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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 34 (setup 1, season 31)
Newcastle United
v.
Chester
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Steve MANDANDA17DIEGO Alves Carreira
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Juan Francisco Torres Belén, JUANFRAN26Jordi AMAT Maas
Shkodran MUSTAFI63Senad LULIC
FERNANDO Francisco Reges47Lucas Rodrigo BIGLIA
Gonzalo Javier RODRÍGUEZ Prado75Gabriel Armando de Abreu, GABRIEL PAULISTA
José María CALLEJÓN Bueno66MEHMET Topal
André SCHÜRRLE77LUIZ GUSTAVO Dias
Sami KHEDIRA8Eljero ELIA
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN896Seydou DOUMBIA
Kingsley COMAN106Steven DEFOUR
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia11Loïc RÉMY
David BlairManager
JAUME Vicent Costa Jordá12Holger BADSTUBER
Cédric CARRASSO13Patrice EVRÀ
Daniel Ceballos Fernández, DANI CEBALLOS14Antonio VUTOV
Dries MERTENS715SELÇUK Inan
XABIER PRIETO Argarate16RUBÉN Pardo Gutiérrez

Newcastle United 3 Chester 2
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 76,995, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Mark CLATTENBURG 7)
10 Coman, 13 Higuaín, 23p HiguaínScorers42 Doumbia, 79 Elia
66 Coman <=> MertensSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
0Corners4
9Fouls19
8Offsides0
4Shots on7
6Shots off4
10Total shots11
1Shots saved4
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN
5A great save prevented LUIZ GUSTAVO from scoring an exceptional goal.
8A shot from ELIA was booted off the line by RODRÍGUEZ.
10GOAL!! A short corner was chipped out to COMAN who hit the ball into the net. (1-0 Newcastle United)
11A penalty box scramble resulted in COMAN driving the ball wide.
13GOAL!! HIGUAÍN waltzed forward, glanced up and stroked a shot into the Chester net. (2-0 Newcastle United)
18COMAN hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
23GOAL!! Newcastle United were awarded a penalty after a foul on KHEDIRA, and HIGUAÍN put it past the Chester 'keeper.
27COMAN made space on the right and touched the ball to SCHÜRRLE who touched the ball wide.
33CALLEJÓN was put clear by FERNANDO and he pulled away from the Chester 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the near post.
38BIGLIA drilled a left foot shot over from twenty-five yards out.
42AMAT rifled an easy chance past the righthand post.
42GOAL!! An imaginative GABRIEL PAULISTA played a great ball down the left to DOUMBIA who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (3-1 Newcastle United)
45+2A fine ball from SCHÜRRLE on the left fell to HIGUAÍN who mishit his shot just wide.
 
51PHILIPPE COUTINHO's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
53RÉMY worked the ball to DEFOUR, ELIA latched onto his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
56DEFOUR knocked the ball to DOUMBIA who fired it over.
59A strike from ELIA held no problem for MANDANDA.
61A drive from RÉMY seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
64A free-kick from SCHÜRRLE flew wide.
79GOAL!! A deep corner left the Newcastle United 'keeper struggling and ELIA knocked the ball over the line. (3-2 Newcastle United)
90+3BIGLIA beat CALLEJÓN and hit the ball to DOUMBIA who hit his shot wide.