Luton 1-0 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 35% – 65%
- Shots 16 (5 on target) – 15 (2)
- Decisive moment: 25' Andros Townsend, FN xPts +0.8
Andros Townsend 25'
HT 1:0
Luton 18th · 12 pts|Newcastle 7th · 29 pts
Newcastle edged xG (1.49–1.5) but Luton took the win.
Player of the matchKieran TrippierDecisive moment25' Andros Townsend+0.8
Player of the match
Kieran Trippier Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Luton ahead 65 min · level 25 min · Newcastle 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.
25'
Andros Townsend
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ross Barkley +0.2
+0.8
Luton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.2→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.9→ 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
LutonNewcastle
35%Possession65%
1.49Expected goals (xG)1.5
0.09xG per shot0.1
16Shots15
5Shots on target2
31%Shots on target %13%
9Shots in box13
300Passes568
74%Pass accuracy83%
5Corners7
2Saves4
11Fouls6
2Yellow cards1
0Offsides3
Compared with usual
Luton
18 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.9 | low |
| xG | 1.49 | 0.84 | |
| xG against | 1.5 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 16 | 10.6 | |
| On target | 5 | 2.8 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 16.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 35% | 38.5% | |
| Passes | 300 | 327.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 71.5% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.7 |
Newcastle
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.49 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 15 | 12.5 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 13.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 65% | 49.8% | |
| Passes | 568 | 459.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 82.1% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 10.8 |
Timeline
- 25' Goal Andros Townsend league goal #1 assist Ross Barkley
- 37' Sub Jamaal Lascelles → Sven Botman
- 38' Sub Lewis Miley → Alexander Isak
- 46' Sub Issa Kaboré → Ryan Giles
- 56' Yellow Ross Barkley
- 76' Sub Amari'i Bell → Mads Juel Andersen
- 80' Sub Elijah Adebayo → Carlton Morris
- 80' Sub Albert Sambi Lokonga → Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
- 81' Sub Andros Townsend → Chiedozie Ogbene
- 81' Sub Miguel Almirón → Valentino Livramento
- 85' Sub Dan Burn → Lewis Hall
- 89' Yellow Teden Mengi
- 90+4' Yellow Lewis Hall
Category leaders
- Key passesKieran Trippier5
- Duels wonKieran Trippier11/15
- DribblesAlfie Doughty3/7
- Defensive actionsKieran Trippier10
- ShotsRoss Barkley4 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães6
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.