Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 50% – 50%
- Shots 17 (7 on target) – 11 (3)
- Decisive moment: 47' Cole Palmer, FN xPts +0.9
Nicolas Jackson 18'
Cole Palmer 47'
Cole Palmer 47'
HT 1:1
Alexander Isak 32'
Chelsea 7th → 4th · 17 pts|Newcastle 12th · 12 pts
Newcastle edged xG (1.61–1.81) but Chelsea took the win.
Player of the matchMoisés CaicedoDecisive moment47' Cole Palmer+0.9
Player of the match
Moisés Caicedo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 57 min · level 33 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.
18'
Nicolas Jackson
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Pedro Neto +0.2
+0.7
32'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Lewis Hall +0.2
+0.7
47'
Cole Palmer
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Roméo Lavia +0.3
+0.9
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.5→ 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
ChelseaNewcastle
50%Possession50%
1.61Expected goals (xG)1.81
0.09xG per shot0.16
17Shots11
7Shots on target3
41%Shots on target %27%
12Shots in box9
459Passes450
85%Pass accuracy80%
7Corners4
1Saves5
13Fouls16
6Yellow cards3
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Chelsea
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.61 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.81 | 0.92 | |
| Shots | 17 | 14.9 | |
| On target | 7 | 6.2 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 50% | 59.7% | |
| Passes | 459 | 563.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 87.7% | |
| Corners | 7 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.8 |
Newcastle
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.9 | |
| xG | 1.81 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.61 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 11 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 13.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 50% | 53.1% | |
| Passes | 450 | 473.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 81.7% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6.5 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 10.1 |
Timeline
- 6' VAR Cole Palmer
- 11' Yellow Wesley Fofana
- 18' Goal Nicolas Jackson league goal #6 assist Pedro Neto
- 22' Yellow Fabian Schär
- 32' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #2 assist Lewis Hall
- 47' Goal Cole Palmer league goal #7 assist Roméo Lavia
- 54' Yellow Roméo Lavia
- 64' Yellow Sandro Tonali
- 65' Yellow Noni Madueke
- 67' Sub Noni Madueke → Mykhaylo Mudryk
- 68' Sub Harvey Barnes → Joe Willock
- 68' Sub Miguel Almirón → Jacob Murphy
- 68' Sub Sandro Tonali → Sean Longstaff
- 72' Sub Roméo Lavia → Enzo Fernández
- 78' Sub Malo Gusto → Marc Cucurella
- 78' Sub Nicolas Jackson → Christopher Nkunku
- 84' Yellow Robert Sánchez
- 88' Yellow Pedro Neto
- 89' Sub Lewis Hall → Lloyd Kelly
- 89' Sub Joelinton → William Osula
- 90' Yellow Sean Longstaff
- 90+2' VAR Christopher Nkunku
- 90+4' Yellow Christopher Nkunku
Category leaders
- Key passesLewis Hall4
- Duels wonWesley Fofana7/13
- DribblesPedro Neto3/4
- Defensive actionsMoisés Caicedo10
- ShotsMalo Gusto3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães5
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.