Premier League · Matchweek 31
Anthony Gordon 10'
HT 1:0
Chemsdine Talbi 57'
Brian Brobbey 90'
Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 12:00 (UK) · St. James' Park, Newcastle
Newcastle 11th → 12th · 42 pts|Sunderland 13th → 11th · 43 pts

Sunderland won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.29–2.44).

Player of the matchChris Rigg7.5Decisive moment90' Brian Brobbey+1.7

Newcastle 1-2 Sunderland

Key numbers

  • Possession 60% – 40%
  • Shots 16 (4 on target) – 17 (7)
  • Decisive moment: 90' Brian Brobbey, FN xPts +1.7
Player of the match
Chris Rigg 7.5Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)

Game state

1-01-11-2
Newcastle ahead 47 min · level 43 min · Sunderland 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.

10' Anthony Gordon Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Nick Woltemade +0.2 +0.6
57' Chemsdine Talbi Goal +0.6
90' Brian Brobbey Goal +1.7
Newcastle Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −2.0Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Sunderland Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +2.3Opponent moments −0.4Time effect +0.4→ 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

NewcastleSunderland
60%Possession40%
1.29Expected goals (xG)2.44
0.08xG per shot0.14
16Shots17
4Shots on target7
25%Shots on target %41%
8Shots in box11
403Passes262
81%Pass accuracy71%
9Corners5
4Saves3
8Fouls19
1Yellow cards6
1Offsides0

Compared with usual

Newcastle

50 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.7
Conceded21.5
xG1.291.6
xG against2.441.3
Shots1613.6
On target45.3
Shots faced1712.5
xG per shot0.080.12
Possession60%51.7%
Passes403448.5
Pass accuracy81%82.4%
Corners96.1
Fouls89.8

Sunderland

34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals20.97
Conceded11.1
xG2.440.96high
xG against1.291.4
Shots1710.5
On target73.5
Shots faced1614.2
xG per shot0.140.09
Possession40%45.9%
Passes262390
Pass accuracy71%78.7%
Corners54.1
Fouls1910.4

Timeline

  • 10' Goal Anthony Gordon league goal #6 assist Nick Woltemade
  • 44' Yellow Trai Hume
  • 54' Sub Sven Botman → Malick Thiaw
  • 57' Goal Chemsdine Talbi league goal #4
  • 65' Sub Nick Woltemade → Joe Willock
  • 65' Sub Anthony Elanga → Jacob Murphy
  • 65' Sub Kieran Trippier → Valentino Livramento
  • 76' Sub Harvey Barnes → William Osula
  • 82' Yellow Omar Alderete
  • 85' Sub Habib Diarra → Enzo Le Fée
  • 89' Sub Anthony Gordon → Yoane Wissa
  • 90' Goal Brian Brobbey league goal #6
  • 90+1' Yellow Joelinton
  • 90+1' Yellow Brian Brobbey
  • 90+3' Sub Chemsdine Talbi → Reinildo Mandava
  • 90+3' Sub Brian Brobbey → Eliezer Mayenda
  • 90+4' Yellow Lutsharel Geertruida
  • 90+4' Yellow Noah Sadiki
  • 90+9' Yellow Reinildo Mandava

Category leaders

  • Key passesLewis Hall3
  • Duels wonSven Botman7/8
  • Defensive actionsJoelinton6
  • ShotsChemsdine Talbi4 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonSven Botman3

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.