Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion, 12 December 2020

Score2-1 to Newcastle United
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 23 Newcastle United won: 12 Drawn: 6 West Bromwich Albion won: 5 Newcastle United scored: 40 West Bromwich Albion scored: 27 Darnell Furlong's equaliser was West Bromwich Albion's 200th goal in league games against Newcastle United.

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

1 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Slaven Bilić

Goals:

Miguel Almirón 1 G
Dwight Gayle 82 G

Goals:

Darnell Furlong 50 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Callum Wilson

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Semi Ajayi Defender
Darnell Furlong Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Filip Krovinović Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Callum Robinson Midfielder/Forward
Romaine Sawyers Midfielder/Forward
Karlan Grant Forward

Substitutions:

Dwight Gayle for Jamal Lewis 69
Jacob Murphy for Emil Krafth 80
DeAndre Yedlin for Miguel Almirón 86

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Karlan Grant 46
Kieran Gibbs for Callum Robinson 46
Kamil Grosicki for Conor Gallagher 80

Cards:

Jamal Lewis 35 Y
Callum Wilson 90 Y

Cards:

Darnell Furlong 35 Y
Semi Ajayi 69 Y
Branislav Ivanović 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Langley
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Cédric Kipré
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Kamil Grosicki
Forward Charlie Austin

Comments:

League position: 11th Newcastle United had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since June 2020. They had now won three and lost five of their last eight home games in the Premier League. Timed at 19 seconds, Miguel Almirón's opening goal became the Magpies' second quickest-ever goal in the Premier League after Alan Shearer against Manchester City on 18 January 2003 (11 seconds).

Comments:

League position: 19th West Bromwich Albion had now scored four goals in their last nine games in the Premier League. Albion had now lost five of their six away games so far in this Premier League season (drawn one). Conor Gallagher failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the Baggies since Salomón Rondón in August 2016.

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Miguel Almirón 1 G
Dwight Gayle 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Isaac Hayden
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Callum Wilson

Substitutions:

Dwight Gayle for Jamal Lewis 69
Jacob Murphy for Emil Krafth 80
DeAndre Yedlin for Miguel Almirón 86

Cards:

Jamal Lewis 35 Y
Callum Wilson 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Langley
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick
Midfielder Matty Longstaff
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 11th Newcastle United had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since June 2020. They had now won three and lost five of their last eight home games in the Premier League. Timed at 19 seconds, Miguel Almirón's opening goal became the Magpies' second quickest-ever goal in the Premier League after Alan Shearer against Manchester City on 18 January 2003 (11 seconds).

1 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Slaven Bilić

Goals:

Darnell Furlong 50 G

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Semi Ajayi Defender
Darnell Furlong Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Filip Krovinović Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Callum Robinson Midfielder/Forward
Romaine Sawyers Midfielder/Forward
Karlan Grant Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Karlan Grant 46
Kieran Gibbs for Callum Robinson 46
Kamil Grosicki for Conor Gallagher 80

Cards:

Darnell Furlong 35 Y
Semi Ajayi 69 Y
Branislav Ivanović 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Cédric Kipré
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Kamil Grosicki
Forward Charlie Austin

Comments:

League position: 19th West Bromwich Albion had now scored four goals in their last nine games in the Premier League. Albion had now lost five of their six away games so far in this Premier League season (drawn one). Conor Gallagher failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the Baggies since Salomón Rondón in August 2016.