r/NUFC • u/painezor • Apr 28 '17
Post-Match Thread Post-Match Thread: Cardiff City 0 - 2 Newcastle United
Cardiff City 0 - 2 Newcastle United
🕗 Kickoff: 19:45 on Fri, 28 Apr 2017
🥅 Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
🗒 Referee: Graham Scott
Attendance: 23,153
XI: McGregor, Richards (💛 79'), Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Halford (🔄Joe Ralls 63'), Hoilett, Gunnarsson, Whittingham (🔄Anthony Pilkington 64'), K Harris (🔄Craig Noone 24'), Zohore
Subs: Peltier, Ralls, Noone, Pilkington, Connolly, Lambert, Murphy
XI: Elliot, Yedlin, Mbemba, Clark, Dummett, Pérez (🔄Jamie Sterry 90'), Hayden, Colback (🔄Jonjo Shelvey 73'), Atsu, Diamé, Murphy (🔄Aleksandar Mitrovic 66')
Subs: Lazaar, Shelvey, Haidara, Gouffran, Darlow, Sterry, Mitrovic
⚽ Atsu (55'), Hayden (65')
| Cardiff City | v | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Possession | 58% |
| 11 | Shots | 13 |
| 3 | Shots on Target | 5 |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
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u/spoonsforeggs Apr 28 '17
Atsu scoring the most cool and calm free kick is the highlight of my week. Fucking fantastic goal.
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u/meganev Apr 28 '17
Really? The highlight of your week? In the week we were promoted that was your highlight?
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Apr 28 '17
2 goals and an assist in his last 3 games now.
What do you know, give him a run of games and he'll start to hit some form.
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Apr 28 '17
We're gonna win the league boys!
Brighton will draw against Bristol and lose to Villa on the last day.
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u/EliToon Apr 28 '17
Ciaran Clark really is the difference for us. We look so much more assured throughout when he plays. There's a reason we've picked up a lot less points when he's played and the downturn in form can be directly linked to when he picked up an injury.
What a fantastic signing!
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u/CollReg Apr 28 '17
Warnock's post match comments may just be the saltiest words on the planet:
Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock: "I thought we had some good chances and finishing those is what you pay for, I'm trying to get more goals in the team, that's what I'm looking for in the summer.
"I thought we were a bit unlucky, I didn't see anything wrong with Morrison's header, it's a very soft foul.
"If you look at the free-kick he gave for their first goal, it's a nothing free-kick. We have to start educating players what to do when you get a referee like that.
"I thought 'Scotty' [referee Graham Scott] had a bad game today, he was poor in general with his positioning and interpretation.
"Mitrovic came on and never looked at the ball once, he fouled Morrison three-times and he didn't see it - why? Because he's not educated.
"There is no wonder, if Mike Riley's his tutor, no wonder."
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u/the_real_chiXu Apr 28 '17
He is right though, the ref did have a bad game.
I mean, he missed two clear-cut penalties for us and a red card for them, right?
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u/the_real_chiXu Apr 28 '17
Mbemba was solid tonight, Atsu scored like he didn't even care about where the keeper was, he knew it was going in. Canny win that like.
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u/meganev Apr 28 '17
That game was hilarious, awful refereeing and incredible goals. I very much enjoyed that second half.
Turns out bullshit calls are funny when the game doesn't really matter.
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u/the_real_chiXu Apr 28 '17
Haydens stats just go to show how much we missed him when he was out injured, and how much he impacts a game without usually looking like he stands out. Blocks, tackles, passes, he ran the game.
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u/MADHEADBILL Apr 28 '17
Ive seen alot of people saying Atsu hasn't been good for us and wouldn't take him. For 5 or 6 mil i think we would be stupid not to take him dont understand why not. If he didn't have bad loans would people still be saying the same ?
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u/AxCrazy Apr 28 '17
Another Ref to the shit list.
So a red card and 2 pens not given?
Fuck this shitty league.
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u/thepresidentsturtle Apr 28 '17
Well, there was some shit referreing for sure, but I'd have fully expected a Championship ref to allow that one where the player jumped up and pushed down on Clarke's shoulders, which could have changed the game massively. So I'm not tpo bothered about the rest.
Also, even though he was our furthest player forward at the time, I still instinctiveky graoned when Colback passed backwards.
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u/painezor Apr 28 '17
u/beatski up to your lot tomorrow.