Newcastle 4-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 10 Dec 2016
Newcastle beat Birmingham 4-0 in the EFL Championship on 10 December 2016 at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. D. Gayle and Y. Gouffran scored for Newcastle. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Newcastle have won 2 and Birmingham 0.
· kickoff·St James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-018'
- 2-024'
- 32'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 3-047'assist: D. Gayle
- 59'
- 70'out: C. Atsu
- 74'
- 75'Isaac Hayden
- 4-077'assist: J. Shelvey
- 79'out: A. Mitrović
- 82'Isaac Haydenout: A. Lazaar
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Newcastle
- 9.2Dwight GayleF
- 8.0Mohamed DiaméM
- 7.7Yoan GouffranM
- 7.6Ciaran ClarkD
- 7.5Jonjo ShelveyM
- 7.5Vurnon AnitaM
- 7.4Matt RitchieM
- 7.3Karl DarlowG
- 7.3Jamaal LascellesD
- 7.1Paul DummettD
- 7.0Isaac HaydenM
- 6.6Christian AtsuM
- 6.6Aleksandar MitrovićF
- 6.3Achraf LazaarD
Birmingham
- 6.8Tomasz KuszczakG
- 6.8Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 6.8Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.6Robert TescheM
- 6.6Stephen GleesonM
- 6.4Ryan ShottonD
- 6.4Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
- 6.3Michael MorrisonD
- 6.3Clayton DonaldsonF
- 6.3Greg StewartF
- 6.3Corey O'KeeffeD
- 6.2David CotterillM
- 6.1Ché AdamsF
- 5.9Jonathan GroundsD
Line-ups
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Newcastle4-4-1-1
Substitutes
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 18Chancel MbembaD
- 45A. Mitrović79'F6.6
- 28Matz SelsG
- 30C. Atsu70'M6.6
- 22DeAndre YedlinD
- 7A. Lazaar82'D6.3
- 24C. TiotéM
BirminghamG. Rowett
Substitutes
- 18R. BrownM
- 1A. LegzdinsG
- 6M. Kieftenbeld46'M6.8
- 15L. Jutkiewicz46'F6.8
- 17V. Solomon-OtaborM
- 4P. RobinsonD
- 30Corey O'Keeffe74'D6.3
Team statistics
62%Possession38%
20Total shots5
10Shots on target2
6Shots off target2
4Blocked shots1
7Corners1
2Offsides0
17Fouls8
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves6
554Total passes344
466Accurate passes245
84%Pass accuracy71%
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gayle | 79 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 0 | 9.2 |
| Mohamed Diamé | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 8.0 |
| Yoan Gouffran | 70 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.7 |
| Ciaran Clark | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.6 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Vurnon Anita | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Matt Ritchie | 90 | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Karl Darlow | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Paul Dummett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Isaac Hayden | 82 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Christian Atsu | 20 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Achraf Lazaar | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomasz Kuszczak | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 45 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Robert Tesche | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Stephen Gleeson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ryan Shotton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Joshua Dacres-Cogley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Clayton Donaldson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Greg Stewart | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Corey O'Keeffe | 16 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| David Cotterill | 74 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ché Adams | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Jonathan Grounds | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
NewcastleLLWWW
BirminghamLWWDD
- L03 Dec 16HBarnsley0-3
- W26 Nov 16ABrentford2-1
- W19 Nov 16HBristol City1-0
- D05 Nov 16AHuddersfield1-1
- D30 Oct 16HAston Villa1-1
Head-to-head
- 07 May 11Newcastle2-1Birmingham
- 15 Feb 11Birmingham0-2Newcastle
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | -6 | 54 |
| 18 | QPR | 46 | -14 | 53 |
| 19 | Birmingham | 46 | -19 | 53 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
Before and after
Newcastle
- Previous: Nottingham Forest 2-1 Newcastle, 2 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Wigan 0-2 Newcastle, 14 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 0-3 Barnsley, 3 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 2-1 Ipswich, 13 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated