Newcastle 5-0 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 60% – 40%
- Shots 14 (7 on target) – 11 (4)
- Decisive moment: 14' Jacob Murphy, FN xPts +0.6
Jacob Murphy 14'
Marc Guéhi 38' (OG)
Harvey Barnes 45+3'
Fabian Schär 45+8'
Alexander Isak 58'
Marc Guéhi 38' (OG)
Harvey Barnes 45+3'
Fabian Schär 45+8'
Alexander Isak 58'
HT 4:0
Newcastle 4th → 3rd · 59 pts|Crystal Palace 12th · 43 pts
Crystal Palace edged xG (1.54–2) but Newcastle took the win.
Player of the matchFabian SchärDecisive moment14' Jacob Murphy+0.6
Player of the match
Fabian Schär Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 76 min · level 14 min · Crystal Palace 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.
14'
Jacob Murphy
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Kieran Trippier +0.2
+0.6
36'
Eberechi Eze
Pen miss
−0.4
38'
Marc Guéhi
Own goal
−0.2
45+3'
Harvey Barnes
Goal · assist Sandro Tonali
+0.1
45+8'
Fabian Schär
Goal · assist Jacob Murphy
0.0
58'
Alexander Isak
Goal · assist Joelinton
0.0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.7Opponent moments +0.9Time effect −0.6→ League points won 3
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments −0.6Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.4→ 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
NewcastleCrystal Palace
60%Possession40%
1.54Expected goals (xG)2
0.11xG per shot0.18
14Shots11
7Shots on target4
50%Shots on target %36%
9Shots in box8
536Passes361
85%Pass accuracy78%
5Corners4
3Saves3
9Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Newcastle
41 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 1.9 | high |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.54 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2 | 0.95 | |
| Shots | 14 | 13.7 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 60% | 50.1% | |
| Passes | 536 | 446.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 81.3% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.4 |
Crystal Palace
39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.54 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 13.1 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 12.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 40% | 45.2% | |
| Passes | 361 | 405.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 77.3% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 10.9 |
Timeline
- 14' Goal Jacob Murphy league goal #8 assist Kieran Trippier
- 33' VAR Chris Richards
- 36' Pen miss Eberechi Eze
- 38' Goal Marc Guéhi (OG)
- 45+3' Goal Harvey Barnes league goal #9 assist Sandro Tonali
- 45+8' Goal Fabian Schär league goal #3 assist Jacob Murphy
- 51' Yellow Will Hughes
- 56' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Edward Nketiah
- 57' Sub Will Hughes → Adam Wharton
- 57' Sub Eberechi Eze → Daichi Kamada
- 58' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #21 assist Joelinton
- 60' Yellow Dan Burn
- 60' Yellow Jefferson Lerma
- 62' Sub Jacob Murphy → Anthony Gordon
- 62' Sub Joelinton → Joe Willock
- 67' Yellow Bruno Guimarães
- 72' Sub Alexander Isak → Callum Wilson
- 72' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Sean Longstaff
- 76' Sub Ismaïla Sarr → Romain Esse
- 78' Yellow Daniel Muñoz
- 79' Sub Kieran Trippier → Emil Krafth
- 85' Sub Jefferson Lerma → Justin Devenny
Category leaders
- Key passesJacob Murphy3
- Duels wonKieran Trippier7/8
- Defensive actionsDaniel Muñoz8
- ShotsAlexander Isak5 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonFabian Schär3
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.