Sheffield United
Newcastle
Match summary
Newcastle won comfortably, 8-0 away at Sheffield United. Newcastle led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Sean Longstaff put Newcastle ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Anthony Gordon, Dan Burn made it 0-2 with a header in the 31st minute, set up by Kieran Trippier, and Sven Botman made it 0-3 with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Kieran Trippier. In the second half, Callum Wilson made it 0-4 with a header in the 56th minute, set up by Kieran Trippier, Anthony Gordon made it 0-5 in the 61st minute, set up by Elliot Anderson, Miguel Almirón made it 0-6 in the 68th minute, set up by Bruno Guimarães, Bruno Guimarães made it 0-7 in the 73rd minute, and Alexander Isak made it 0-8 in the 87th minute.
The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 5.15 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Sheffield United's 0.58 from 9.