Newcastle 2-0 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 59% – 41%
- Shots 12 (7 on target) – 11 (1)
- Decisive moment: 71' Bruno Guimarães, FN xPts +1.2
Bruno Guimarães 71'
Malick Thiaw 78'
Malick Thiaw 78'
HT 0:0
Newcastle 14th → 7th · 29 pts|Crystal Palace 11th → 13th · 27 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.08–0.7).
Player of the matchLewis MileyDecisive moment71' Bruno Guimarães+1.2
Player of the match
Lewis Miley Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 19 min · level 71 min · Crystal Palace 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.
71'
Bruno Guimarães
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Lewis Miley +0.4
+1.2
78'
Malick Thiaw
Goal
+0.3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time 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
NewcastleCrystal Palace
59%Possession41%
2.08Expected goals (xG)0.7
0.17xG per shot0.06
12Shots11
7Shots on target1
58%Shots on target %9%
11Shots in box9
494Passes344
83%Pass accuracy69%
8Corners6
1Saves5
5Fouls12
1Yellow cards3
5Offsides2
Compared with usual
Newcastle
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 2.08 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.7 | 1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 11.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 59% | 52.5% | |
| Passes | 494 | 456.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 8 | 6.2 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 9.4 |
Crystal Palace
30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.97 | |
| xG | 0.7 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 2.08 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 13.6 | |
| On target | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 10.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 41% | 46.5% | |
| Passes | 344 | 403.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 69% | 77.8% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.4 |
Timeline
- 20' VAR Anthony Gordon
- 33' Yellow Brennan Johnson
- 38' Sub Jefferson Lerma → Jaydee Canvot
- 49' Yellow Tyrick Mitchell
- 52' Sub Nathaniel Clyne → Justin Devenny
- 55' Yellow Marc Guéhi
- 62' Yellow Anthony Gordon
- 63' Sub Sandro Tonali → Jacob Ramsey
- 63' Sub Anthony Gordon → Harvey Barnes
- 63' Sub Lewis Hall → Valentino Livramento
- 71' Goal Bruno Guimarães league goal #7 assist Lewis Miley
- 72' Sub Brennan Johnson → Christantus Uche
- 78' Sub Yoane Wissa → Nick Woltemade
- 78' Goal Malick Thiaw league goal #3
- 87' Sub Adam Wharton → Kaden Rodney
- 87' Sub Yéremy Pino → Romain Esse
- 87' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Joel Drakes-Thomas
- 88' Sub Jacob Murphy → Joe Willock
Category leaders
- Key passesYéremy Pino3
- Duels wonLewis Miley9/13
- DribblesLewis Miley5/6
- Defensive actionsMalick Thiaw7
- ShotsWill Hughes3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães3
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.