Fulham 2-0 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 21 (6 on target) – 7 (2)
- Decisive moment: 20' Issa Diop, FN xPts +0.8
Issa Diop 20'
Tom Cairney 80'
Tom Cairney 80'
HT 1:0
Fulham 13th → 10th · 52 pts|Newcastle 11th → 12th · 49 pts
Fulham won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.81–0.31).
Player of the matchTom CairneyDecisive moment20' Issa Diop+0.8
Player of the match
Tom Cairney Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Fulham ahead 70 min · level 20 min · Newcastle ahead 0 min
- Tom Cairney — off the bench 30 min · 1G 0A
- Harry Wilson — off the bench 18 min · 0G 1A
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.
20'
Issa Diop
Goal
+0.8
80'
Tom Cairney
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Harry Wilson +0.1
+0.3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time 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
FulhamNewcastle
45%Possession55%
1.81Expected goals (xG)0.31
0.09xG per shot0.04
21Shots7
6Shots on target2
29%Shots on target %29%
10Shots in box4
418Passes508
83%Pass accuracy88%
6Corners6
2Saves4
13Fouls6
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Fulham
44 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.81 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.31 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 21 | 13.1 | |
| On target | 6 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 45% | 53.7% | |
| Passes | 418 | 492.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 84.1% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.4 |
Newcastle
57 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.31 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.81 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 7 | 13.6 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 12.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 55% | 51.8% | |
| Passes | 508 | 447.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 82.1% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 9.8 |
Timeline
- 20' Goal Issa Diop league goal #1
- 46' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
- 60' Sub Kevin → Tom Cairney
- 64' Yellow Bruno Guimarães
- 66' Sub William Osula → Yoane Wissa
- 66' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Anthony Elanga
- 70' Yellow Yoane Wissa
- 72' Sub Rodrigo Muniz → Raúl Jiménez
- 72' Sub Oscar Bobb → Harry Wilson
- 72' Sub Emile Smith Rowe → Joshua King
- 77' Sub Nick Woltemade → Sean Neave
- 80' Goal Tom Cairney league goal #2 assist Harry Wilson
- 84' Sub Dan Burn → Alex Murphy
- 86' Sub Issa Diop → Jorge Cuenca
- 89' Yellow Antonee Robinson
- 90+8' Yellow Jorge Cuenca
Category leaders
- Key passesAlex Iwobi3
- Duels wonRodrigo Muniz10/19
- DribblesAlex Iwobi3/4
- Defensive actionsJacob Ramsey6
- ShotsAlex Iwobi4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães3
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.