Stoke City v Newcastle United, 02 March 2016

Score1-0 to Stoke City
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBritannia Stadium
Attendance27,331
Stoke City were now unbeaten in the last five Premier League meetings (won three). Kick-off: 7.45pm

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 80 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters

Starting lineup:

Rob Elliot Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Steven Taylor Defender
Jack Colback Defender/Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Yoan Gouffran Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Muniesa for Phil Bardsley 26
Peter Crouch for Jon Walters 69
Mame Biram Diouf for Ibrahim Afellay 70

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Rivière for Yoan Gouffran 74
Seydou Doumbia for Jack Colback 84
Ayoze Pérez for Aleksandar Mitrović 84

Cards:

Marc Muniesa 45 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Joselu
Forward Bojan Krkić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jamie Sterry
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Midfielder/Forward Henri Saivet
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Seydou Doumbia

Comments:

League position: 7th Stoke City had now won three consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season. This was the first time the Potters had kept a clean sheet in their last six Premier League games.

Comments:

League position: 19th Newcastle United had now lost 17 of their last 21 Premier League away games (won two) including all of the last six. They had now kept only one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League games.

Goals:

Xherdan Shaqiri 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters

Substitutions:

Marc Muniesa for Phil Bardsley 26
Peter Crouch for Jon Walters 69
Mame Biram Diouf for Ibrahim Afellay 70

Cards:

Marc Muniesa 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Joselu
Forward Bojan Krkić

Comments:

League position: 7th Stoke City had now won three consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season. This was the first time the Potters had kept a clean sheet in their last six Premier League games.

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Rob Elliot Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Steven Taylor Defender
Jack Colback Defender/Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Yoan Gouffran Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Emmanuel Rivière for Yoan Gouffran 74
Seydou Doumbia for Jack Colback 84
Ayoze Pérez for Aleksandar Mitrović 84

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Jamie Sterry
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Midfielder/Forward Henri Saivet
Forward Rolando Aarons
Forward Seydou Doumbia

Comments:

League position: 19th Newcastle United had now lost 17 of their last 21 Premier League away games (won two) including all of the last six. They had now kept only one clean sheet in their last 12 Premier League games.