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Newcastle United vs West Bromwich Albion

Ligue 2
Newcastle
NEW
3-2
Final
West Brom
WBA
St. James' Park

Match pulse

NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWBA
57%Possession43%
16Shots12
7On target3
6Corners2
1Saves4
14Fouls13
18'Sean SteurNEW52'Rabby NzingoulaWBA55'Ousmane DiakiteWBA62'Barney StewartWBA77'Ewen JaouenNEW89'Jacob RamseyNEW
Team1H2HT
NEW123
WBA112

Who won: Newcastle 3-2

Newcastle United beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: Bazoumana Touré (38') and Harvey Barnes (48', 81'). Goals for West Brom: Isaac Price (19', 77' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.7Harvey BarnesSUB
  2. 28.0Isaac PriceLM
  3. 37.5Bazoumana TouréAM-L
  4. 47.4Amar DedicRB
  5. 57.1Malick ThiawCD-R
  6. 66.5Joe WillockAM
  7. 76.4Lewis HallLB
  8. 86.4Nick WoltemadeF
  9. 96.4Jacob MurphyAM-R
  10. 106.3Sven BotmanCD-L
  11. 116.1Jayson MolumbySUB
  12. 126.1Tammer BanySUB

Team stats

NEWWBA
14Fouls13
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
3Offsides2
6Corner Kicks2
1Saves4
56.7Possession43.3
16SHOTS12
7ON GOAL3
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
460Accurate Passes327
518Passes394
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
7Accurate Crosses3
19Crosses12
0.4Cross %0.3
43Long Balls28
21Accurate Long Balls9
0.5Long Balls %0.3
4Blocked Shots7
8Effective Tackles11
13Tackles18
0.6Tackle %0.6
12Interceptions8
26Effective Clearances27
26Clearances27

Player of the game

Harvey Barnes

NEW · 2 G

8.7

Deserved to win

71%
NEW · 2.96 xG
17%
Draw
12%
WBA · 1.55 xG

Newcastle created better chances: they win this game 71% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Newcastle United 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 3, West Bromwich Albion 2.
  3. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).

  4. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Tammer Bany (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+4'WBA

    Foul

    Foul by Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion).

  7. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United).

  8. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Offside

    Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Barney Stewart is caught offside.

  10. 90'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ewen Jaouen (Newcastle United).

    J. Molumby

  11. 89'

    Yellow card

    Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Ramsey

  12. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).

  13. 88'

    Offside

    Offside, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.

  14. 87'George Campbell

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.

    G. Campbell

  15. 85'WBA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Amar Dedic.

  16. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Lewis Miley (Newcastle United).

  17. 84'

    Free kick won

    Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  18. GOAL81'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    H. Barnes · ast A. Dedic

    Goal! Newcastle United 3, West Bromwich Albion 2. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amar Dedic with a cross following a fast break.

    NEW 3 - 2 WBA
  19. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Price

    Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Oliver Bostock replaces Isaac Price.

    O. Bostock

  20. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Whitwell

    Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tammer Bany replaces Harry Whitwell.

    T. Bany

  21. 80'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.

    Y. Wissa

  22. 80'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.

  23. GOAL77'

    Goal! Penalty

    I. Price

    Goal! Newcastle United 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    NEW 2 - 2 WBA
  24. 77'

    Yellow card

    Ewen Jaouen (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

    E. Jaouen

  25. 76'

    Penalty conceded by Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) with a handball in the penalty area.

Leaders

NEWWBA
Total Shots
Harvey Barnes
4
Isaac Price
5
Accurate Passes
Sven Botman
79
Chris Mepham
52
Defensive Interventions
Malick Thiaw
12
Chris Mepham
15
Saves
Ewen Jaouen
1
Matt Ingram
4

Season seriesNEW leads series 2-1-2