West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United, 07 March 2021

Score0-0
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns
Kick-off: 12.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 24 West Bromwich Albion won: 5 Drawn: 7 Newcastle United won: 12 West Bromwich Albion scored: 27 Newcastle United scored: 40 This was the first goalless meeting since Newcastle United's visit to The Hawthorns in the Premier League on 3 January 2005.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender Conor Townsend
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Okay Yokuşlu
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Mbaye Diagne

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Emil Krafth Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Ciaran Clark Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Fraser Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Karlan Grant for Matt Phillips 83
Hal Robson-Kanu for Mbaye Diagne 84

Substitutions:

Dwight Gayle for Jeff Hendrick 57
Andy Carroll for Ryan Fraser 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers
Forward Karlan Grant
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 19th Despite conceding more goals than any other team so far in this Premier League season (56), West Bromwich Albion had now kept a clean sheet in their last four games in the division. The Baggies had now failed to score in six of their last nine home games in the Premier League. Albion remained unbeaten in their five home games in this Premier League season against the teams that started this round of fixtures in the bottom six (won two).

Comments:

League position: 16th This was Newcastle United's second draw in their last 12 games in the Premier League (won two). The Magpies had now kept a clean sheet in four of their 14 away games so far in this Premier League season. They had now failed to score in six of their last eight away games in the Premier League.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender Conor Townsend
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Okay Yokuşlu
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Mbaye Diagne

Substitutions:

Karlan Grant for Matt Phillips 83
Hal Robson-Kanu for Mbaye Diagne 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers
Forward Karlan Grant
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 19th Despite conceding more goals than any other team so far in this Premier League season (56), West Bromwich Albion had now kept a clean sheet in their last four games in the division. The Baggies had now failed to score in six of their last nine home games in the Premier League. Albion remained unbeaten in their five home games in this Premier League season against the teams that started this round of fixtures in the bottom six (won two).

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Paul Dummett Defender
Emil Krafth Defender
Jamaal Lascelles Defender
Ciaran Clark Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Fraser Midfielder
Jeff Hendrick Midfielder
Jonjo Shelvey Midfielder
Joe Willock Midfielder
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Dwight Gayle for Jeff Hendrick 57
Andy Carroll for Ryan Fraser 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle

Comments:

League position: 16th This was Newcastle United's second draw in their last 12 games in the Premier League (won two). The Magpies had now kept a clean sheet in four of their 14 away games so far in this Premier League season. They had now failed to score in six of their last eight away games in the Premier League.