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Newcastle United 2-1 Barnsley - April 13, 1998 / Premier League 1997/1998

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Premier League 1997/1998 - Round 34

St. James Park - Newcastle - England

April 13, 1998

36 534

Newcastle United

2 - 1

Barnsley

Andreas Andersson

40'

Alan Shearer

86'

50'

Jan Age Fjortoft

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40' - Goal Andreas Andersson40

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46' - Substitution Ales Krizanis substituted by Eric Tinkler

50' - Goal Jan Age Fjortoft

52' - Substitution Jan Age Fjortoftis substituted by John Hendrie

57' - Substitution Keith Gillespieis substituted by Temur Ketsbaia57

76' - Substitution Andreas Anderssonis substituted by Steve Watson76

86' - Goal Alan Shearer86

87' - Substitution Martin Bullockis substituted by Clint Marcelle

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Newcastle United

2 - 1

Barnsley

Newcastle United Barnsley

Team line-ups

Newcastle United

1 Given

Shay Given

Republic of Ireland

B.date20/04/1976

Age21 years

H1m85

positionGoalkeeper

27 Albert

Philippe Albert

Belgium

B.date10/08/1967

Age30 years

H1m90

positionCentral defender

2 Barton

Warren Barton

England

B.date19/03/1969

Age29 years

H1m83

positionRight central defender

34 Dabizas

Nikos Dabizas

Greece

B.date03/08/1973

Age24 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

12 Pearce

Stuart Pearce

England

B.date24/04/1962

Age35 years

H1m77

positionLeft full-back

4 Batty

David Batty

England

B.date02/12/1968

Age29 years

H1m70

positionDefensive Midfielder

7 Lee

Rob Lee

England

B.date01/02/1966

Age32 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

11 Speed

Gary Speed

Wales

B.date08/09/1969

Age28 years

H1m75

positionLeft Midfielder

18 Gillespie57

Keith Gillespie

Northern Ireland

B.date18/02/1975

Age23 years

H1m77

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

40 Andersson4076

Andreas Andersson

Sweden

B.date10/04/1974

Age24 years

H1m86

positionStriker

9 Shearer86

Alan Shearer

England

B.date13/08/1970

Age27 years

H1m80

positionStriker

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Shay Given		21	28	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
27	D	Philippe Albert		30	128	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Warren Barton		29	93	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
34	D	Nikos Dabizas		24	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
12	D	Stuart Pearce		35	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	David Batty		29	97	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Rob Lee		32	222	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Gary Speed		28	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Keith Gillespie	57	23	138	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
40	F	Andreas Andersson	4076	24	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Alan Shearer	86	27	57	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Barnsley

Watson

David Watson

England

B.date10/11/1973

Age24 years

H1m82

positionGoalkeeper

Krizan46

Ales Krizan

Slovenia

B.date25/07/1971

Age26 years

H1m82

positionDefender

Moses

Adie Moses

England

B.date04/05/1975

Age22 years

H1m86

positionRight central defender

Jones

Scott Jones

England

B.date01/05/1975

Age22 years

positionDefender

de Zeeuw

Arjan de Zeeuw

Netherlands

B.date16/04/1970

Age27 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Eaden

Nicky Eaden

England

B.date12/12/1972

Age25 years

H1m76

positionRight full-back

Redfearn

Neil Redfearn

England

B.date20/06/1965

Age32 years

H1m74

positionCentre Midfield

Bullock87

Martin Bullock

England

B.date05/03/1975

Age23 years

H1m63

positionPlaymaker

Fjortoft5052

Jan Age Fjortoft

Norway

B.date10/01/1967

Age31 years

H1m91

positionStriker

Bosancic

Jovo Bosancic

Serbia

B.date07/08/1970

Age27 years

H1m79

positionForward

Ward

Ashley Ward

England

B.date24/11/1970

Age27 years

H1m85

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	David Watson		24	49	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ales Krizan	46	26	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Adie Moses		22	45	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Scott Jones		22	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Arjan de Zeeuw		27	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Nicky Eaden		25	56	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Neil Redfearn		32	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Martin Bullock	87	23	46	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jan Age Fjortoft	5052	31	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jovo Bosancic		27	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Ashley Ward		27	34	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
19	D		Steve Watson	76	24	191	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M		Temur Ketsbaia	57	30	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

			Age	Match num	Note
M	Eric Tinkler	46	27	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Clint Marcelle	87	29	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	John Hendrie	52	34	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Andreas Andersson

John Barnes

OUT

Rob Lee

Andy Griffin

OUT

Keith Gillespie

Des Hamilton

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Jan Age Fjortoft

John Hendrie

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Kenny Dalglish

Success rate in this team:

41 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

56 %

Dalglish vs Barnsley

3 victories

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on April 13, 1998

Dalglish vs Wilson

2 victories

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on April 13, 1998

Manager

Age

Match num

Danny Wilson

197

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

38 %

Wilson vs Newcastle United

0 victory

1 draw

4 losses

Latest figure on April 13, 1998

Wilson vs Dalglish

0 victory

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on April 13, 1998

Referee

Steve Dunn

15 victories	3 draws	4 losses	Newcastle United22 matches	General total	Barnsley2 matches	0 victory	1 draw	1 loss
2 victories	0 draw	1 loss	Newcastle United3 matches	Season total	Barnsley2 matches	0 victory	1 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on February 27, 2005					Latest figure on April 13, 1998

