Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 15 (6 on target) – 10 (3)
- Decisive moment: 2' Sandro Tonali, FN xPts +0.5
Sandro Tonali 2'
Bruno Guimarães 90'
Bruno Guimarães 90'
HT 1:0
Newcastle 4th → 3rd · 66 pts|Chelsea 5th · 63 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.56–0.69).
Player of the matchDan BurnDecisive moment2' Sandro Tonali+0.5
Player of the match
Dan Burn Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 88 min · level 2 min · Chelsea ahead 0 min
- Chelsea: Red card 36' → ~54 min a player down
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.
2'
Sandro Tonali
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.2
+0.5
36'
Nicolas Jackson
Red card
−0.2
90'
Bruno Guimarães
Goal · assist Dan Burn
+0.1
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.6Opponent moments +0.3Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments −0.2Opponent moments −0.4Time 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
NewcastleChelsea
45%Possession55%
1.56Expected goals (xG)0.69
0.1xG per shot0.07
15Shots10
6Shots on target3
40%Shots on target %30%
14Shots in box6
410Passes501
84%Pass accuracy87%
2Corners8
3Saves4
9Fouls13
4Yellow cards2
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
45 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.56 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.69 | 0.97 | |
| Shots | 15 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 45% | 51% | |
| Passes | 410 | 452.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 81.7% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.4 |
Chelsea
53 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.69 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.56 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 10 | 16.7 | |
| On target | 3 | 6.6 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 10.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 55% | 60.4% | |
| Passes | 501 | 574.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 88.1% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 2' Goal Sandro Tonali league goal #4 assist Jacob Murphy
- 34' VAR Nicolas Jackson
- 36' Red Nicolas Jackson
- 45+5' Yellow Enzo Fernández
- 46' Sub Noni Madueke → Reece James
- 53' Yellow Fabian Schär
- 55' Sub Sven Botman → Lewis Miley
- 64' Yellow Jacob Murphy
- 65' Sub Anthony Gordon → Emil Krafth
- 75' Sub Roméo Lavia → Malo Gusto
- 75' Sub Trevoh Chalobah → Jadon Sancho
- 84' Yellow Bruno Guimarães
- 89' Yellow Emil Krafth
- 90' Goal Bruno Guimarães league goal #5 assist Dan Burn
- 90+3' Yellow Levi Colwill
- 90+4' Sub Alexander Isak → Callum Wilson
- 90+4' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Sean Longstaff
Category leaders
- Key passesJacob Murphy3
- Duels wonMoisés Caicedo9/14
- DribblesEnzo Fernández4/5
- Defensive actionsSven Botman5
- ShotsAlexander Isak4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAnthony Gordon3
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.