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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 2 (setup 1, season 31)
Newcastle United
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Steve MANDANDA617Wojciech SZCZESNY
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
15
Overall form:
Juan Francisco Torres Belén, JUANFRAN82Aymeric LAPORTE
Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco3Marcelo BROZOVIC
Sami KHEDIRA846Miralem PJANIC
Shkodran MUSTAFI57Joshua KIMMICH
José María CALLEJÓN Bueno86JUAN Guilherme Nunes Jesus
SON Heung-min77Osvaldo 'Nicolás' Fabián GAITÁN
Steven N'ZONZI86Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN97Marco REUS
Dries MERTENS107Juan BERNAT Velasco
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia11Romelu LUKAKU
Charlie PullingManagerNigel Beck
JAUME Vicent Costa Jordá12Nicola SANSONE
Simone SCUFFET13Jeroen ZOET
Daniel Ceballos Fernández, DANI CEBALLOS14Ilkay GÜNDOGAN
Kingsley COMAN15RICARDO Domingos Barbosa PEREIRA
André SCHÜRRLE816Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar

Newcastle United 1 Portsmouth 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 47,820, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Graham HORWOOD 6½)
36 MertensScorers29 Lukaku, 32 Lukaku
66 Son <=> Coman, 71 Mertens <=> SchürrleSubstitutions
Sendings off
19 N'Zonzi, 48 MustafiBookings6 Laporte, 59 Lukaku, 71 Juan
7Corners4
13Fouls13
5Offsides8
8Shots on4
14Shots off5
22Total shots9
6Shots saved2
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Juan Francisco Torres Belén, JUANFRAN
2A corner found MERTENS who nodded the ball just beyond the far post.
3MERTENS's shot was well held by SZCZESNY.
6LAPORTE receives a yellow card by the referee.
19The ref cautions N'ZONZI for a late foul.
21The Portsmouth 'keeper was able to palm clear an amazing effort.
27SON rushed an easy chance.
29GOAL!! Portsmouth's LUKAKU beat two defenders before firing just inside the 'keeper's far post. (1-0 Portsmouth)
32GOAL!! A long ball from KIMMICH had the Newcastle United defence back-pedalling and LUKAKU made the most of the opportunity with a good goal. (2-0 Portsmouth)
36GOAL!! . (2-1 Portsmouth)
38REUS booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.
41MERTENS beat three Portsmouth players and blasted a shot over.
 
46A tame shot from PHILIPPE COUTINHO rolled agonisingly wide.
48MUSTAFI booked for a clinical tackle on LUKAKU.
49A lovely effort from KIMMICH scraped the outside of the righthand post.
59HORWOOD books LUKAKU for an off-the-ball incident against HIGUAÍN.
63The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from JUANFRAN fell just wide.
71A high foul on CALLEJÓN by JUAN results in a booking.
72LUKAKU drove a looping shot over from twenty yards out.
74The Portsmouth 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from KHEDIRA.
84An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of SZCZESNY by SCHÜRRLE.
85LUKAKU headed wide.
87A useful ball from AZPILICUETA on the right found SCHÜRRLE who mishit his shot just beyond the far post.