Premier League · Matchweek 26
Lewis Miley 23'
Jacob Murphy 25'
Alexander Isak 33' (pen)
Alexander Isak 34'
HT 4:1
Callum Hudson-Odoi 6'
Nikola Milenković 63'
Ryan Yates 90'
Sun, 23 Feb 2025, 14:00 (UK) · St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle 8th → 5th · 44 pts|Nottingham Forest 3rd · 47 pts

Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.91–1.79).

Player of the matchLewis Hall8.9Decisive moment23' Lewis Miley+0.7

Newcastle 4-3 Nottingham Forest

Key numbers

  • Possession 57% – 43%
  • Shots 13 (5 on target) – 17 (5)
  • Decisive moment: 23' Lewis Miley, FN xPts +0.7
Player of the match
Lewis Hall 8.9Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)

Game state

0-11-12-13-14-14-24-3
Newcastle ahead 65 min · level 8 min · Nottingham Forest ahead 17 min
  • Ryan Yates — off the bench 14 min · 1G 0A

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.

6' Callum Hudson-Odoi Goal +0.6
23' Lewis Miley Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Lewis Hall +0.2 +0.7
25' Jacob Murphy Goal +0.6
33' Alexander Isak Pen goal +0.3
34' Alexander Isak Goal · assist Joe Willock +0.1
63' Nikola Milenković Goal · assist Chris Wood 0.0
90' Ryan Yates Goal 0.0
Newcastle Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Nottingham Forest Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.4Time effect +0.2→ 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

NewcastleNottingham Forest
57%Possession43%
2.91Expected goals (xG)1.79
0.22xG per shot0.11
13Shots17
5Shots on target5
38%Shots on target %29%
13Shots in box10
463Passes345
82%Pass accuracy73%
7Corners6
2Saves1
11Fouls13
1Yellow cards4
1Offsides0

Compared with usual

Newcastle

33 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.8
Conceded31.2
xG2.911.3
xG against1.790.96
Shots1313.8
On target54.6
Shots faced1712.6
xG per shot0.220.09high
Possession57%51.2%
Passes463456.4
Pass accuracy82%81.9%
Corners75.4
Fouls1110.3

Nottingham Forest

28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.6
Conceded41.1
xG1.791.2
xG against2.911high
Shots1713.3
On target54.8
Shots faced1313.4
xG per shot0.110.1
Possession43%41.4%
Passes345358.2
Pass accuracy73%78%
Corners64.6
Fouls1311

Timeline

  • 6' Goal Callum Hudson-Odoi league goal #4
  • 23' Goal Lewis Miley league goal #1 assist Lewis Hall
  • 25' Goal Jacob Murphy league goal #5
  • 30' VAR Lewis Hall
  • 33' Goal Alexander Isak (pen) league goal #18
  • 34' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #19 assist Joe Willock
  • 45+2' Yellow Nikola Milenković
  • 52' Yellow Elliot Anderson
  • 55' Yellow Valentino Livramento
  • 63' Goal Nikola Milenković league goal #3 assist Chris Wood
  • 70' Sub Joe Willock → Sandro Tonali
  • 70' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
  • 74' Yellow Nicolás Domínguez
  • 76' Sub Nicolás Domínguez → Ryan Yates
  • 77' Sub Elliot Anderson → Ibrahim Sangaré
  • 87' Sub Alexander Isak → Callum Wilson
  • 90' Goal Ryan Yates league goal #2
  • 90+2' Yellow Ryan Yates

Category leaders

  • Key passesLewis Hall3
  • Duels wonDan Burn11/13
  • DribblesLewis Hall3/3
  • Defensive actionsLewis Hall9
  • Fouls wonAnthony Gordon4

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.