Southampton 1-3 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 53% – 47%
- Shots 12 (5 on target) – 17 (9)
- Decisive moment: 26' Alexander Isak, FN xPts +0.7
Jan Bednarek 10'
HT 1:2
Alexander Isak 26' (pen)
Alexander Isak 30'
Sandro Tonali 51'
Alexander Isak 30'
Sandro Tonali 51'
Southampton 20th · 6 pts|Newcastle 6th → 4th · 41 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.76–2.93).
Player of the matchAlexander IsakDecisive moment26' Alexander Isak+0.7
Player of the match
Alexander Isak Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Southampton ahead 16 min · level 14 min · Newcastle ahead 60 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.
10'
Jan Bednarek
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist James Bree +0.2
+0.6
26'
Alexander Isak
Pen goal
+0.7
30'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.2
+0.5
51'
Sandro Tonali
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Anthony Gordon +0.1
+0.3
Southampton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.3Time effect +0.1→ League points won 0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.5Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.2→ 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
SouthamptonNewcastle
53%Possession47%
0.76Expected goals (xG)2.93
0.06xG per shot0.17
12Shots17
5Shots on target9
42%Shots on target %53%
7Shots in box10
470Passes428
84%Pass accuracy83%
3Corners8
5Saves4
10Fouls5
1Yellow cards0
2Offsides4
Compared with usual
Southampton
27 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 0.76 | 0.83 | |
| xG against | 2.93 | 2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 10 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 16.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 53% | 53.9% | |
| Passes | 470 | 514.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 86.9% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.6 |
Newcastle
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 2.93 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.76 | 0.98 | |
| Shots | 17 | 14.3 | |
| On target | 9 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 12.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 47% | 52.1% | |
| Passes | 428 | 471.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 10.3 | low |
Timeline
- 10' Goal Jan Bednarek league goal #2 assist James Bree
- 21' Yellow Mateus Fernandes
- 23' VAR Alexander Isak
- 26' Goal Alexander Isak (pen) league goal #16
- 30' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #17 assist Jacob Murphy
- 51' Goal Sandro Tonali league goal #1 assist Anthony Gordon
- 60' Sub Ryan Manning → Yukinari Sugawara
- 60' Sub Adam Armstrong → Cameron Archer
- 79' Sub Lesley Ugochukwu → Will Smallbone
- 79' Sub Alexander Isak → Joe Willock
- 79' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Lewis Miley
- 87' VAR Mateus Fernandes
- 88' Sub James Bree → Ryan Fraser
- 88' Sub Joe Aribo → Adam Lallana
- 88' Sub Anthony Gordon → Miguel Almirón
- 90+2' Sub Jacob Murphy → Sean Longstaff
Category leaders
- Key passesJacob Murphy4
- Duels wonPaul Onuachu13/22
- DribblesMateus Fernandes4/5
- Defensive actionsJoelinton11
- ShotsAlexander Isak4 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonPaul Onuachu3
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.