Newcastle United v Swansea City, 16 April 2016

Score3-0 to Newcastle United
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance48,949

View Newcastle United v Swansea City head to head

This was Swansea City's first defeat in their fifth Premier League visit to St James' Park (won the last three). Kick-off: 3.00pm

3 Newcastle United

0 Swansea City

Goals:

Jamaal Lascelles 40 G
Moussa Sissoko 82 G
Andros Townsend 89 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Defender/Midfielder Vurnon Anita
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder Cheik Tioté
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Forward Papiss Cissé

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Angel Rangel Defender/Right back
Federico Fernández Defender
Ashley Williams Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
André Ayew Midfielder/Forward
Jefferson Montero Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Alberto Paloschi Forward

Substitutions:

Jonjo Shelvey for Cheik Tioté 66
Ayoze Pérez for Georginio Wijnaldum 73
Aleksandar Mitrović for Papiss Cissé 80

Substitutions:

Modou Barrow for Leroy Fer 57
Bafetimbi Gomis for André Ayew 71
Wayne Routledge for Alberto Paloschi 84

Cards:

Chancel Mbemba 22 Y
Vurnon Anita 73 Y

Cards:

Leroy Fer 9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Midfielder Siem De Jong
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Gabriel Obertan
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender Jordi Amat
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Midfielder Leon Britton
Midfielder Wayne Routledge
Forward Modou Barrow
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

Comments:

League position: 19th Newcastle United had now kept two clean sheets in their last 18 Premier League games. They now had 28 points from 33 games in this season; two fewer than at this stage when they were relegated from the Premier League in 2008-09. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Newcastle United’s third goal against Swansea City on Saturday 16th April 2016 has been confirmed as an Andros Townsend goal. (Circular 21 – 22nd April 2016)

Comments:

League position: 15th Swansea City had now won only one of their last six away games in the Premier League (lost three). The Swans failed to score in an away Premier League game for the first time in 2016.

3 Newcastle United

Goals:

Jamaal Lascelles 40 G
Moussa Sissoko 82 G
Andros Townsend 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Chancel Mbemba
Defender/Midfielder Vurnon Anita
Defender/Midfielder Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder Cheik Tioté
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Forward Papiss Cissé

Substitutions:

Jonjo Shelvey for Cheik Tioté 66
Ayoze Pérez for Georginio Wijnaldum 73
Aleksandar Mitrović for Papiss Cissé 80

Cards:

Chancel Mbemba 22 Y
Vurnon Anita 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Midfielder Siem De Jong
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Gabriel Obertan
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović

Comments:

League position: 19th Newcastle United had now kept two clean sheets in their last 18 Premier League games. They now had 28 points from 33 games in this season; two fewer than at this stage when they were relegated from the Premier League in 2008-09. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Newcastle United’s third goal against Swansea City on Saturday 16th April 2016 has been confirmed as an Andros Townsend goal. (Circular 21 – 22nd April 2016)

0 Swansea City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Angel Rangel Defender/Right back
Federico Fernández Defender
Ashley Williams Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
André Ayew Midfielder/Forward
Jefferson Montero Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Alberto Paloschi Forward

Substitutions:

Modou Barrow for Leroy Fer 57
Bafetimbi Gomis for André Ayew 71
Wayne Routledge for Alberto Paloschi 84

Cards:

Leroy Fer 9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender Jordi Amat
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Midfielder Leon Britton
Midfielder Wayne Routledge
Forward Modou Barrow
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

Comments:

League position: 15th Swansea City had now won only one of their last six away games in the Premier League (lost three). The Swans failed to score in an away Premier League game for the first time in 2016.