Newcastle United - Sheffield Utd 1 - 0: Joe Willock Scored, Newcastle United has Won!

Newcastle United has played against Sheffield Utd in Premier League game. Newcastle United - Sheffield Utd faced each other in Premier League week 37.

Newcastle United defeated Sheffield Utd 1 - 0 on 19 May, 2021 and found themselves in the 15th spot at the competition. Sheffield Utd has failed to get any points and they are in the 20th position after the match.Newcastle United has has managed win with one goal lead and got away with 3 points. The winning goal is scored by Joe Willock in 45th minute and he gifted 3 points to his team. This goal was the 6 goal of the season for Joe Willock.

Goals: Joe Willock '45

There were not that much hard fouls in the match and it ended with only 2 yellow cards. Newcastle United players were not hard on tackles and managed to finish the game without any yellow cards. On the other front Sheffield Utd players O. Norwood, Enda Stevens got themselves yellow cards. Newcastle United manager S. Bruce used 3 substitutions. D. Gayle (46'), S. Longstaff (71'), Andy Carroll (85') brought on to the field and helped Newcastle United to win the match. 2 substitutions were used by Sheffield Utd boss P. Heckingbottom. R. Brewster (67'), F. Seriki (90') came off the bench and tried to avoid losing but their efforts was not sufficient after all. Those changes did not change much and they faced a defeat. Newcastle United is currently in the 15th spot of Premier League with 42 points with this result. Sheffield Utd, On the competitor front, remained at 20 points in the 20th position of Premier League.

Statistics

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Ball Possesion

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16

Shots

11

5

Shots On Goal

1

0

Yellow Cards

2

0

Red Cards

0

Newcastle United had 50% ball possession while winning against Sheffield Utd by 1 - 0. The ball possession statistics were very close for both Newcastle United and Sheffield Utd. Newcastle United have managed to use their chances more and played with the ball more effectively. Thus, they got the 3 points.

Newcastle United had 16 total shots and 8 of them were accurate. These accurate shots on target resulted in 1 goal throughout the match and they managed to get the 3 points they targeted.

On the other hand, Sheffield Utd had 16 total shots and 8 of them were accurate.

Player Performances

Let's check the player performances for both of the teams.

Emil Krafth was the best defender for Newcastle United this game. He had 1 tackles and achieved 7 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. Joe Willock was the best midfielder for Newcastle United this game. He scored 1 goal and achieved 7.6 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance. A. Maximin was the best attacker for Newcastle United this game. He achieved 8.2 rating in this game. As one of the best players in the game, he certainly helped his team to win with his strong performance.

John Egan was the best defender for Sheffield Utd this game. He had 3 tackles and achieved 7.3 rating. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. The score might be more dramatic without him. John Fleck was the best midfielder for Sheffield Utd this game. He achieved 7.2 rating in this game. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level. D. McGoldrick was the best attacker for Sheffield Utd this game. He achieved 7.3 rating in this game. As one of the best players in the game, he couldn't prevent losing. Although he played excellent, his team was not at his level.

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