Newcastle 3-0 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 63% – 37%
- Shots 22 (8 on target) – 4 (1)
- Decisive moment: 2' Anthony Gordon, FN xPts +0.6
Anthony Gordon 2'
Alexander Isak 59'
Joelinton 90+1'
Alexander Isak 59'
Joelinton 90+1'
HT 1:0
Newcastle 8th → 5th · 29 pts|Aston Villa 7th → 8th · 28 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.76–0.34).
Player of the matchJoelintonDecisive moment2' Anthony Gordon+0.6
Player of the match
Joelinton Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 88 min · level 2 min · Aston Villa ahead 0 min
- Aston Villa: Red card 32' → ~58 min a player down
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.
2'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Joelinton +0.2
+0.6
32'
Jhon Durán
Red card
−0.2
59'
Alexander Isak
Goal · assist Jacob Murphy
+0.2
90+1'
Joelinton
Goal
0.0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +0.8Opponent moments +0.2Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments −0.2Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.1→ 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
NewcastleAston Villa
63%Possession37%
2.76Expected goals (xG)0.34
0.13xG per shot0.09
22Shots4
8Shots on target1
36%Shots on target %25%
16Shots in box2
550Passes316
92%Pass accuracy80%
9Corners6
1Saves4
15Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
5Offsides3
Compared with usual
Newcastle
21 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 2.76 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.34 | 1 | |
| Shots | 22 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 8 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 4 | 13 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 63% | 51.4% | |
| Passes | 550 | 465.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 92% | 82% | high |
| Corners | 9 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 10.2 |
Aston Villa
25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.34 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 2.76 | 1.1 | high |
| Shots | 4 | 13.1 | low |
| On target | 1 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 22 | 11.9 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 37% | 51.1% | |
| Passes | 316 | 447.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 85.6% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.5 |
Timeline
- 2' Goal Anthony Gordon league goal #4 assist Joelinton
- 14' Yellow Matty Cash
- 23' Yellow Kieran Trippier
- 32' Red Jhon Durán
- 45' Yellow Joelinton
- 46' Sub Youri Tielemans → Ollie Watkins
- 59' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #11 assist Jacob Murphy
- 69' Sub Boubacar Kamara → Ross Barkley
- 69' Sub Matty Cash → Kosta Nedeljković
- 69' Sub Morgan Rogers → Leon Bailey
- 78' Sub Kieran Trippier → Matt Targett
- 78' Sub Anthony Gordon → Joe Willock
- 78' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
- 80' Sub John McGinn → Emiliano Buendía
- 82' VAR Bruno Guimarães
- 90+1' Goal Joelinton league goal #3
- 90+3' Sub Alexander Isak → William Osula
- 90+3' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Lewis Miley
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Guimarães4
- Duels wonAmadou Onana10/12
- DribblesAlexander Isak3/5
- Defensive actionsAmadou Onana7
- ShotsJoelinton3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMorgan Rogers5
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.