Newcastle 3-0 Benfica
Key numbers
- Possession 52% – 48%
- Shots 19 (10 on target) – 7 (2)
- Decisive moment: 32' Anthony Gordon, FN xPts +0.6
Anthony Gordon 32'
Harvey Barnes 70'
Harvey Barnes 83'
Harvey Barnes 70'
Harvey Barnes 83'
HT 1:0
Newcastle 13th → 2nd · 6 pts|Benfica 34th · 0 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.63–0.33).
Player of the matchAnthony GordonDecisive moment32' Anthony Gordon+0.6
Player of the match
Anthony Gordon Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 58 min · level 32 min · Benfica ahead 0 min
- Harvey Barnes — off the bench 27 min · 2G 0A
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.
32'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.2
+0.6
70'
Harvey Barnes
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Nick Pope +0.1
+0.3
83'
Harvey Barnes
Goal · assist Anthony Gordon
0.0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Benfica
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time 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
NewcastleBenfica
52%Possession48%
2.63Expected goals (xG)0.33
0.14xG per shot0.05
19Shots7
10Shots on target2
53%Shots on target %29%
13Shots in box2
417Passes388
84%Pass accuracy81%
12Corners8
2Saves7
16Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Newcastle
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.91 | |
| xG | 2.63 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.33 | 0.73 | |
| Shots | 19 | 13.3 | |
| On target | 10 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 10.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 52% | 51.6% | |
| Passes | 417 | 445.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 80.2% | |
| Corners | 12 | 5.9 | high |
| Fouls | 16 | 10.9 |
Timeline
- 17' Yellow Malick Thiaw
- 32' Goal Anthony Gordon competition goal #4 assist Jacob Murphy
- 45' Yellow Dodi Lukebakio
- 63' Sub Jacob Ramsey → Joelinton
- 63' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
- 63' Sub Amar Dedić → Franjo Ivanović
- 70' Goal Harvey Barnes competition goal #2 assist Nick Pope
- 83' Goal Harvey Barnes competition goal #3 assist Anthony Gordon
- 85' Sub Nick Woltemade → William Osula
- 85' Sub Anthony Gordon → Anthony Elanga
- 90' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Joe Willock
Category leaders
- Key passesKieran Trippier4
- Duels wonDan Burn9/16
- DribblesBruno Guimarães2/3
- Defensive actionsEnzo Barrenechea7
- ShotsJacob Murphy3 (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.