Newcastle 4-0 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 60% – 40%
- Shots 10 (7 on target) – 17 (3)
- Decisive moment: 4' Jacob Murphy, FN xPts +0.7
Jacob Murphy 4'
Anthony Gordon 44'
Sean Longstaff 45+2'
Callum Wilson 66'
Anthony Gordon 44'
Sean Longstaff 45+2'
Callum Wilson 66'
HT 3:0
Newcastle 8th → 5th · 16 pts|Crystal Palace 9th → 10th · 12 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.39–1.21).
Player of the matchJacob MurphyDecisive moment4' Jacob Murphy+0.7
Player of the match
Jacob Murphy Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 86 min · level 4 min · Crystal Palace ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
4'
Jacob Murphy
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Kieran Trippier +0.2
+0.7
44'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.1
+0.4
45+2'
Sean Longstaff
Goal
+0.1
66'
Callum Wilson
Goal · assist Jacob Murphy
0.0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
NewcastleCrystal Palace
60%Possession40%
2.39Expected goals (xG)1.21
0.24xG per shot0.07
10Shots17
7Shots on target3
70%Shots on target %18%
9Shots in box10
573Passes389
86%Pass accuracy79%
6Corners8
3Saves3
7Fouls12
2Yellow cards3
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Newcastle
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.91 | |
| xG | 2.39 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.21 | 1 | |
| Shots | 10 | 12.9 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 12.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.24 | 0.12 | high |
| Possession | 60% | 48.7% | |
| Passes | 573 | 465.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 82.6% | |
| Corners | 6 | 3.6 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 12.5 |
Crystal Palace
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.2 | high |
| xG | 1.21 | 0.9 | |
| xG against | 2.39 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 17 | 11.8 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 13.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 40% | 43.6% | |
| Passes | 389 | 409.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 80.6% | |
| Corners | 8 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 9.9 |
Timeline
- 4' Goal Jacob Murphy league goal #1 assist Kieran Trippier
- 6' VAR Jacob Murphy
- 29' Yellow Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 39' Yellow Sean Longstaff
- 44' Goal Anthony Gordon league goal #3 assist Jacob Murphy
- 45+2' Goal Sean Longstaff league goal #2
- 45+5' Yellow Kieran Trippier
- 45+5' Yellow Odsonne Édouard
- 60' Yellow Tyrick Mitchell
- 61' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
- 66' Goal Callum Wilson league goal #5 assist Jacob Murphy
- 69' Sub Kieran Trippier → Valentino Livramento
- 69' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Sandro Tonali
- 70' Sub Anthony Gordon → Miguel Almirón
- 70' Sub Callum Wilson → Alexander Isak
- 70' Sub Will Hughes → Matheus França
- 80' Sub Joelinton → Elliot Anderson
- 87' Sub Jefferson Lerma → David Ozoh
Category leaders
- Key passesCheick Doucouré3
- Duels wonJordan Ayew8/15
- DribblesJordan Ayew4/5
- Defensive actionsTyrick Mitchell6
- Fouls wonSean Longstaff3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.