Newcastle 4-1 Reading — EFL Championship, 17 Aug 2016
Newcastle beat Reading 4-1 in the EFL Championship on 17 August 2016 at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Isaac Hayden, G. McCleary, M. Ritchie, D. Gayle got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Newcastle have won 0 and Reading 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·St James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 3'
- 19'
- 1-020'assist: Y. Gouffran
- 40'
- 1-145'Penalty
- Half-time1-1
- 49'
- 2-150'Penalty
- 62'
- 68'
- 3-169'
- 76'
- 79'out: Y. Meïté
- 83'
- 84'
- 4-189'
- 90'out: R. Aarons
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Newcastle
- 8.2Dwight GayleF
- 7.8Matt RitchieM
- 7.5Isaac HaydenM
- 7.3Jonjo ShelveyM
- 7.1Chancel MbembaD
- 7.0Yoan GouffranM
- 6.9Paul DummettD
- 6.8Jack ColbackM
- 6.7Vurnon AnitaM
- 6.6Ayoze PérezF
- 6.6Jamaal LascellesD
- 6.5Matz SelsG
- 6.3Ciaran ClarkD
Reading
- 7.0Joey Van den BergM
- 6.9Garath McClearyM
- 6.7Yann KermorgantF
- 6.7Roy BeerensF
- 6.4Jordan ObitaD
- 6.4John SwiftM
- 6.4Joseph MendesF
- 6.4Yakou MeiteM
- 6.3Paul McShaneD
- 6.3Danny WilliamsM
- 6.3George EvansM
- 6.0Ali Al-HabsiG
- 5.9Chris GunterD
Line-ups
Substitutes
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 22D. JanmaatD
- 26Karl DarlowG
- 6J. Lascelles76'D6.6
- 5Grant HanleyD
- 4J. Colback84'M6.8
- 16R. Aarons90'M
- 32Adam ArmstrongM
ReadingJ. Stam
Substitutes
- 19Y. Meïté79'M6.4
- 10D. RakelsF
- 31A. JaakkolaG
- 3Jake CooperD
- 21S. QuinnM
- 30T. WatsonD
- 9J. Mendes83'F6.4
Team statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gayle | 90 | 2 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.2 |
| Matt Ritchie | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Isaac Hayden | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Chancel Mbemba | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 7.1 |
| Yoan Gouffran | 84 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Paul Dummett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jack Colback | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Vurnon Anita | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 76 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ciaran Clark | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Van den Berg | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Garath McCleary | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Yann Kermorgant | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Roy Beerens | 79 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jordan Obita | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| John Swift | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Joseph Mendes | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Yakou Meite | 11 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Paul McShane | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Danny Williams | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| George Evans | 83 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Ali Al-Habsi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Chris Gunter | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 5.9 |