Brentford 3-1 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 15 (7 on target) – 5 (1)
- Decisive moment: 78' Igor Thiago, FN xPts +1.1
Kevin Schade 56'
Igor Thiago 78' (pen)
Igor Thiago 90'
Igor Thiago 78' (pen)
Igor Thiago 90'
HT 0:1
Harvey Barnes 27'
Brentford 13th → 10th · 16 pts|Newcastle 14th · 12 pts
Brentford won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.35–0.44).
Player of the matchIgor ThiagoDecisive moment78' Igor Thiago+1.1
Player of the match
Igor Thiago Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Brentford ahead 12 min · level 49 min · Newcastle ahead 29 min
- Newcastle: Red card 73' → ~17 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.
27'
Harvey Barnes
Goal
+0.7
56'
Kevin Schade
Goal
+0.8
73'
Dan Burn
Red card
−0.3
78'
Igor Thiago
Pen goal
+1.1
90'
Igor Thiago
Goal
+0.2
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +2.1Opponent moments −0.4Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.4Opponent moments −1.8Time effect +0.1→ 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
BrentfordNewcastle
49%Possession51%
2.35Expected goals (xG)0.44
0.16xG per shot0.09
15Shots5
7Shots on target1
47%Shots on target %20%
13Shots in box2
423Passes440
76%Pass accuracy82%
6Corners2
0Saves4
23Fouls0
2Yellow cards3
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Brentford
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.35 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.44 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 15 | 10.1 | |
| On target | 7 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 5 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 49% | 43.3% | |
| Passes | 423 | 356.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 76% | 77.8% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 23 | 11.7 | high |
Newcastle
16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0.88 | |
| xG | 0.44 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.35 | 0.76 | high |
| Shots | 5 | 13.3 | |
| On target | 1 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 10.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 51% | 52.5% | |
| Passes | 440 | 450.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 81.4% | |
| Corners | 2 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 0 | 11.3 | low |
Timeline
- 24' Sub Joelinton → Jacob Ramsey
- 27' Goal Harvey Barnes league goal #1
- 49' Yellow Dan Burn
- 56' Goal Kevin Schade league goal #3
- 61' Yellow Dango Ouattara
- 70' Sub Aaron Hickey → Rico Henry
- 73' Second yellow Dan Burn
- 77' Sub Nick Pope → Aaron Ramsdale
- 77' Sub Sandro Tonali → Joe Willock
- 77' Sub Harvey Barnes → Lewis Hall
- 77' Sub Jacob Murphy → Anthony Elanga
- 78' Goal Igor Thiago (pen) league goal #7
- 84' Sub Mikkel Damsgaard → Mathias Jensen
- 84' Sub Yehor Yarmolyuk → Vitaly Janelt
- 87' Yellow Michael Kayode
- 90' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #8
- 90+2' Sub Dango Ouattara → Reiss Nelson
- 90+6' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Lewis Miley
- 90+7' Yellow Kieran Trippier
Category leaders
- Key passesMikkel Damsgaard3
- Duels wonMichael Kayode8/8
- DribblesMichael Kayode3/3
- Defensive actionsAaron Hickey5
- ShotsIgor Thiago3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonKevin Schade4
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.