Brighton 2-1 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 46% – 54%
- Shots 13 (5 on target) – 16 (3)
- Decisive moment: 84' Danny Welbeck, FN xPts +1.5
Danny Welbeck 41'
Danny Welbeck 84'
Danny Welbeck 84'
HT 1:0
Nick Woltemade 76'
Brighton 12th → 8th · 12 pts|Newcastle 11th → 12th · 9 pts
Newcastle edged xG (0.91–1.45) but Brighton took the win.
Player of the matchDanny WelbeckDecisive moment84' Danny Welbeck+1.5
Player of the match
Danny Welbeck Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Brighton ahead 41 min · level 49 min · Newcastle ahead 0 min
- Lewis Miley — off the bench 45 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.
41'
Danny Welbeck
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Georginio Rutter +0.3
+0.9
76'
Nick Woltemade
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Lewis Miley +0.3
+0.9
84'
Danny Welbeck
Goal
+1.5
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +2.4Opponent moments −1.3Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.8Time 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
BrightonNewcastle
46%Possession54%
0.91Expected goals (xG)1.45
0.07xG per shot0.09
13Shots16
5Shots on target3
38%Shots on target %19%
6Shots in box10
421Passes491
81%Pass accuracy85%
8Corners4
2Saves3
9Fouls9
0Yellow cards1
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brighton
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.91 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.45 | 1 | |
| Shots | 13 | 13 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 10.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 46% | 50% | |
| Passes | 421 | 420.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 83.6% | |
| Corners | 8 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 13.7 |
Newcastle
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.8 | |
| xG | 1.45 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.91 | 0.71 | |
| Shots | 16 | 13 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 10.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 54% | 51.4% | |
| Passes | 491 | 440.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 79.7% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.1 |
Timeline
- 36' Sub Diego Gómez → Maxim De Cuyper
- 41' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #3 assist Georginio Rutter
- 46' Sub Anthony Elanga → Jacob Murphy
- 46' Sub Joelinton → Lewis Miley
- 70' Sub Sandro Tonali → Jacob Ramsey
- 70' Sub Anthony Gordon → Harvey Barnes
- 71' Sub Carlos Baleba → James Milner
- 71' Sub Georginio Rutter → Stefanos Tzimas
- 76' Goal Nick Woltemade league goal #4 assist Lewis Miley
- 84' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #4
- 86' Sub Bruno Guimarães → William Osula
- 89' Sub Yankuba Minteh → Diego Coppola
- 90' Sub Danny Welbeck → Charalampos Kostoulas
- 90+7' Yellow Dan Burn
Category leaders
- Key passesYasin Ayari3
- Duels wonYankuba Minteh9/13
- DribblesAnthony Gordon4/12
- Defensive actionsDan Burn8
- ShotsNick Woltemade3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonJan Paul van Hecke3
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.