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Newcastle United W vs Birmingham W Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–02 – 0

Jordan Nobbs 42′Beth Lumsden 67′5th

2nd

AM

Player of the matchAoife MannionNEW · 90′ · 9 duels won · 5 interceptions · 6 clearances

7.7
Possession
44%56%
Shots · on target in brackets
7 (4)16 (3)
Corners
48
Table · 30 v 32 pts
5th → 4th2nd

WSL 2Matchday 12Gateshead International StadiumRef G. Lowe

Events

NEW 2–0 BIR · 1–0 yellow
  1. Full time 2–0
  2. Lucy Jane Quinnfor Lotta Lindström
  3. Shania Haylesfor Jordan Nobbs
  4. Małgorzata Grecfor Freya Gregory
  5. Lee Geum-Minfor Lily Crosthwaite
  6. Shanade Hopcroftfor V. Sarri
  7. Louis Batchebafor Shannon Cooke
  8. Demi Stokesfor Emma Kelly
  9. Morgan Paige Gautratfor Deanna Cooper
  10. Beth Lumsden2–0Goal · assist Emily Murphy
  11. Beth Lumsdenfor E. Larsson
  12. Oceane Hurtrefor Asato Miyagawa
  13. Half-time 1–0
  14. Jordan Nobbs1–0Goal · assist Molly Pike
  15. Charlotte WardlawYellow card

Top ratings

XI avg 6.93 v 6.63
  1. AMAoife MannionNEW7.7
  2. Jordan NobbsNEW7.5
  3. ATAnna Reetta Alisa TamminenNEW7.5
  4. LCLily CrosthwaiteBIR7.4
  5. OHOceane HurtreBIR7.4

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Emily MurphyNEW2
  2. Lotta LindströmBIR2
  3. V. SarriBIR2 (1)

Passes

  1. Chelsea CornetBIR45/59
  2. Aoife MannionNEW42/51
  3. R. McKennaBIR37/47

Key passes

  1. Neve HerronBIR3
  2. Freya GregoryNEW3
  3. Oceane HurtreBIR2

Duels won

  1. V. SarriBIR15/28
  2. Lily CrosthwaiteBIR10/14
  3. Neve HerronBIR10/15

Dribbles

  1. V. SarriBIR7/10
  2. Lily CrosthwaiteBIR6/6
  3. Oceane HurtreBIR4/4

Tackles

  1. Deanna CooperNEW2
  2. Oceane HurtreBIR1
  3. Emma KellyNEW1

Clearances

  1. Charlotte WardlawNEW10
  2. Deanna CooperNEW8
  3. Aoife MannionNEW6

Saves

  1. Anna Reetta Alisa TamminenNEW3
  2. Adrianna FranchBIR3

Table after full time

WSL 2 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Charlton Athletic W1812-5-126:12+14411st
2Birmingham City W1710-2-540:20+20322nd
3Crystal Palace W179-4-432:22+10313rd
4Newcastle United W178-6-329:20+9305th ▲1
5Bristol City W178-3-637:26+11274th ▼1
6Southampton W177-3-732:21+11246th
7Sunderland W175-5-724:29-5208th ▲1
8Nottingham Forest W176-2-921:30-9207th ▼1
9Sheffield Utd W163-6-714:25-111510th ▲1
10Durham W173-5-921:30-9149th ▼1
11Ipswich Town W163-5-816:35-191411th
12Portsmouth W184-2-1221:43-221412th
Newcastle United W
5th → 4th27 → 30 pts
Birmingham W
2nd32 → 32 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 12

WSL 2 · the other 5 games
  1. Southampton W4–0Portsmouth W
  2. Nottingham Forest W2–4Bristol City W
  3. Sheffield Utd W0–1Crystal Palace W
  4. Charlton Athletic W1–0Ipswich Town W
  5. Durham W1–4Sunderland W
WSL 2 fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 4thfrom 5th

    Newcastle United W moved from 5th to 4th in the WSL 2 table with this result.27 → 30 points after 17 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 1–0half-time

    The match stood at 1–0 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (2–0 full time).

Team stats

32 figures
Newcastle United Wfull timeBirmingham W
  1. 44%Possession56%
  2. 7Shots16
  3. 4Shots on target3
  4. 4Corners8
  5. 343Passes453
  6. 5Fouls5
  7. 1Yellow cards0
All 32 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 4Accurate crosses12
  3. 84Attacks111
  4. 9Crosses34
  5. 22Dangerous attacks59
  6. 11Dribble attempts32
  7. 2Offsides3
  8. 57%Shot accuracy19%
  9. 2Shots blocked6
  10. 4Shots inside box10
  11. 1Shots off target7
  12. 3Shots outside box6
  13. 8Successful dribbles25
  14. Passing
  15. 27Accurate long passes30
  16. 257Accurate passes336
  17. 47%Long pass accuracy51%
  18. 58Long passes59
  19. 75%Pass accuracy74%
  20. Defence
  21. 13Goal kicks3
  22. 22Interceptions7
  23. 3Saves3
  24. 4Tackles3
  25. Discipline
  26. 2Free kicks1
  27. Other
  28. 143Possession lost159
  29. 5Substitutions5
  30. 14Throw-ins37

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2024

1-1-1Newcastle United W W-D-L · goals 5:5

1 NEW1 draws1 BIR
Goals per meeting
3.33
Over 2.5 goals
33%
Both teams scored
67%
Won by the host
33%
  1. Birmingham W4–2Newcastle United WWSL 2
  2. Newcastle United W1–1Birmingham WWSL 2
  3. Birmingham W0–2Newcastle United WWSL 2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Newcastle United Wall competitionsBirmingham W
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.2Goals per game (both sides)4.33
  3. 93%Over 1.587%
  4. 67%Over 2.580%
  5. 40%Over 3.553%
  6. 73%Both teams scored40%
  7. 20%Clean sheets40%
  8. 7%Failed to score20%
  9. Newcastle United W at home v Birmingham W away
  10. 9Played8
  11. 4Won4
  12. 3Drawn2
  13. 2Lost2
  14. 17-13Goals (for-against)18-12
  15. 1.67Points per game1.75
  16. 67%Over 2.575%
  17. 33%Clean sheets38%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 14-81st-half goals (for-against)15-8
  20. 14-122nd-half goals (for-against)31-11
  21. 50%Goals after half-time67%
  22. 93%Goal before half-time87%
  23. 7-5-3Half-time W-D-L7-4-4
How we calculate this

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

32%Model · draw 23%45%

Projected goals
1.48 – 1.79total 3.27 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 10.1%1–2 9%2–1 7.5%
OutcomeModelHappened
Newcastle United W win32%Yes
Draw23%No
Birmingham W win45%No
Over 1.5 goals84%Yes
Over 2.5 goals63%No
Over 3.5 goals41%No
Both teams to score64%No
Newcastle United W clean sheet17%Yes
Birmingham W clean sheet23%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
WSL 2
Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 12 of 22
Kick-off
Venue
Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
Capacity
11,800 · grass
Weather
8 °C · light rain · humidity 86%
Referee
G. Lowe
NEW coach
Claire Ditchburn
BIR coach
Amy Merricks

Match summary

Newcastle United W beat Birmingham W 2-0 in the WSL 2, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Newcastle United W sat 5th on 27 points, while Birmingham W were 2nd on 32 points. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Newcastle United W won 1 and Birmingham W won 1, with 1 draw (3.33 goals per game).

Jordan Nobbs (42') and Beth Lumsden (67') scored the goals for Newcastle United W.

Newcastle United W — live results and scheduleBirmingham W — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Newcastle United W4-2-3-16.93 avg rating 6.634-2-3-1Birmingham W
  1. 17.5Anna Reetta Alisa Tamminen
  1. 26.1Charlotte WardlawYC
  2. 257.7Aoife Mannion
  3. 126.8Deanna Cooper↓71′
  4. 56.7Jemma Purfield
  1. 87.0Emma Kelly↓71′
  2. 106.6Molly PikeA
  1. 47.5Jordan NobbsG ↓81′
  2. 146.6E. Larsson↓61′
  3. 116.8Freya Gregory↓81′
  1. 356.9Emily MurphyA
  1. 246.5Adrianna Franch
  1. 156.4R. Holloway
  2. 307.0Neve Herron
  3. 66.5Shannon Cooke↓72′
  4. 186.4R. McKenna
  1. 196.6Chelsea Cornet
  2. 266.3Asato Miyagawa↓58′
  1. 276.7V. Sarri↓72′
  2. 86.4W. Leidhammar
  3. 167.4Lily Crosthwaite↓72′
  1. 206.8Lotta Lindström↓83′
  1. 3Demi StokesDF · ↑71′6.3
  2. 7Morgan Paige GautratMF · ↑71′6.6
  3. 9Shania HaylesFW · ↑81′6.4
  4. 15Małgorzata GrecMF · ↑81′6.6
  5. 26Beth LumsdenMF · G ↑61′6.5
  6. 13Claudia MoanGK
  7. 20Oona Ilona SeveniusFW
  8. 21Jasmine McQuadeMF
  9. 29Jorja FoxDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Claire Ditchburn · Amy MerricksG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Lee Geum-MinMF · ↑72′6.8
  2. 14Shanade HopcroftMF · ↑72′6.7
  3. 17Lucy Jane QuinnMF · ↑83′6.5
  4. 22Oceane HurtreMF · ↑58′7.4
  5. 29Louis BatchebaFW · ↑72′6.7
  6. 1Lucy ThomasGK
  7. 2Martha HarrisDF
  8. 3Michaela KovacsDF

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Newcastle United W4d restNEW +1d rest3d restBirmingham W
  1. 1-3L23 Nov
  2. 1-0W8 Dec
  3. 4-0W14 Dec
  4. 2-1W21 Dec
  5. 0-3L16 Jan
  6. 1-2L25 Jan
  7. 1-1D1 Feb
  8. 2-1W8 Feb
  9. 2-0W15 Feb
  10. 1-1D14 Mar

5-2-3goals 15:121.70pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-3L7 Dec
  2. 6-0W14 Dec
  3. 3-0W21 Dec
  4. 6-2W18 Jan
  5. 4-0W24 Jan
  6. 5-1W1 Feb
  7. 1-1D8 Feb
  8. 1-3L16 Feb
  9. 8-0W21 Feb
  10. 1-0W15 Mar

7-1-2goals 35:102.20pts/game

  1. ASheffield Utd W1–1
  2. HPortsmouth W2–0
  3. ASouthampton W2–1
  4. HIpswich Town W1–1
  5. ACharlton W1–2

latest 5

  1. ASouthampton W1–0
  2. HChatham Town W8–0
  3. HCrystal Palace W1–3
  4. ADurham W1–1
  5. HNottingham Forest W5–1
Show older matches
  1. HWest Ham W0–3
  2. APortsmouth W2–1
  3. HLiverpool Feds W4–0
  4. HSouthampton W1–0
  5. HEverton W1–3

older

  1. APortsmouth W4–0
  2. AHull City LFC W6–2
  3. HDurham W3–0
  4. HSporting Khalsa W6–0
  5. ACrystal Palace W0–3

Referee

G. Lowe
Cards / match
2.62this match 1 (-1.62)
Yellows / match
2.41this match 1
Reds / match
0.22
Penalties / match
0.1919% of matches
Fouls / match
19this match 10

1.03Home 1.03 vs Away 1.38 yellows/match · +0.35 away · 4–4 red1.38

54%Results in 37 recent matches · draw 16%30%

home winsaway wins
With Newcastle United W
0-1-0 in 1 · 0 yellows/game
With Birmingham W
0-0-1 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
Analysed latest 37 of 53 career matches.

Updated