Newcastle United v Stoke City, 16 September 2017

Score2-1 to Newcastle United
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance51,795

View Newcastle United v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Stoke City had now won in four of their 45 visits to Newcastle United in all competitions since 1898.

2 Newcastle United

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Christian Atsu 19 G
Jamaal Lascelles 68 G

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Joselu

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Kevin Wimmer Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Jesé Forward

Substitutions:

Jonjo Shelvey for Isaac Hayden 69
Dwight Gayle for Joselu 78
Mo Diamé for Ayoze Pérez 86

Substitutions:

Ramadan Sobhi for Jesé 62
Peter Crouch for Joe Allen 84

Cards:

Isaac Hayden 25 Y
Ciaran Clark 73 Y
Mikel Merino 77 Y

Cards:

Kevin Wimmer 30 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Javi Manquillo
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Forward Dwight Gayle

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 4th Newcastle United had now won three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 22 November 2014. The Magpies had now won three of their opening five Premier League games for the first time since 2000-01. This was the first time they had begun a a Premier League game with a positive goal difference since February 2014. Newcastle United manager Rafa Benítez said: "The fans, when you win so many games in a row, they are excited and thinking about Europe. For me it is one game at a time. It is a very competitive league and we are learning from that. This group of players works very hard. Sometimes we have some problems, but with the chances we can create we know they can give us the points."

Comments:

League position: 13th Stoke City had now won one of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (lost seven). The Potters had now won three of their last 16 Premier League games. They had now kept clean sheets in two of their last 15 games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "We didn't play particularly well today. I didn't think we were poor, just not as good as in recent weeks. That's the disappointment. I think we were a little loose in our general play. We had more possession and they looked to counter-attack and it was a different test, one we had to cope with better. We will find teams like Newcastle who will show respect and sit back and invite us on and so we've got to be more accurate in our work and our passing. We maybe needed a different mindset of what's required."

2 Newcastle United

Goals:

Christian Atsu 19 G
Jamaal Lascelles 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Ciaran Clark
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Joselu

Substitutions:

Jonjo Shelvey for Isaac Hayden 69
Dwight Gayle for Joselu 78
Mo Diamé for Ayoze Pérez 86

Cards:

Isaac Hayden 25 Y
Ciaran Clark 73 Y
Mikel Merino 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Florian Lejeune
Defender Javi Manquillo
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 4th Newcastle United had now won three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 22 November 2014. The Magpies had now won three of their opening five Premier League games for the first time since 2000-01. This was the first time they had begun a a Premier League game with a positive goal difference since February 2014. Newcastle United manager Rafa Benítez said: "The fans, when you win so many games in a row, they are excited and thinking about Europe. For me it is one game at a time. It is a very competitive league and we are learning from that. This group of players works very hard. Sometimes we have some problems, but with the chances we can create we know they can give us the points."

1 Stoke City

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 57 G

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Kevin Wimmer Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward
Jesé Forward

Substitutions:

Ramadan Sobhi for Jesé 62
Peter Crouch for Joe Allen 84

Cards:

Kevin Wimmer 30 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Josh Tymon
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Forward Saido Berahino
Forward Peter Crouch

Comments:

League position: 13th Stoke City had now won one of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (lost seven). The Potters had now won three of their last 16 Premier League games. They had now kept clean sheets in two of their last 15 games in the Premier League. Stoke City manager Mark Hughes said: "We didn't play particularly well today. I didn't think we were poor, just not as good as in recent weeks. That's the disappointment. I think we were a little loose in our general play. We had more possession and they looked to counter-attack and it was a different test, one we had to cope with better. We will find teams like Newcastle who will show respect and sit back and invite us on and so we've got to be more accurate in our work and our passing. We maybe needed a different mindset of what's required."