The match held this Saturday between West Ham and Newcastle, ended with a tie at one between both contenders.
The locals began winning with a goal from Craig Dawson in the 31st minute of the first half, while through Joe Willock the visitor leveled the match 14 minutes later.
Joe Willock made the stadium vibrate with his definition, in the 45th minute of the first stage. After an individual play on the left, the midfielder placed it at the left post and below. Impossible for the goalkeeper!
Joe Willock was the figure of the match. The Newcastle United midfielder scored 1 goal, made 18 correct passes and had 5 shots on target.
Another relevant player in the match was Craig Dawson. The West Ham United defender was important for scoring 1 goal, winning 2 balls and throwing 5 balls out of the danger area.
It was a game that had few infractions and had no shocks for the referees. There were a lot of bookings: Ryan Fredericks, Emil Krafth, Ryan Fraser, Pablo Fornals, Dan Burn and Jarrod Bowen.
West Ham manager David Moyes laid out a 4-5-1 strategy with Lukasz Fabianski in goal; Ryan Fredericks, Craig Dawson, Kurt Zouma and Aaron Cresswell at defensive line; Tomás Soucek, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Saïd Benrahma and Pablo Fornals in the middle; and Michail Antonio in attack.
For their part, those led by Eddie Howe stopped with a 4-3-3 scheme with Martin Dúbravka under the three sticks; Emil Krafth, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn and Matt Targett on defense; Joe Willock, Jonjo Shelvey and Joelinton at half court; and Jacob Murphy, Chris Wood and Ryan Fraser up front.
Referee Chris Kavanagh was selected to carry out the actions of the game.
On the next date West Ham will host Wolverhampton and Newcastle will play away against Brentford at the Brentford Community Stadium.
The local team is in fifth place with 42 points and 12 wins, while the visitor reached 22 points and is in seventeenth place in the tournament.
Note and image source: DataFactory
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