Newcastle United entertained Wimbledon at St. James’ Park earlier tonight as they focused on securing a good result at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a decent start to the game and managed to score the opening goal in the first half injury-time thanks to Fabian Schar’s penalty. Eddie Howe’s players went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good.
The Tyneside club controlled the game well in the second half and secured a narrow 1-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player fared during the match against Wimbledon.
GK: Martin Dubravka – 6.5/10
He didn’t have a save to make in the game and secured an easy clean sheet in the first half.
RB: Tino Livramento – 7.5/10
Livramento did his fair share of defending and made a few good chances for his teammates to score.
CB: Emil Krafth – 7/10
He cleared the danger when he could and earned an important clean sheet at St. James’ Park.
CB: Fabian Schar – 8/10
Schar didn’t do much wrong on the defensive end of the field and was responsible for scoring the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the dying embers of the first half.
LB: Lloyd Kelly – 7/10
He made a lot of crucial clearances inside his half but didn’t do much going forward.
CM: Joelinton – 7/10
Joelinton performed his defensive duties well and made two good chances in the final third.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 7/10
He was full of energy and running at the centre of the park.
CM: Joe Willock – 7/10
Willock caught the eye at times in the opponent’s half but failed to register a goal.
RW: Miguel Almiron – 6.5/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game but made one decent chance in the final third.
ST: William Osula – 6.5/10
Osula caused some headaches for the Wimbledon defenders but there was no goal for him.
LW: Harvey Barnes – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but was substituted at half-time.
Substitutes:
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 6.5/10
He added some quality to Howe’s midfield.
GK: Odysseas Vlachodimos – 6/10
Vlachodimos kept a clean sheet in the second half.
LW: Anthony Gordon – 6/10
He made one decent chance up top.
LB: Lewis Hall – 6.5/10
Hall engineered a good chance from the left flank.
CB: Dan Burn – N/A
