Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle: Hall and Dedić anchor an away win
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 2 goals from 2 shots on target for Newcastle
- xG 1.12 v 0.72, yet the score was 0-2
- 62': Elanga's opener, +1.1 FN xPts
Tottenham had the ball, Newcastle the win
Tottenham dominated possession and had more shots, yet Newcastle left with a two-nil away win. The match was goalless at half-time and only opened up after the hour. The result leaves Tottenham 20th without a point and sends Newcastle up to third, which makes for stark reading after two matches.
Finishing, not shot quality, made the gap
Shot volume told only part of the story, because the average shot was worth the same to both sides in xG terms. The difference was in the finishing. Newcastle outperformed their xG by 1.28, scoring twice from 0.72, while Tottenham drew a blank despite creating more.
Hall and Horníček shut the door
Tottenham found the target six times without reward. Lukáš Horníček made four saves, and Lewis Hall led the match with seven defensive actions, blocks among them. Newcastle's rearguard, with Hall at the front of it, is the reason Tottenham's volume stayed barren.
The first goal broke the stalemate
The match turned in the 62nd minute, when Amar Dedić set up Anthony Elanga for the opener, worth +1.1 FN xPts. Tottenham made three changes soon afterwards, yet Nick Woltemade, on for barely a minute, laid on the second for Yoane Wissa in the 72nd minute.
Player of the match
Amar Dedić 8.5Dominant
He set up Elanga's opener and won six of his eight duels.
Dedić earned most of his credit going forward, through two key passes and the assist for the 62nd-minute opener that ended the goalless stalemate. That goal began a spell of roughly 28 minutes in front for Newcastle. He also made three tackles and a block, so his work was not confined to attack.
Game state
0-10-2
Tottenham ahead 0 min · level 62 min · Newcastle ahead 28 min
- Nick Woltemade — off the bench 19 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.
62'
Anthony Elanga
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Amar Dedić +0.3
+1.1
72'
Yoane Wissa
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Nick Woltemade +0.1
+0.4
Tottenham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ 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.
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Match stats
TottenhamNewcastle
1.12Expected goals (xG)0.72
Timeline
- 3'
Yellow
Micky van de Ven
- 13'
Yellow
Nico González
- 62'
Goal
Anthony Elanga league goal #2 assist Amar Dedić
- 68'
Sub
Andy Robertson → Destiny Udogie
- 68'
Sub
Mathys Tel → Mohammed Kudus
- 68'
Sub
Archie Gray → Mikey Moore
- 71'
Sub
Nico González → Sean Steur
- 71'
Sub
Joe Willock → Nick Woltemade
- 72'
Goal
Yoane Wissa league goal #1 assist Nick Woltemade
- 75'
Sub
Sandro Tonali → Dominic Solanke
- 79'
Yellow
Sven Botman
- 82'
Sub
Yoane Wissa → Jacob Ramsey
- 82'
Sub
Anthony Elanga → Jacob Murphy
- 90+3'
Sub
Harvey Barnes → Bazoumana Touré
Category leaders
- Key passesMateus Fernandes3
- Duels wonLewis Hall7/11
- DribblesOmar Marmoush4/5
- Defensive actionsLewis Hall7
- ShotsPedro Porro3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonYoane Wissa4
#Tottenham#Newcastle#Premier League#Lewis Hall#Amar Dedić#Anthony Elanga
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.