Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona
Key numbers
- Possession 36% – 64%
- Shots 10 (6 on target) – 19 (5)
- Decisive moment: 58' Marcus Rashford, FN xPts +0.9
Anthony Gordon 90'
HT 0:0
Marcus Rashford 58'
Marcus Rashford 67'
Marcus Rashford 67'
Newcastle · 0 pts|Barcelona · 3 pts
Newcastle edged xG (1.46–1.31) but Barcelona took the win.
Player of the matchMarcus RashfordDecisive moment58' Marcus Rashford+0.9
Player of the match
Marcus Rashford Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 0 min · level 58 min · Barcelona ahead 32 min
- Jacob Murphy — off the bench 27 min · 0G 1A
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.
58'
Marcus Rashford
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Jules Koundé +0.3
+0.9
67'
Marcus Rashford
Goal
+0.4
90'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · assist Jacob Murphy
+0.1
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Barcelona
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.2Time effect +0.3→ 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
NewcastleBarcelona
36%Possession64%
1.46Expected goals (xG)1.31
0.15xG per shot0.07
10Shots19
6Shots on target5
60%Shots on target %26%
7Shots in box14
282Passes539
73%Pass accuracy86%
6Corners4
3Saves5
11Fouls12
2Yellow cards4
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.75 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.75 | |
| xG | 1.46 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.31 | 0.52 | |
| Shots | 10 | 12.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 3 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 6.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 36% | 53% | |
| Passes | 282 | 423.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 73% | 79.3% | |
| Corners | 6 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 13.3 |
Barcelona
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.75 | |
| xG | 1.31 | 2.5 | |
| xG against | 1.46 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 19 | 21.5 | |
| On target | 5 | 7.8 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 6.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 64% | 70.5% | |
| Passes | 539 | 612.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 88.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6.5 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 28' Yellow Joelinton
- 45' Yellow Gerard Martín
- 45+2' Yellow Dan Burn
- 58' Goal Marcus Rashford competition goal #1 assist Jules Koundé
- 62' Sub Harvey Barnes → Nick Woltemade
- 62' Sub Joelinton → Joe Willock
- 63' Sub Fabian Schär → Malick Thiaw
- 63' Sub Anthony Elanga → Jacob Murphy
- 67' Goal Marcus Rashford competition goal #2
- 69' Sub Pau Cubarsí → Ferran Torres
- 70' Sub Robert Lewandowski → Andreas Christensen
- 75' Yellow Fermín López
- 76' Sub Kieran Trippier → Sven Botman
- 81' Sub Marcus Rashford → Dani Olmo
- 81' Sub Gerard Martín → Eric García
- 82' Yellow Frenkie de Jong
- 90' Goal Anthony Gordon competition goal #1 assist Jacob Murphy
- 90+3' Sub Fermín López → Marc Casadó
- 90+7' Yellow Marc Casadó
Category leaders
- Key passesRaphinha4
- Duels wonPedri9/12
- DribblesJacob Murphy2/3
- Defensive actionsPedri6
- ShotsRaphinha4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonSandro Tonali3
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.