Newcastle 2-3 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 54% – 46%
- Shots 16 (4 on target) – 11 (5)
- Decisive moment: 85' Dango Ouattara, FN xPts +1.5
Sven Botman 24'
Bruno Guimarães 79' (pen)
Bruno Guimarães 79' (pen)
HT 1:2
Vitaly Janelt 37'
Igor Thiago 45' (pen)
Dango Ouattara 85'
Igor Thiago 45' (pen)
Dango Ouattara 85'
Newcastle 12th · 33 pts|Brentford 8th → 7th · 39 pts
Newcastle edged xG (2.24–1.79) but Brentford took the win.
Player of the matchBruno GuimarãesDecisive moment85' Dango Ouattara+1.5
Player of the match
Bruno Guimarães Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 13 min · level 38 min · Brentford ahead 39 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.
24'
Sven Botman
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Bruno Guimarães +0.2
+0.7
37'
Vitaly Janelt
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Dango Ouattara +0.2
+0.6
45'
Igor Thiago
Pen goal
+0.9
79'
Bruno Guimarães
Pen goal
+1.0
85'
Dango Ouattara
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Mathias Jensen +0.5
+1.5
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −2.6Time effect −0.9→ League points won 0
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +3.0Opponent moments −2.0Time 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
NewcastleBrentford
54%Possession46%
2.24Expected goals (xG)1.79
0.14xG per shot0.16
16Shots11
4Shots on target5
25%Shots on target %45%
10Shots in box6
428Passes379
82%Pass accuracy75%
9Corners3
3Saves1
14Fouls18
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides2
Compared with usual
Newcastle
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.24 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.79 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 16 | 13.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 54% | 52.5% | |
| Passes | 428 | 461.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 82.7% | |
| Corners | 9 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 9.1 |
Brentford
29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.79 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 2.24 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 11 | 10.3 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.2 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 12.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 46% | 47% | |
| Passes | 379 | 399.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 79.4% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 18 | 10.6 |
Timeline
- 24' Goal Sven Botman league goal #1 assist Bruno Guimarães
- 37' Goal Vitaly Janelt league goal #1 assist Dango Ouattara
- 44' Yellow Jacob Murphy
- 45' Goal Igor Thiago (pen) league goal #17
- 46' Sub Jacob Murphy → Nick Woltemade
- 46' Sub Joe Willock → Anthony Elanga
- 56' Sub Jordan Henderson → Yehor Yarmolyuk
- 65' Sub Yoane Wissa → William Osula
- 69' Yellow Igor Thiago
- 75' VAR Bruno Guimarães
- 79' Goal Bruno Guimarães (pen) league goal #9
- 80' Sub Keane Lewis-Potter → Romelle Donovan
- 85' Goal Dango Ouattara league goal #5 assist Mathias Jensen
- 87' Sub Kieran Trippier → Dan Burn
- 87' Sub Sandro Tonali → Jacob Ramsey
- 87' Sub Mathias Jensen → Mikkel Damsgaard
- 90+1' Yellow Vitaly Janelt
- 90+6' Yellow Lewis Hall
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Guimarães3
- Duels wonSven Botman10/11
- DribblesLewis Hall5/5
- Defensive actionsKristoffer Ajer5
- ShotsHarvey Barnes3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães4
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.