Newcastle 2-1 Sheffield Wed (Aug 8, 1997)

NEW

SHW

2'

Faustino Asprilla

Assist: Philippe Albert

8'

Benito Carbone

Assist: Ian Nolan

57'

Graham Hyde

58'

Wayne Collins

Graham Hyde

62'

Paolo Di Canio

O'Neill Donaldson

72'

Faustino Asprilla

Assist: Jon Dahl Tomasson

77'

Junior Agogo

Guy Whittingham

89'

Dejan Stefanović

89'

David Batty

89'

Patrick Blondeau

89'

Peter Atherton

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	38	23	9	6	35	78
2	Man United	38	23	8	7	47	77
3	Liverpool	38	18	11	9	26	65
4	Chelsea	38	20	3	15	28	63
5	Leeds	38	17	8	13	11	59
6	Rovers	38	16	10	12	5	58
7	Aston Villa	38	17	6	15	1	57
8	West Ham	38	16	8	14	-1	56
9	Derby County	38	16	7	15	3	55
10	Leicester	38	13	14	11	10	53
11	Coventry	38	12	16	10	2	52
12	Southampton	38	14	6	18	-5	48
13	Newcastle	38	11	11	16	-9	44
14	Tottenham	38	11	11	16	-12	44
15	Wimbledon	38	10	14	14	-12	44
16	Sheffield Wed	38	12	8	18	-15	44
17	Everton	38	9	13	16	-15	40
18	Bolton	38	9	13	16	-20	40
19	Barnsley	38	10	5	23	-45	35
20	Crystal Palace	38	8	9	21	-34	33

Game Summary

Newcastle United emerged victorious over Sheffield Wednesday, 2 to 1, in the Premier League on August 9, 1997.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 1

August 8, 1997

NEW

Lineup

SHW

1

Given

1

Pressman

3

Beresford

2

Atherton

12

Pearce

3

Nolan

23

Pistone

6

Walker

27

Albert

15

Blondeau

4

Batty

18

Stefanović

7

Lee

4

Pembridge

14

Ketsbaia

12

Hyde

58'

19

Watson

7

Whittingham

77'

11

Asprilla

8

Carbone

16

Dahl Tomasson

22

Donaldson

62'

NEW

Substitutes

SHW

20

Collins

58'

11

Di Canio

62'

23

Agogo

77'

2'

F. Asprilla scores a goal. P. Albert assists on the shot.

8'

B. Carbone scores a goal. I. Nolan assists on the shot.

57'

G. Hyde receives a yellow card.

58'

W. Collins enters the game. G. Hyde leaves the game.

62'

P. Di Canio enters the game. O. Donaldson leaves the game.

72'

F. Asprilla scores a goal. J. Dahl Tomasson assists on the shot.

77'

J. Agogo enters the game. G. Whittingham leaves the game.

89'

D. Stefanović receives a yellow card.

89'

D. Batty receives a yellow card.

89'

P. Blondeau receives a yellow card.

89'

P. Atherton receives a yellow card.

NEW

SHW

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Alessandro Pistone A. Pistone #3	90	0	0
David Batty D. Batty #23	90	0	0
Faustino Asprilla F. Asprilla	90	2	0
John Beresford J. Beresford #3	90	0	0
Jon Dahl Tomasson J. Dahl Tomasson	90	0	1
Philippe Albert P. Albert #27	90	0	1
Rob Lee R. Lee #7	90	0	0
Steve Watson S. Watson #19	90	0	0
Stuart Pearce S. Pearce #3	90	0	0
Temur Ketsbaia T. Ketsbaia #14	90	0	0