Newcastle 3-1 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 32% – 68%
- Shots 13 (6 on target) – 13 (4)
- Decisive moment: 12' William Osula, FN xPts +0.7
William Osula 12'
Dan Burn 24'
Harvey Barnes 90'
Dan Burn 24'
Harvey Barnes 90'
HT 2:0
Jack Hinshelwood 61'
Newcastle 15th → 13th · 45 pts|Brighton 6th · 50 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.16–1.53).
Player of the matchBruno GuimarãesDecisive moment12' William Osula+0.7
Player of the match
Bruno Guimarães Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.4 (Strong)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 78 min · level 12 min · Brighton ahead 0 min
- Yoane Wissa — off the bench 22 min · 0G 1A
- Harvey Barnes — off the bench 22 min · 1G 0A
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.
12'
William Osula
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.2
+0.7
24'
Dan Burn
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Bruno Guimarães +0.2
+0.5
61'
Jack Hinshelwood
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Danny Welbeck +0.1
+0.3
90'
Harvey Barnes
Goal · assist Yoane Wissa
+0.2
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −0.4Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.3Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.4→ 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
NewcastleBrighton
32%Possession68%
3.16Expected goals (xG)1.53
0.24xG per shot0.12
13Shots13
6Shots on target4
46%Shots on target %31%
12Shots in box10
237Passes506
69%Pass accuracy84%
2Corners10
3Saves4
10Fouls12
3Yellow cards3
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Newcastle
54 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 3.16 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.53 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 13 | 13.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.24 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 32% | 52.1% | low |
| Passes | 237 | 449.9 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 69% | 82.3% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.9 |
Brighton
39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.53 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 3.16 | 1.2 | high |
| Shots | 13 | 13.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 68% | 52.9% | |
| Passes | 506 | 469.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 83.7% | |
| Corners | 10 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 12.6 |
Timeline
- 12' Goal William Osula league goal #5 assist Jacob Murphy
- 18' Sub Mats Wieffer → Joël Veltman
- 22' Yellow Joël Veltman
- 24' Goal Dan Burn league goal #1 assist Bruno Guimarães
- 39' Yellow Kaoru Mitoma
- 53' Yellow Dan Burn
- 61' Goal Jack Hinshelwood league goal #3 assist Danny Welbeck
- 68' Sub William Osula → Yoane Wissa
- 68' Sub Joe Willock → Lewis Hall
- 68' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
- 80' Sub Carlos Baleba → Charalampos Kostoulas
- 80' Sub Danny Welbeck → Georginio Rutter
- 81' Sub → Maxim De Cuyper
- 85' Yellow Sandro Tonali
- 87' Yellow Yoane Wissa
- 88' Sub Jack Hinshelwood → Lewis Dunk
- 90' Goal Harvey Barnes league goal #6 assist Yoane Wissa
- 90+1' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Jacob Ramsey
- 90+2' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
Category leaders
- Key passesJacob Murphy3
- Duels wonJan Paul van Hecke10/16
- DribblesJoelinton2/4
- Defensive actionsSven Botman5
- ShotsWilliam Osula4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães5
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.