Newcastle United vs Birmingham City

Championship

Newcastle

NEW

3-1

Final

Birmingham

BIR

St. James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

53%Possession47%

16Shots17

6On target1

6Corners5

0Saves3

10Fouls5

9'Adam LegzdinsBIR9'Adam LegzdinsBIR34'Ryan ShottonBIR34'Ryan ShottonBIR69'Cheick TiotéNEW69'Cheick TiotéNEW87'Reece BrownBIR87'Reece BrownBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
NEW	2	1	3
BIR	0	1	1

Who won: Newcastle 3-1

Newcastle United beat Birmingham City 3-1 on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Matt Ritchie (9' pen, 9' pen, 90'+2', 90'+2') and Yoan Gouffran (34', 34'). Goals for Birmingham: David Cotterill (71', 71').

Play by play

GOAL90'+2'
Goal!
M. Ritchie
Goal! Newcastle United 3, Birmingham City 1. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey.
NEW 3 - 1 BIR
87'
Yellow card
Reece Brown (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'
Sub
Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jack Colback replaces Cheick Tioté.
J. Colback
80'
Sub
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City. Diego Fabbrini replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
D. Fabbrini
76'
Sub
Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
GOAL71'
Goal!
D. Cotterill
Goal! Newcastle United 2, Birmingham City 1. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maikel Kieftenbeld with a headed pass.
NEW 2 - 1 BIR
70'
Sub
Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Yasin Ben El-Mhanni.
A. Pérez
69'
Yellow card
Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64'
Sub
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City. Reece Brown replaces David Davis.
R. Brown
64'
Sub
Substitution
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Viv Solomon-Otabor.
L. Jutkiewicz
34'
Yellow card
Ryan Shotton (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
R. Shotton
GOAL34'
Goal!
Y. Gouffran
Goal! Newcastle United 2, Birmingham City 0. Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey following a set piece situation.
NEW 2 - 0 BIR
GOAL9'
Goal! Penalty
M. Ritchie
Goal! Newcastle United 1, Birmingham City 0. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
NEW 1 - 0 BIR
9'
Yellow card
Adam Legzdins (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
A. Legzdins

Leaders

NEWBIR

Total Shots

Matt Ritchie

David Cotterill

Accurate Passes

Stuart Findlay

Robert Tesche

Saves

Adam Legzdins