Premier League · Matchweek 7
Bruno Guimarães 58'
Nick Woltemade 84' (pen)
HT 0:0
Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 14:00 (UK) · St. James' Park, Newcastle
Newcastle 15th → 10th · 9 pts|Nottingham Forest 17th · 5 pts

Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.45–0.3).

Player of the matchBruno Guimarães8.5Decisive moment58' Bruno Guimarães+0.9

Newcastle 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Key numbers

  • Possession 51% – 49%
  • Shots 18 (9 on target) – 5 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 58' Bruno Guimarães, FN xPts +0.9
Player of the match
Bruno Guimarães 8.5Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-0
Newcastle ahead 32 min · level 58 min · Nottingham Forest 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.

58' Bruno Guimarães Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Dan Burn +0.3 +0.9
84' Nick Woltemade Pen goal +0.2
Newcastle Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Nottingham Forest Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect 0.0→ 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
51%Possession49%
3.45Expected goals (xG)0.3
0.19xG per shot0.06
18Shots5
9Shots on target4
50%Shots on target %80%
13Shots in box4
464Passes452
83%Pass accuracy82%
8Corners1
4Saves7
16Fouls15
0Yellow cards4
0Offsides2

Compared with usual

Newcastle

9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.4
Conceded00.89
xG3.451high
xG against0.30.75
Shots1812.4
On target94.3
Shots faced511
xG per shot0.190.09
Possession51%51.4%
Passes464438.1
Pass accuracy83%79.3%
Corners85.9
Fouls1610.6

Nottingham Forest

9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.2
Conceded22
xG0.31.3
xG against3.451.3high
Shots514.4
On target44.7
Shots faced1811.1high
xG per shot0.060.09
Possession49%56%
Passes452502
Pass accuracy82%86.4%
Corners15.7low
Fouls1511.7

Timeline

  • 32' Yellow Ryan Yates
  • 34' Yellow Neco Williams
  • 58' Goal Bruno Guimarães league goal #2 assist Dan Burn
  • 64' Sub Chris Wood → Igor Jesus
  • 64' Sub Ryan Yates → Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 65' Sub Dan Ndoye → Omari Hutchinson
  • 68' Yellow Morato
  • 70' Sub Anthony Elanga → Jacob Murphy
  • 70' Sub Anthony Gordon → Harvey Barnes
  • 77' Sub Morato → Dilane Bakwa
  • 83' Yellow Elliot Anderson
  • 84' Goal Nick Woltemade (pen) league goal #3
  • 90+2' Sub Nick Woltemade → William Osula
  • 90+2' Sub Joelinton → Lewis Miley

Category leaders

  • Key passesKieran Trippier3
  • Duels wonBruno Guimarães10/16
  • DribblesElliot Anderson3/4
  • Defensive actionsJair5
  • ShotsJoelinton3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonBruno Guimarães5

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.