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Key figures

It's the first time Jan Age Fjortoft scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

Newcastle United keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal scored vs Barnsley running (since 07/04/1993). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 02/01/1984 (5 matches)

It's the first time Andreas Andersson scores 1 goal in Premier League

Read the next 15 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LNewcastle United 0-1 West Ham07/02/1998

VNewcastle United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers14/02/1998

DNewcastle United 1-1 Leeds United22/02/1998

VNewcastle United 3-1 Barnsley08/03/1998

DNewcastle United 0-0 Coventry14/03/1998

LNewcastle United 1-2 Crystal Palace18/03/1998

Overall

DNewcastle United 0-0 Coventry14/03/1998

LNewcastle United 1-2 Crystal Palace18/03/1998

LSouthampton 2-1 Newcastle United28/03/1998

DWimbledon FC 0-0 Newcastle United31/03/1998

VSheffield United 0-1 Newcastle United05/04/1998

LArsenal 3-1 Newcastle United11/04/1998

Current form

Away

DManchester United 1-1 Barnsley15/02/1998

LCoventry 1-0 Barnsley21/02/1998

LNewcastle United 3-1 Barnsley08/03/1998

VAston Villa 0-1 Barnsley11/03/1998

LBlackburn 2-1 Barnsley31/03/1998

LLeeds United 2-1 Barnsley04/04/1998

Overall

VAston Villa 0-1 Barnsley11/03/1998

VBarnsley 4-3 Southampton14/03/1998

LBarnsley 2-3 Liverpool28/03/1998

LBlackburn 2-1 Barnsley31/03/1998

LLeeds United 2-1 Barnsley04/04/1998

VBarnsley 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday11/04/1998

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	2	1
Drawless streak	1	2
Scoring streak	1	2
Conceding streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	0	1
Loosing streak	2	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	2	0
Drawless streak	5	10
Scoring streak	4	9
Conceding streak	2	5

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

32	Number of games (Competition total)	33
17	Number of games (Home / Away)	17
9	Victories (Competition total)	10
6	Victories (Home / Away)	3
9	Draws (Competition total)	4
5	Draws (Home / Away)	1
14	Losses (Competition total)	19
6	Losses (Home / Away)	13

Goals

29	Goals scored (Competition total)	35
17	Goals scored (Home / Away)	11
38	Goals conceded (Competition total)	74
18	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	44
0.91	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.06
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0.65
1.19	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	2.24
1.06	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2.59

Betting aid

14	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	21
7	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	10
9	Clean sheets (Competition total)	6
5	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	3
11	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	10
5	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	7
16	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	17
9	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	7
2-1 (3 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-0 (3 times)

Bookings

51	Yellow cards (Competition total)	53
24	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	31
2	Red cards (Competition total)	4
1	Red cards (Home / Away)	1

Key players

John Barnes	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	9 goals	Neil Redfearn
John Barnes	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	3 goals	Georgi Hristov
John Barnes	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	3 penalties	Neil Redfearn
John Barnes	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Warren Barton	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Ashley Ward

Historical head to head

Home

17 matches

11 v

3 d

3 l

35 gf

13 ga

Away

17 matches

2 v

7 d

8 l

17 gf

25 ga

Total

34 matches

13 v

10 d

11 l

52 gf

38 ga

Historical head to head

Home

17 matches

8 v

7 d

2 l

25 gf

17 ga

Away

17 matches

3 v

3 d

11 l

13 gf

35 ga

Total

34 matches

11 v

10 d

13 l

38 gf

52 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 0	April 07, 1993
Home	6 - 0	April 07, 1993

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	November 30, 1991
Away	2 - 1	September 25, 1982

Latest head to head

March 08, 1998 - FA Cup 1997/1998

Newcastle United

3 - 1

Barnsley

December 13, 1997 - Premier League 1997/1998

Barnsley

2 - 2

Newcastle United logo Newcastle United

October 05, 1994 - League Cup 1994/1995

Barnsley

0 - 1

Newcastle United logo Newcastle United

September 21, 1994 - League Cup 1994/1995

Newcastle United

2 - 1

Barnsley

April 07, 1993 - First Division 1992/1993

Newcastle United

6 - 0

Barnsley

Best historical scorers against Barnsley

Imre Varadi	3 goals	1982 - 1983
Chris Waddle	2 goals	1983 - 1984
Neil McDonald	2 goals	1983 - 1983
Keith Gillespie	2 goals	1997 - 1997
Gary Speed	1 goal	1998 - 1998
Ruel Fox	1 goal	1994 - 1994

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/09/1982. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Newcastle United

Neil Redfearn	2 goals	1994 - 1997
Andy Liddell	1 goal	1998 - 1998
John Hendrie	1 goal	1997 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/09/1982. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Barnsley

Jeff Clarke	5 matches	1982 - 1985
Martin Thomas	5 matches	1983 - 1985
Philippe Albert	4 matches	1994 - 1998
Kevin Keegan	4 matches	1982 - 1984
Neil McDonald	4 matches	1982 - 1985
David McCreery	4 matches	1983 - 1985

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 25/09/1982. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Newcastle United

Andy Liddell	4 matches	1994 - 1998
Neil Redfearn	4 matches	1994 - 1998
Nicky Eaden	3 matches	1994 - 1998
David Watson	3 matches	1994 - 1998
Adie Moses	2 matches	1997 - 1998
Gary Fleming	2 matches	1994 - 1994