfield Town had now failed to score in 12 away games so far in this Premier League this season; one less than the competition season record jointly held by Norwich City in 1994-95, Southampton in 1998-99 and Middlesbrough in 2002-03 (13). Town had now taken seven points from their ten games in the Premier League in 2018. Only bottom of the table West Bromwich Albion had taken fewer (four). They had now lost 16 of the 17 games in the Premier League when they had conceded the opening goal.