Newcastle 2-1 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 48% – 52%
- Shots 21 (4 on target) – 12 (3)
- Decisive moment: 74' Sandro Tonali, FN xPts +1.2
Alexander Isak 45+2'
Sandro Tonali 74'
Sandro Tonali 74'
HT 1:0
Bryan Mbeumo 66' (pen)
Newcastle 6th → 4th · 50 pts|Brentford 11th · 41 pts
Brentford edged xG (1.43–1.63) but Newcastle took the win.
Player of the matchKieran TrippierDecisive moment74' Sandro Tonali+1.2
Player of the match
Kieran Trippier Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 37 min · level 53 min · Brentford 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.
45+2'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.2
+0.8
66'
Bryan Mbeumo
Pen goal
+0.7
74'
Sandro Tonali
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Harvey Barnes +0.4
+1.2
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.7Opponent 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
NewcastleBrentford
48%Possession52%
1.43Expected goals (xG)1.63
0.07xG per shot0.14
21Shots12
4Shots on target3
19%Shots on target %25%
15Shots in box10
398Passes424
76%Pass accuracy77%
4Corners5
2Saves2
12Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.43 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.63 | 0.95 | |
| Shots | 21 | 13.5 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 12.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 48% | 50.4% | |
| Passes | 398 | 449.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 76% | 81.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.5 |
Brentford
34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.63 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.43 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 12 | 11.6 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 16.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 52% | 50.5% | |
| Passes | 424 | 440.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 81.3% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 8.1 |
Timeline
- 45+2' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #20 assist Jacob Murphy
- 59' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Mikkel Damsgaard
- 66' Sub Alexander Isak → Callum Wilson
- 66' Sub Jacob Murphy → Joe Willock
- 66' Goal Bryan Mbeumo (pen) league goal #16
- 70' Yellow Fabian Schär
- 72' Yellow Keane Lewis-Potter
- 74' Goal Sandro Tonali league goal #2 assist Harvey Barnes
- 83' Sub Yehor Yarmolyuk → Edmond-Paris Maghoma
- 83' Sub Ethan Pinnock → Kristoffer Ajer
- 89' Sub Kieran Trippier → Emil Krafth
- 90+8' Sub Harvey Barnes → Lewis Miley
Category leaders
- Key passesJacob Murphy3
- Duels wonJoelinton12/17
- DribblesAlexander Isak4/4
- Defensive actionsKieran Trippier9
- ShotsAlexander Isak3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonKevin Schade3
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.