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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 16 (setup 1, season 31)
Port Vale
v.
Newcastle United
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Yann SOMMER1Steve MANDANDA
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago ARIAS Naranjo2Juan Francisco Torres Belén, JUANFRAN
Ryan BERTRAND83Cesar AZPILICUETA Tanco
Carlos Henrique CASEMIRO74FERNANDO Francisco Reges
Victor LINDELÖF57Gonzalo Javier RODRÍGUEZ Prado
Adil RAMI767José María CALLEJÓN Bueno
Ricardo Jorge da Luz HORTA77André SCHÜRRLE
Matt PHILLIPS87Daniel Ceballos Fernández, DANI CEBALLOS
Kevin GAMEIRO897Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN
Gylfi Þór SIGURÐSSON10Dries MERTENS
Nacer CHADLI611PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia
Scott SmillieManagerCharlie Pulling
JOSÉ Miguel da Rocha FONTE12JAUME Vicent Costa Jordá
Jordan PICKFORD13Simone SCUFFET
Sebastian RUDY14Shkodran MUSTAFI
Matt RITCHIE15Kingsley COMAN
Scott WRIGHT16XABIER PRIETO Argarate

Port Vale 2 Newcastle United 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 45,878, Stadium: Vale Park, Referee: Clive PENTON 6)
6 Chadli, 52p GameiroScorers11 Mertens, 28 Higuaín
Substitutions
Sendings off
53 Casemiro, 74 LindelöfBookings1 Philippe Coutinho, 56 Higuaín, 57 Dani Ceballos, 62 Mandanda
2Corners4
17Fouls15
1Offsides2
5Shots on4
6Shots off8
11Total shots12
3Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Ryan BERTRAND
1PHILIPPE COUTINHO booked for dangerous play.
1The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from ARIAS.
3A corner bobbled toward HIGUAÍN who headed an effort wide.
6GOAL!! A patient Port Vale side were rewarded with a lovely shot from CHADLI. (1-0 Port Vale)
11GOAL!! An inswinging corner booted out by BERTRAND was shot into the net by MERTENS. (1-1)
16Uncertainty in the Newcastle United defence enabled HORTA to fire the ball over.
27CHADLI ran onto a great ball from HORTA but fumbled his shot wide.
28GOAL!! A long ball from SCHÜRRLE down the middle fell to the lurking HIGUAÍN who drilled a deadly shot into the roof of the net. (2-1 Newcastle United)
35FERNANDO made space on the left and touched the ball to SCHÜRRLE who clipped the ball over.
 
47HIGUAÍN rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post.
50A free-kick from LINDELÖF raced over the bar.
52GOAL!! Port Vale were awarded a penalty after a foul on CASEMIRO, and GAMEIRO put it past MANDANDA sending him the wrong way.
53CASEMIRO cautioned for a high foul on CALLEJÓN.
56A clinical foul gets HIGUAÍN a yellow card.
57PENTON books DANI CEBALLOS for violent conduct against LINDELÖF.
61A accurate pass bobbled toward ARIAS and his left foot shot went narrowly over.
62MANDANDA booked.
69A delightful strike from SIGURÐSSON was dealt with by a good parry from the 'keeper.
74The referee books LINDELÖF.
76GAMEIRO stepped inside FERNANDO but fired the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
78An exceptional effort from RODRÍGUEZ scraped the upright.
89SOMMER did well to hold onto a wicked strike from MERTENS.