Newcastle 0-1 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 60% – 40%
- Shots 21 (6 on target) – 10 (5)
- Decisive moment: 35' Danny Welbeck, FN xPts +0.8
HT 0:1
Danny Welbeck 35'
Newcastle 8th · 12 pts|Brighton 7th → 4th · 15 pts
Newcastle edged xG (2.02–1.12) but Brighton took the win.
Player of the matchBart VerbruggenDecisive moment35' Danny Welbeck+0.8
Player of the match
Bart Verbruggen Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 0 min · level 35 min · Brighton ahead 55 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.
35'
Danny Welbeck
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Georginio Rutter +0.2
+0.8
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −1.2→ League points won 0
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.4→ League points won 3
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
NewcastleBrighton
60%Possession40%
2.02Expected goals (xG)1.12
0.1xG per shot0.11
21Shots10
6Shots on target5
29%Shots on target %50%
15Shots in box8
544Passes371
82%Pass accuracy79%
9Corners4
4Saves6
11Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.89 | |
| xG | 2.02 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.12 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 21 | 12.6 | high |
| On target | 6 | 4.2 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 14.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 60% | 52.3% | |
| Passes | 544 | 465.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 81.7% | |
| Corners | 9 | 6.2 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10 |
Brighton
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.12 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 2.02 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 10 | 15.2 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 9.7 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 40% | 56.8% | low |
| Passes | 371 | 494.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 85.2% | low |
| Corners | 4 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 10' Yellow Dan Burn
- 35' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #5 assist Georginio Rutter
- 37' Yellow Lewis Hall
- 45' Yellow Yasin Ayari
- 60' Sub Evan Ferguson → Kaoru Mitoma
- 65' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
- 66' Sub Sandro Tonali → Joe Willock
- 71' Yellow Jack Hinshelwood
- 71' Sub Carlos Baleba → Mats Wieffer
- 72' Sub Georginio Rutter → Pervis Estupiñán
- 81' Sub Danny Welbeck → Jan Paul van Hecke
- 82' Sub Yasin Ayari → Julio Enciso
- 85' Sub Anthony Gordon → Sean Longstaff
- 85' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Miguel Almirón
- 90+2' Sub Lewis Hall → William Osula
Category leaders
- Key passesLewis Hall3
- Duels wonGeorginio Rutter11/19
- DribblesJoelinton3/3
- Defensive actionsFabian Schär7
- ShotsAlexander Isak5 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonJoël Veltman3
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.