Newcastle United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 12 December 2020

Result

Newcastle United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Premier League · Saturday 12 December 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Newcastle United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Newcastle United won against West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 12 December 2020. It was 1-0 at half-time.

M. Almirón opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Newcastle United's goals came from M. Almirón (1') and Dwight Gayle (82'). West Bromwich Albion scored through Darnell Furlong (50').

Discipline: Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards; West Bromwich Albion received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 13th on 14 points from 10 and West Bromwich Albion 19th on 6 points from 11. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 12th with 45 points, and West Bromwich Albion 19th with 26.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-2 and West Bromwich Albion in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Dwight Gayle of Newcastle United (7.8), level with Matt Phillips (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Newcastle United wins, 4 draws and 3 for West Bromwich Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

1'Goal · M. AlmirónNewcastle United · 1-0
35'Yellow card · Darnell FurlongWest Bromwich Albion
35'Yellow card · Jamal LewisNewcastle United
50'Goal · Darnell FurlongWest Bromwich Albion · 1-1
69'Yellow card · Semi AjayiWest Bromwich Albion
82'Goal · Dwight GayleNewcastle United · 2-1
88'Yellow card · Branislav IvanovićWest Bromwich Albion
90+5'Yellow card · Callum WilsonNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newcastle United 3, draws 4, West Bromwich Albion 3.

Newcastle United 0-1 West Bromwich AlbionPremier League · 28 Apr 2018
West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Newcastle UnitedPremier League · 28 Nov 2017
Newcastle United 1-0 West Bromwich AlbionPremier League · 6 Feb 2016
West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Newcastle UnitedPremier League · 28 Dec 2015
Newcastle United 1-1 West Bromwich AlbionPremier League · 9 May 2015
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Newcastle UnitedPremier League · 9 Nov 2014

Team news

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Martin KellyWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Calf Injury)
Kyle BartleyWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Calf Injury)
Federico FernándezNewcastle United · injury (COVID 19)
John SwiftWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Sam FieldWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Knee Injury)
Ryan FraserNewcastle United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Allan Saint-MaximinNewcastle United · injury (Calf Injury)
Kean BryanWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Calf Injury)
Paul DummettNewcastle United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Kenneth ZohoreWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Calf Injury)
Conor TownsendWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Knee Injury)
Jamaal LascellesNewcastle United · injury (Muscle Fatigue)
Martin DúbravkaNewcastle United · injury (Heel Bone Injury)
Fabian SchärNewcastle United · injury (Virus Infection)
Javier ManquilloNewcastle United · injury (Virus Infection)

Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)

Karl Darlow, Emil Krafth, Isaac Hayden, Ciaran Clark, Jamal Lewis, Miguel Almirón, Sean Longstaff, Jonjo Shelvey, Matt Ritchie, Callum Wilson, Joelinton

West Bromwich Albion line-up (3-5-2)

Sam Johnstone, Semi Ajayi, Branislav Ivanović, Dara O'Shea, Darnell Furlong, Conor Gallagher, R. Sawyers, Filip Krovinovic, Matt Phillips, Callum Robinson, Karlan Grant