Newcastle United W vs Birmingham WLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Wsl 2 Women

2025/2026

Newcastle United W

Nobbs42'

Lumsden67'

-FT

Mar 18, 2026

Gateshead International Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Aoife Mannion

Newcastle United W

7.7

83'Substitution

Lucy Jane Quinn· In

Lotta Lindström· Out

Birmingham W

81'Substitution

Małgorzata Grec· In

Freya Gregory· Out

Newcastle United W

81'Substitution

Shania Hayles· In

Jordan Nobbs· Out

Newcastle United W

72'Substitution

Lee Geum-Min· In

Lily Crosthwaite· Out

Birmingham W

72'Substitution

Louis Batcheba· In

Shannon Cooke· Out

Birmingham W

72'Substitution

Shanade Hopcroft· In

V. Sarri· Out

Birmingham W

71'Substitution

Morgan Paige Gautrat· In

Deanna Cooper· Out

Newcastle United W

71'Substitution

Demi Stokes· In

Emma Kelly· Out

Newcastle United W

Goal!

2-0

Beth Lumsden

67'·Newcastle United W

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61'Substitution

Beth Lumsden· In

E. Larsson· Out

Newcastle United W

58'Substitution

Oceane Hurtre· In

Asato Miyagawa· Out

Birmingham W

Goal!

1-0

Jordan Nobbs

42'·Newcastle United W

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38'Yellow Card

Charlotte Wardlaw

Newcastle United W

Statistics of the Game

Newcastle United W

Birmingham W

44%Ball Possession56%

7Shots Total16

4Shots On Target3

4Corners8

5Fouls5

1Yellow Cards0

2Offsides3

3Saves3

343Passes453

1Shots Off Target7

84Attacks111

22Dangerous Attacks59

4Shots Inside Box10

3Shots Outside Box6

2Goals0

2Free Kicks1

2Shots Blocked6

5Substitutions5

4Tackles3

257Accurate Passes336

9Total Crosses34

4Accurate Crosses12

22Interceptions7

Newcastle United W

Manager: Claire Ditchburn

Starting XI

Anna Reetta Alisa Tamminen

7.5

6.1

7.7

6.8

6.7

7.0

6.6

7.5

6.6

6.8

6.9

Substitutes

6.3

6.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

Manager: Amy Merricks

Starting XI

6.5

6.4

6.5

7.1

6.4

6.3

6.6

7.4

6.4

6.7

6.8

Substitutes

6.8

6.7

6.5

7.4

6.7

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Aoife Mannion DF	7.7	90'	0	0	1/1	51	-	9/16
Jordan Nobbs MF	7.5	81'	1	0	1/1	37	-	3/10
Anna Reetta Alisa Tamminen GK	7.5	90'	0	0	-	26	-	2/2
Emma Kelly MF	7.0	71'	0	0	1/1	24	1	5/16
Emily Murphy FW	6.9	90'	0	1	0/2	23	-	6/29
Freya Gregory MF	6.8	81'	0	0	0/1	31	-	3/9
Deanna Cooper DF	6.8	71'	0	0	-	32	2	2/8
Jemma Purfield DF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	33	-	2/8
Molly Pike MF	6.6	90'	0	1	-	27	-	5/14
E. Larsson MF	6.6	61'	0	0	-	19	-	3/9
Morgan Paige Gautrat MF	6.6	19'	0	0	-	7	-	1/4
Małgorzata Grec MF	6.6	9'	0	0	-	1	-	2/2
Shania Hayles FW	6.4	9'	0	0	-	-	-	1/6
Beth Lumsden MF	6.4	29'	1	0	1/1	5	-	1/10
Demi Stokes DF	6.3	19'	0	0	-	2	-	0/3
Charlotte Wardlaw DF	6.1	90'	0	0	-	25	1	2/20

Newcastle United W vs Birmingham W — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Newcastle United W	15	D1	4	1	5	1	8/15	7-5
Birmingham W	15	W2	2	0	9	0	10/15	16-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Newcastle United W — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Charlton W2026-01-25
D1-1 vs Ipswich Town W2026-02-01
W2-1 @ Southampton W2026-02-08
W2-0 vs Portsmouth W2026-02-15
D1-1 @ Sheffield Utd W2026-03-14

Birmingham W — last 5 games

W5-1 vs Nottingham Forest W2026-02-01
D1-1 @ Durham W2026-02-08
L1-3 vs Crystal Palace W2026-02-16
W8-0 vs Chatham Town W2026-02-21
W1-0 @ Southampton W2026-03-15

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2024-11-03 – 2025-09-21
Newcastle United W wins: 1
Draws: 1
Birmingham W wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 3.33
Over 2.5 goals: 33%
Both teams scored: 67%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2024-11-03 – 2025-09-21) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-21	Birmingham W	4-2	Newcastle United W
2025-04-27	Newcastle United W	1-1	Birmingham W
2024-11-03	Birmingham W	0-2	Newcastle United W

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Newcastle United W	6	22	33	7	DDDLL	10	-4
Birmingham City W	1	22	44	22	WWWLW	2	-1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 11 ptsNewcastle United W 33 · Birmingham City W 44
Positions: #6 vs #1
Goals per game: 1.45/1.14 vs 2.09/1.09scored/conceded per game · league average 1.5

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-03-18

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 33%

(1/3)

Draw 33%

(1/3)

Won 33%

(1/3)

Goals

5-5

Total matches

Recent matches

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Newcastle United W wins

Draws

Birmingham W wins

Goals Scored

5 - 5

Matchday 12 — Wsl 2 Women

Match Report

Newcastle United W went into the game 6th in the table on 33 points; Birmingham W sat 1st on 44 — an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed Newcastle United W no better than 10th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Newcastle United W 1.45 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Birmingham W 2.09 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.5.

The venue was Gateshead International Stadium, with room for 11,800 spectators. Newcastle United W led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Newcastle United W: Jordan Nobbs (42'), Beth Lumsden (67')

Key stats

Possession: Newcastle United W 44% · Birmingham W 56% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-8

More details:

Newcastle United W — live results and schedule Birmingham W — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Newcastle United W vs Birmingham W?

Newcastle United W 2-0 Birmingham W. Wsl 2 Women match played on 18 Mar 2026.

What league is Newcastle United W vs Birmingham W in?

This match is part of the Wsl 2 Women. The match was played at Gateshead International Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Newcastle United W and Birmingham W?

In 3 meetings between 2024 and 2025: Newcastle United W has 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss against Birmingham W.

Where was Newcastle United W vs Birmingham W played?

The match was played at Gateshead International Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Newcastle United W vs Birmingham W — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 12 — Wsl 2 Women

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions