Newcastle 5 – 1 Sheff Utd

Backside-side Sheffield United had been relegated from the Premier League after a second-half collapse noticed them undergo a heavy 5-1 defeat at Newcastle.

The Blades’ twenty fifth league lack of the season ended their depressing return to the Premier League, having gained simply three video games to this point, the fewest of any aspect, and conceded essentially the most objectives (97) in a 38-game top-flight marketing campaign.

Chris Wilder’s aspect, who’ve been relegated with three video games left, took a shock lead at St James’ Park by Anel Ahmedhodzic’s fifth-minute header.

However the guests conceded to Newcastle’s first shot on the right track within the twenty sixth minute as Alexander Isak’s scientific end introduced the Magpies degree.

Sheff Utd then let in 4 second-half objectives in simply 18 minutes as Bruno Guimaraes’ header sparked a collapse because it was adopted by an Isak penalty, a Ben Osborn personal objective and a nice end by substitute Callum Wilson.

Newcastle’s come-from-behind win boosts their hopes of European qualification, with Eddie Howe’s aspect only a level behind sixth-placed Manchester United.

Sheff Utd, in the meantime, can be enjoying Championship soccer subsequent season as they make an instantaneous return to the second tier.

How Blades’ Championship return was confirmed

Objectives had been anticipated at St James’ Park after Newcastle hammered Sheffield United 8-0 at Bramall Lane in September, but it surely was the Blades who surprisingly flew out of the traps.

A brief-corner transfer noticed Ahmedhodzic head in Gustavo Hamer’s cross after simply 5 minutes and the guests then pushed for a second.

However a sluggish Newcastle ultimately equalised when Jacob Murphy launched Isak in behind and the striker completed fantastically.

A chaotic opening half an hour practically noticed Sheff Utd retake the lead as Dan Burn prevented Ben Brereton Diaz’s shot from crossing the road after he had rounded Martin Dubravka, earlier than Mason Holgate headed in opposition to the woodwork with Andre Brooks smashing the rebound huge.

However the recreation swung dramatically in Newcastle’s favour early within the second half when Anthony Gordon curled a free-kick to the far put up for Guimaraes to go dwelling within the 54th minute.

Seven minutes later Gordon gained a penalty after being introduced down by Holgate and Isak powered dwelling from the spot for his nineteenth league objective of the season, to place him one behind Cole Palmer and Erling Haaland within the race for the Golden Boot.

Osborn then back-heeled into his personal internet as he tried to clear at a nook to make it 4-1 within the sixty fifth minute, and Newcastle had a fifth simply seven minutes later when Wilson got here off the bench to complete neatly.

Sheffield United’s distress was full when a late penalty choice for substitute Alex Murphy’s problem on Jayden Bogle was overturned by referee Tony Harrington after a evaluate on the pitchside monitor.

Wilder: We’ve not been adequate all season

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder talking to Sky Sports activities: “We did not get relegated at present – we have been relegated as a result of we have not been adequate all season.

“We have not been adequate in each side of the sport. We have now to simply accept that and take that on the chin.

“The outdated issues that got here again to hang-out us [today]. Bodily the league’s too highly effective for us; they upped the tempo and their recreation.

“On each entrance it epitomised what the season’s been about – and that we have not been adequate pre me and after me.

“It is a actually poor season and we’ve to personal that, however we’ll come combating and swinging again. There’s lots of work to be carried out, however we’ll be okay.”

Howe: I’d not swap Isak for anyone else

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe in his post-match press convention: “I believe he [Isak] is [world-class], sure, I believe he’s.

“For me, I believe the most important factor is would I swap him with anyone else? No, I would not. Once you take a look at his age profile and what’s to come back, you take a look at his attributes and his qualities, he is some expertise.

“He is stuffed with confidence, he appears bodily in a very good place and I simply assume it is an amazing factor to look at him play at present.”

On second-half turnaround: “We knew half-time was going to be necessary for us. First half, we had been – I needn’t let you know – properly off it, in all probability a bit of little bit of tiredness from midweek, the primary recreation shortly after which in fact a really fast turnaround.

“It enabled us to cool down a number of issues and provide you with a significantly better efficiency.”

Opta stats: Blades undergo ninth top-flight relegation

• Certainly, the Blades have suffered their ninth top-flight relegation (as many as native rivals Sheffield Wednesday, additionally 9), with solely 5 groups struggling the drop from the highest division of English soccer on extra events; Birmingham Metropolis (12), Leicester Metropolis (12), West Brom (11), Bolton (10) and Manchester Metropolis (10).
• Newcastle scored 13 Premier League objectives in opposition to Sheffield United this season (essentially the most one workforce has scored in opposition to one other in a single marketing campaign within the competitors’s historical past) and conceded simply as soon as (13-1), the joint greatest combination margin of victory (+12) for one workforce in opposition to one other in a single Premier League marketing campaign, alongside Manchester Metropolis v Watford in 2019-20 (12 objectives scored, none conceded).
• Alexander Isak has scored 19 Premier League objectives this season, essentially the most by a Newcastle participant in a single top-flight marketing campaign since Alan Shearer in 2003-04 (22). Certainly, he is scored in every of his final seven Premier League video games at St James’ Park with solely Andrew Cole (8 in 1993-94) and Alan Shearer (15 in 1996-97) netting in additional consecutive dwelling appearances for the Magpies within the competitors.
• Sheffield United have conceded 97 objectives of their 35 Premier League video games this season with solely Swindon City (100 in 42 video games in 1993-94) conceding extra in a whole marketing campaign within the competitors’s historical past.

What’s subsequent?

Newcastle face one other relegation struggler subsequent as they go to Burnley on Saturday Might 4, whereas Sheffield United host relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on the identical day; kick-offs 3pm.

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