Chelsea 0-1 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 67% – 33%
- Shots 22 (3 on target) – 7 (5)
- Decisive moment: 18' Anthony Gordon, FN xPts +0.8
HT 0:1
Anthony Gordon 18'
Chelsea 5th · 48 pts|Newcastle 13th → 9th · 42 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.39–1.41).
Player of the matchAnthony GordonDecisive moment18' Anthony Gordon+0.8
Player of the match
Anthony Gordon Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 0 min · level 18 min · Newcastle ahead 72 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.
18'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Joe Willock +0.2
+0.8
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −1.0→ League points won 0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.3→ 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
ChelseaNewcastle
67%Possession33%
1.39Expected goals (xG)1.41
0.06xG per shot0.2
22Shots7
3Shots on target5
14%Shots on target %71%
10Shots in box3
675Passes331
92%Pass accuracy78%
8Corners1
4Saves3
9Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Chelsea
46 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.39 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.41 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 22 | 14 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 67% | 59.1% | |
| Passes | 675 | 560.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 92% | 87.4% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.2 |
Newcastle
48 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.41 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.39 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 7 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 22 | 12.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.2 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 33% | 52.4% | |
| Passes | 331 | 454.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 82.6% | |
| Corners | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.8 |
Timeline
- 18' Goal Anthony Gordon league goal #5 assist Joe Willock
- 23' Yellow Wesley Fofana
- 25' Yellow Moisés Caicedo
- 46' Sub Malo Gusto → Liam Delap
- 61' Sub Moisés Caicedo → Roméo Lavia
- 67' Sub Nick Woltemade → Joelinton
- 77' Sub Joe Willock → Dan Burn
- 78' Sub Jacob Murphy → Anthony Elanga
- 82' Sub Wesley Fofana → Jorrel Hato
- 84' Yellow Aaron Ramsdale
- 89' Yellow Lewis Hall
Category leaders
- Key passesMarc Cucurella4
- Duels wonJoão Pedro8/13
- DribblesCole Palmer2/3
- Defensive actionsMalick Thiaw5
- ShotsReece James3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonAnthony Gordon4
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.