xF.
Newcastle United

2–3

xG 2.91–1.87

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Brentford

St. James' Park

Newcastle upon Tyne · Sat 7 Feb, 17:30 UK · Premier League · Cap 52,409

xVerdict

BRE took the points against the chance count. NEW led the chances. NEW leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals. NEW missed 3 big chances.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
NEW led chance quality.
xAnalysis

The count finished 2.91–1.87. A penalty does a lot of BRE's xG.

NEWBRE
0.96Open play1.03
1.95Set play0.84
0.04Free kicks0.05
0.74Corners0.00
0.79Penalties0.79
Shot profileFact
NEW were working into good areas, 16 shots for four big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 16–11.

NEWBRE

Shots

16 – 11

xG / shot

0.18 – 0.17

On target

4 – 5

Inside box

10 – 6

Outside box

6 – 5

Blocked

4 – 4

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

4 – 4

Big missed

3 – 2

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

BRE scored it in the 85'.

First half

  • 24'Sven Botman scores (header, Bruno Guimarães).
  • 37'Vitaly Janelt scores (header, Dango Ouattara).
  • 44'Yellow, Jacob Murphy (Handball).
  • 45+2'Igor Thiago scores from the spot (right foot shot).

Second half

  • 46'Anthony Elanga on, Joe Willock off.
  • 46'Nick Woltemade on, Jacob Murphy off.
  • 56'Yegor Yarmolyuk on, Jordan Henderson  off.
  • 65'William Osula on, Yoane Wissa off.
  • 69'Yellow, Igor Thiago (Foul).
  • 75'VAR.
  • 79'Bruno Guimarães scores from the spot (right foot shot).
  • 80'Romelle Donovan on, Keane Lewis-Potter off.
  • 85'Dango Ouattara scores (left foot shot, Mathias Jensen).
  • 87'Dan Burn on, Kieran Trippier off.
  • 87'Mikkel Damsgaard on, Mathias Jensen off.
  • 87'Jacob Ramsey on, Sandro Tonali off.
  • 90+1'Yellow, Vitaly Janelt (Foul).
  • 90+6'Yellow, Lewis Hall (Argument).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-3-3 vs 4-2-3-1Fact
NEW went front three.
xAnalysis

BRE kept a lone nine and the extra midfielder.

NEW · 4-3-3BRE · 4-2-3-1

12348911122328391346891920232733PopeTrippierHallBotmanTonaliWissaBarnesThiawMurphyWillockGuimarãesKelleherHenryBergHendersonJensenThiagoOuattaraAjerLewis-PotterJaneltKayode
Player ratingsFact
Ouattara led the card.
xAnalysis

The mark was 8.0, and the two XIs rated close.

NEW

39Bruno GuimarãesMF908.03
4Sven BotmanDF907.40
20Anthony ElangaFW446.93
8Sandro TonaliMF876.91
12Malick ThiawDF906.70
27Nick WoltemadeFW446.70
2Kieran TrippierDF876.72
28Joe WillockMF466.60
3Lewis HallDF906.61
1Nick PopeGK906.40
18William OsulaFW256.40
9Yoane WissaFW656.30
23Jacob MurphyFW466.21
11Harvey BarnesFW906.20
33Dan BurnDF30.00
41Jacob RamseyMF30.00

BRE

19Dango OuattaraMF908.02
27Vitaly JaneltMF907.82
9Igor ThiagoFW907.11
8Mathias JensenMF877.11
20Kristoffer AjerDF906.80
6Jordan HendersonMF566.70
45Romelle DonovanMF106.70
18Yegor YarmolyukMF346.50
24Mikkel DamsgaardMF36.51
1Caoimhín KelleherGK906.40
23Keane Lewis-PotterMF806.40
4Sepp van den BergDF906.40
3Rico HenryDF906.11
33Michael KayodeDF905.90
Missing playersFact
No sidelined players stored for this match.

No sidelined players stored for this match.

How it tilted

MomentumFact
NEW held the pressure.
xAnalysis

BRE still found the net.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
NEW pinned the night in BRE's third.
xAnalysis

The ball spent 40% of the night in BRE's third and 24% in NEW's.

NEW thirdMiddleBRE third
24%36%40%
NEWBRE
Match statsFact
NEW had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 54%–46%.

NEWBRE

Possession

54% – 46%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

428 – 379

Lge 436.9

Corners

9 – 3

Lge 5.0

Tackles

9 – 15

Lge 16.7

npxG

2.12 – 1.08