Newcastle 3-0 Wolves
Key numbers
- Possession 61% – 39%
- Shots 17 (5 on target) – 13 (7)
- Decisive moment: 34' Alexander Isak, FN xPts +0.6
Alexander Isak 34'
Alexander Isak 57'
Anthony Gordon 74'
Alexander Isak 57'
Anthony Gordon 74'
HT 1:0
Newcastle 5th → 4th · 38 pts|Wolves 17th → 18th · 16 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.11–1.62).
Player of the matchAlexander IsakDecisive moment34' Alexander Isak+0.6
Player of the match
Alexander Isak Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.8 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 56 min · level 34 min · Wolves 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.
34'
Alexander Isak
Goal
+0.6
57'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Bruno Guimarães +0.1
+0.3
74'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · assist Alexander Isak
0.0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments 0.0Opponent 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
NewcastleWolves
61%Possession39%
2.11Expected goals (xG)1.62
0.12xG per shot0.12
17Shots13
5Shots on target7
29%Shots on target %54%
11Shots in box8
584Passes380
87%Pass accuracy77%
4Corners2
7Saves2
10Fouls13
0Yellow cards2
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Newcastle
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.96 | |
| xG | 2.11 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.62 | 0.91 | |
| Shots | 17 | 14.2 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 61% | 51.7% | |
| Passes | 584 | 470.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.4 |
Wolves
23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 1.62 | 0.93 | |
| xG against | 2.11 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 13 | 11 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 13 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 39% | 47.9% | |
| Passes | 380 | 427.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 81.3% | |
| Corners | 2 | 3.2 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 12.7 |
Timeline
- 26' Yellow Matt Doherty
- 34' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #14
- 46' Sub Hee-Chan Hwang → Matheus Cunha
- 57' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #15 assist Bruno Guimarães
- 69' Sub Rodrigo Gomes → Nélson Semedo
- 69' Sub Gonçalo Guedes → Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 74' Goal Anthony Gordon league goal #6 assist Alexander Isak
- 78' Sub Anthony Gordon → Joe Willock
- 78' Sub Jacob Murphy → Miguel Almirón
- 78' Sub Alexander Isak → William Osula
- 81' VAR Santiago Bueno
- 83' Sub Joelinton → Lewis Miley
- 85' Yellow Emmanuel Agbadou
- 85' Sub Valentino Livramento → Kieran Trippier
- 86' Sub João Gomes → Tommy Doyle
- 86' Sub André → Pablo Sarabia
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Guimarães4
- Duels wonAnthony Gordon11/19
- DribblesAnthony Gordon7/9
- Defensive actionsSantiago Bueno10
- ShotsMatheus Cunha4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonGonçalo Guedes3
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.