Newcastle 5-1 Sheffield Utd
Key numbers
- Possession 60% – 40%
- Shots 20 (7 on target) – 15 (5)
- Decisive moment: 26' Alexander Isak, FN xPts +0.7
Alexander Isak 26'
Bruno Guimarães 54'
Alexander Isak 61' (pen)
Ben Osborn 65' (OG)
Callum Wilson 72'
Bruno Guimarães 54'
Alexander Isak 61' (pen)
Ben Osborn 65' (OG)
Callum Wilson 72'
HT 1:1
Anel Ahmedhodžić 5'
Newcastle 7th → 6th · 53 pts|Sheffield Utd 20th · 16 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.11–1.55).
Player of the matchBruno GuimarãesDecisive moment26' Alexander Isak+0.7
Player of the match
Bruno Guimarães Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 36 min · level 33 min · Sheffield Utd ahead 21 min
- Harvey Barnes — off the bench 24 min · 0G 1A
- Callum Wilson — off the bench 24 min · 1G 0A
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.
5'
Anel Ahmedhodžić
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Gustavo Hamer +0.2
+0.5
26'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.2
+0.7
54'
Bruno Guimarães
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Anthony Gordon +0.2
+0.7
61'
Alexander Isak
Pen goal
+0.2
65'
Ben Osborn
Own goal
0.0
72'
Callum Wilson
Goal · assist Harvey Barnes
0.0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 2.5Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 0.4Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −1.3Time effect +0.4→ 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
NewcastleSheffield Utd
60%Possession40%
3.11Expected goals (xG)1.55
0.16xG per shot0.1
20Shots15
7Shots on target5
35%Shots on target %33%
14Shots in box13
575Passes392
87%Pass accuracy81%
4Corners5
3Saves3
9Fouls10
0Yellow cards0
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
46 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 3.11 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.55 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 20 | 12.6 | |
| On target | 7 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 14.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 60% | 49.5% | |
| Passes | 575 | 456.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 81% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.6 |
Sheffield Utd
37 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2.6 | |
| xG | 1.55 | 0.91 | |
| xG against | 3.11 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 15 | 9.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 17.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 40% | 36.7% | |
| Passes | 392 | 337.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 70.9% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.9 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.1 |
Timeline
- 5' Goal Anel Ahmedhodžić league goal #2 assist Gustavo Hamer
- 26' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #18 assist Jacob Murphy
- 46' Sub Fabian Schär → Emil Krafth
- 54' Goal Bruno Guimarães league goal #5 assist Anthony Gordon
- 61' Goal Alexander Isak (pen) league goal #19
- 65' Goal Ben Osborn (OG)
- 66' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
- 66' Sub Elliot Anderson → Callum Wilson
- 67' Sub Mason Holgate → Jack Robinson
- 67' Sub Cameron Archer → William Osula
- 70' Sub Andre Brooks → Vinícius Souza
- 72' Goal Callum Wilson league goal #8 assist Harvey Barnes
- 79' Sub Gustavo Hamer → Anis Ben Slimane
- 82' Sub Anthony Gordon → Matt Ritchie
- 82' Sub Lewis Hall → Alex Murphy
- 90+2' VAR Jayden Bogle
Category leaders
- Key passesGustavo Hamer5
- Duels wonBruno Guimarães9/17
- DribblesOliver Arblaster5/7
- Defensive actionsAuston Trusty10
- ShotsAlexander Isak4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonOliver Arblaster3
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.