West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United, 28 December 2015

Score	1-0 to West Bromwich Albion
Referee	Michael Jones
Competition	Premier League
Venue	The Hawthorns
Attendance	26,313

View West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United head to head

This was only the third time in their last 29 league meetings that Newcastle United had failed to score against West Bromwich Albion. Kick-off: 3.00pm

0 Newcastle United

Goals:

Darren Fletcher

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill

Defender Craig Dawson

Defender Jonny Evans

Defender Gareth McAuley

Defender Jonas Olsson

Midfielder Chris Brunt

Midfielder Darren Fletcher

Midfielder James Morrison

Midfielder Claudio Yacob

Midfielder/Forward Stéphane Sessègnon

Forward Victor Anichebe

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper

Paul Dummett Defender

Daryl Janmaat Defender

Chancel Mbemba Defender

Vurnon Anita Defender/Midfielder

Jack Colback Defender/Midfielder

Fabricio Coloccini Defender/Midfielder

Moussa Sissoko Midfielder

Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder

Ayoze Pérez Midfielder/Forward

Aleksandar Mitrović Forward

Substitutions:

Craig Gardner for Jonas Olsson	18
Saido Berahino for James Morrison	70
Rickie Lambert for Victor Anichebe	88

Substitutions:

Cheik Tioté for Vurnon Anita	27
Siem De Jong for Ayoze Pérez	72
Florian Thauvin for Jack Colback	86

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard

Defender James Chester

Defender/Midfielder Cristian Gamboa

Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner

Midfielder/Forward Rickie Lambert

Midfielder/Forward Callum McManaman

Forward Saido Berahino

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot

Defender Jamaal Lascelles

Defender Kevin Mbabu

Defender/Midfielder Cheik Tioté

Midfielder Siem De Jong

Midfielder Florian Thauvin

Midfielder/Forward Yoan Gouffran

Comments:

League position: 13th West Bromwich Albion had now won four of their last 14 home games in the Premier League (lost seven). The Baggies had kept their first clean sheet in their last nine games (all Premier League). Albion had now scored 23 goals in 19 Premier League home games under manager Tony Pulis.

Comments:

League position: 18th Newcastle United had now scored only five goals in their away games away in the Premier League in this season; the fewest in the division. The Magpies had now failed to score in ten of their last 15 Premier League away games. Goalkeeper Rob Elliot was originally named in the starting line-up before falling ill during the pre-match warm-up. He was demoted to the subs bench with Karl Darlow taking his place to make his Premier League debut.