Newcastle 0-2 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 61% – 39%
- Shots 15 (4 on target) – 14 (8)
- Decisive moment: 19' Emiliano Buendía, FN xPts +0.7
HT 0:1
Emiliano Buendía 19'
Ollie Watkins 88'
Ollie Watkins 88'
Newcastle 9th · 33 pts|Aston Villa 3rd · 46 pts
Newcastle edged xG (2.18–1.16) but Aston Villa took the win.
Player of the matchSandro TonaliDecisive moment19' Emiliano Buendía+0.7
Player of the match
Sandro Tonali Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 0 min · level 19 min · Aston Villa ahead 71 min
- Lucas Digne — off the bench 15 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.
19'
Emiliano Buendía
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Morgan Rogers +0.2
+0.7
88'
Ollie Watkins
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Lucas Digne +0.1
+0.4
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −1.0→ League points won 0
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.0→ League points won 3
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
NewcastleAston Villa
61%Possession39%
2.18Expected goals (xG)1.16
0.15xG per shot0.08
15Shots14
4Shots on target8
27%Shots on target %57%
9Shots in box7
519Passes353
86%Pass accuracy77%
6Corners5
6Saves4
7Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 2.18 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.16 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 15 | 13.6 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 61% | 53.5% | |
| Passes | 519 | 469.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 82.9% | |
| Corners | 6 | 6.2 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 9.1 |
Aston Villa
31 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.16 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.18 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 14 | 12.3 | |
| On target | 8 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 39% | 54.4% | |
| Passes | 353 | 457.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 85.1% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.1 |
Timeline
- 19' Goal Emiliano Buendía league goal #5 assist Morgan Rogers
- 27' Yellow Joelinton
- 48' Sub Joelinton → Jacob Ramsey
- 59' Sub Jadon Sancho → Leon Bailey
- 62' Sub Yoane Wissa → Nick Woltemade
- 63' Sub Anthony Gordon → Anthony Elanga
- 74' Sub Youri Tielemans → Lamare Bogarde
- 75' Sub Pau Torres → Tyrone Mings
- 75' Sub Emiliano Buendía → Lucas Digne
- 79' Yellow Lucas Digne
- 84' Sub Sandro Tonali → Joe Willock
- 88' Goal Ollie Watkins league goal #8 assist Lucas Digne
- 89' Sub Amadou Onana → Victor Lindelöf
- 90+2' Yellow Ian Maatsen
Category leaders
- Key passesLewis Miley3
- Duels wonSandro Tonali13/16
- DribblesSandro Tonali5/6
- Defensive actionsSandro Tonali8
- ShotsEmiliano Buendía4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonJoelinton3
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.