Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 55% – 45%
- Shots 15 (7 on target) – 13 (7)
- Decisive moment: 27' Nico O'Reilly, FN xPts +0.6
Nico O'Reilly 14'
Nico O'Reilly 27'
Nico O'Reilly 27'
HT 2:1
Lewis Hall 22'
Manchester City 2nd · 56 pts|Newcastle 10th · 36 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.35–0.58).
Player of the matchRodriDecisive moment27' Nico O'Reilly+0.6
Player of the match
Rodri Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 71 min · level 19 min · Newcastle 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.
14'
Nico O'Reilly
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Omar Marmoush +0.2
+0.5
22'
Lewis Hall
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jacob Ramsey +0.2
+0.5
27'
Nico O'Reilly
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Erling Haaland +0.2
+0.6
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.3→ 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
Manchester CityNewcastle
55%Possession45%
1.35Expected goals (xG)0.58
0.09xG per shot0.04
15Shots13
7Shots on target7
47%Shots on target %54%
10Shots in box8
460Passes362
84%Pass accuracy81%
5Corners5
6Saves5
12Fouls13
2Yellow cards5
1Offsides5
Compared with usual
Manchester City
41 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.88 | |
| xG | 1.35 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.58 | 0.96 | |
| Shots | 15 | 15.1 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 55% | 60.9% | |
| Passes | 460 | 602 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 88.7% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10 |
Newcastle
42 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.58 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.35 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 13 | 13.8 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 12 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 45% | 52.6% | |
| Passes | 362 | 458.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 82.9% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 9.3 |
Timeline
- 9' Yellow Dan Burn
- 14' Goal Nico O'Reilly league goal #3 assist Omar Marmoush
- 22' Goal Lewis Hall league goal #1 assist Jacob Ramsey
- 27' Goal Nico O'Reilly league goal #4 assist Erling Haaland
- 41' Yellow Rúben Dias
- 46' Sub Rúben Dias → Abdukodir Khusanov
- 48' Yellow Joe Willock
- 50' Yellow Bernardo Silva
- 58' Sub Omar Marmoush → Rayan Cherki
- 60' Sub Nick Woltemade → Joelinton
- 60' Sub Joe Willock → Harvey Barnes
- 62' Yellow Harvey Barnes
- 65' Yellow Kieran Trippier
- 78' Sub Anthony Elanga → Jacob Murphy
- 78' Sub Anthony Gordon → William Osula
- 87' Sub Antoine Semenyo → Phil Foden
- 89' Yellow Joelinton
Category leaders
- Key passesRodri3
- Duels wonRodri13/14
- DribblesRayan Cherki4/5
- Defensive actionsRodri7
- ShotsOmar Marmoush4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonJoelinton4
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.