Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion, 06 February 2016

Score1-0 to Newcastle United
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance50,152
West Bromwich Albion had now won only one of their ten visits to St James' Park in the Premier League (lost seven). Kick-off: 3.00pm

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 32 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Steven Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Fabricio Coloccini
Defender/Midfielder Cheik Tioté
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Forward Rolando Aarons

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
James Chester Defender
Craig Dawson Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Jonas Olsson Defender
Craig Gardner Defender/Midfielder
James McClean Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Sandro Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Victor Anichebe Forward

Substitutions:

Ayoze Pérez for Andros Townsend 88
Henri Saivet for Jonjo Shelvey 90

Substitutions:

Saido Berahino for Sandro 46
Alex Pritchard for Craig Gardner 46
Salomón Rondón for Victor Anichebe 74

Cards:

Cards:

Gareth McAuley 47 Y
James Chester 63 Y
Jonas Olsson 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Liam Gibson
Defender Callum Williams
Midfielder Dan Barlaser
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Midfielder/Forward Henri Saivet
Forward Seydou Doumbia

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Midfielder Alex Pritchard
Midfielder/Forward Rickie Lambert
Midfielder/Forward Stéphane Sessègnon
Forward Saido Berahino

Comments:

League position: 17th Newcastle United moved out of the bottom three having now won back-to-back games at home in the Premier League for the first time since December 2014. They kept their first clean sheet in their last ten Premier League games.

Comments:

League position: 14th West Bromwich Albion had now won none of their last seven Premier League away games (lost four). Only bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa (20) had scored fewer goals than the Baggies (23) in the Premier League in this season.

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 32 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Steven Taylor
Defender/Midfielder Fabricio Coloccini
Defender/Midfielder Cheik Tioté
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Forward Rolando Aarons

Substitutions:

Ayoze Pérez for Andros Townsend 88
Henri Saivet for Jonjo Shelvey 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Liam Gibson
Defender Callum Williams
Midfielder Dan Barlaser
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Midfielder/Forward Henri Saivet
Forward Seydou Doumbia

Comments:

League position: 17th Newcastle United moved out of the bottom three having now won back-to-back games at home in the Premier League for the first time since December 2014. They kept their first clean sheet in their last ten Premier League games.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
James Chester Defender
Craig Dawson Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Jonas Olsson Defender
Craig Gardner Defender/Midfielder
James McClean Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Sandro Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Victor Anichebe Forward

Substitutions:

Saido Berahino for Sandro 46
Alex Pritchard for Craig Gardner 46
Salomón Rondón for Victor Anichebe 74

Cards:

Gareth McAuley 47 Y
James Chester 63 Y
Jonas Olsson 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Midfielder Alex Pritchard
Midfielder/Forward Rickie Lambert
Midfielder/Forward Stéphane Sessègnon
Forward Saido Berahino

Comments:

League position: 14th West Bromwich Albion had now won none of their last seven Premier League away games (lost four). Only bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa (20) had scored fewer goals than the Baggies (23) in the Premier League in this season.