11 Surprising Stats From Newcastle 2-2 Southampton
57 - Haidara Also Attempted More Passes Than Any Of His Teammates
Perhaps unsurprising given the fact he held on to possession for longer than any other NUFC player, but surprising in the sense that he is a left-back and not one of the central-midfielders the Magpies had on display. Massadio Haidara attempted 57 passes in all - with 46 of them accurate, giving him a success rate of 81% - which was three more than Daryl Janmaat (54) and two more than Jack Colback (52). Once again, Saints' Steven Davis was top of this chart with 60 attempted passes, 53 of which were accurate (giving him a success rate of 88%).
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