Newcastle 2-1 Manchester City
Key numbers
- Possession 33% – 67%
- Shots 9 (5 on target) – 17 (4)
- Decisive moment: 70' Harvey Barnes, FN xPts +1.2
Harvey Barnes 63'
Harvey Barnes 70'
Harvey Barnes 70'
HT 0:0
Rúben Dias 68'
Newcastle 15th → 14th · 15 pts|Manchester City 3rd · 22 pts
Manchester City edged xG (2.24–2.49) but Newcastle took the win.
Player of the matchHarvey BarnesDecisive moment70' Harvey Barnes+1.2
Player of the match
Harvey Barnes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 25 min · level 65 min · Manchester City 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.
63'
Harvey Barnes
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Bruno Guimarães +0.3
+1.1
68'
Rúben Dias
Goal
+0.9
70'
Harvey Barnes
Goal
+1.2
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +2.3Opponent moments −1.2Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.8Time effect −0.6→ 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
NewcastleManchester City
33%Possession67%
2.24Expected goals (xG)2.49
0.25xG per shot0.15
9Shots17
5Shots on target4
56%Shots on target %24%
7Shots in box14
285Passes584
77%Pass accuracy90%
5Corners9
3Saves3
13Fouls8
1Yellow cards3
3Offsides2
Compared with usual
Newcastle
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 2.24 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 2.49 | 0.85 | high |
| Shots | 9 | 12.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 11.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.25 | 0.1 | high |
| Possession | 33% | 52.4% | low |
| Passes | 285 | 450 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 81.4% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.6 |
Manchester City
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.71 | |
| xG | 2.49 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 2.24 | 0.86 | |
| Shots | 17 | 15.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 8.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 67% | 60.7% | |
| Passes | 584 | 605.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 88.4% | |
| Corners | 9 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 9.5 |
Timeline
- 63' Goal Harvey Barnes league goal #2 assist Bruno Guimarães
- 68' Goal Rúben Dias league goal #1
- 70' Yellow Gianluigi Donnarumma
- 70' Goal Harvey Barnes league goal #3
- 76' Sub Jérémy Doku → Savinho
- 77' Sub Lewis Hall → Sven Botman
- 77' Sub Bernardo Silva → Tijjani Reijnders
- 77' Sub Rayan Cherki → Oscar Bobb
- 85' Sub Nick Woltemade → Joe Willock
- 85' Sub Harvey Barnes → Anthony Elanga
- 87' Sub Phil Foden → Omar Marmoush
- 90+2' Yellow Oscar Bobb
- 90+4' Yellow Joelinton
Category leaders
- Key passesJérémy Doku4
- Duels wonJoelinton8/13
- DribblesJérémy Doku3/7
- Defensive actionsValentino Livramento5
- ShotsHarvey Barnes4 (on target 3)
- 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.