xF.

2–1

xG 1.361.64

St. James' Park

Newcastle upon Tyne · Sat 19 Sept, 15:00 UK · Premier League · Cap 52,409

xVerdict

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

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
HUL led chance quality.
xAnalysis

The count finished 1.36–1.64. A penalty does a lot of NEW's xG.

NEWHUL
0.48Open play1.28
0.88Set play0.35
0.00Corners0.06
0.79Penalties0.00
Shot profileFact
HUL took 21 shots for one big chance.
xAnalysis

11 were blocked.

NEWHUL

Shots

1121

xG / shot

0.120.08

On target

54

Inside box

912

Outside box

310

Blocked

211

Woodwork

00

Big chances

21

Big missed

21

KeeperFact
NEW's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.79–-0.61.

NEW

0.79

xG prevented

HUL

-0.61

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
NEW scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 3', and they scored again.

First half

  • 3'Joe Willock scores (left foot shot, Harvey Barnes).
  • 7'Lewis Hall scores (left foot shot, Harvey Barnes).
  • 29'Yellow, Matt Crooks (Foul).
  • 39'Yellow, Mohamed Belloumi (Foul).
  • 45+2'Yoane Wissa misses a penalty.
  • 45+2'Yellow, Konstantinos Tzolakis (Argument).
  • 45+3'Yellow, Jacob Murphy (Time wasting).

Second half

  • 46'Tim Iroegbunam on, Matt Crooks off.
  • 49'Yellow, Ryan Giles (Foul).
  • 63'Mohamed-Ali Cho on, Sorba Thomas off.
  • 66'Fabian Schär on, Sean Steur off.
  • 67'Mohamed-Ali Cho scores (left foot shot, Mohamed Belloumi).
  • 74'Bazoumana Touré on, Matías Fernández-Pardo off.
  • 78'Lucas Gourna-Douath on, Regan Slater off.
  • 78'Robinio Vaz on, John Egan off.
  • 83'Joe Gelhardt on, Mohamed Belloumi off.
  • 87'Yellow, Oli McBurnie.
  • 87'Aladji Bamba on, Joe Willock off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-2-3-1 vs 5-4-1Fact
HUL started a back five against NEW's back four.
xAnalysis

NEW set up 4-2-3-1. HUL set up 5-4-1.

NEW · 4-2-3-1HUL · 5-4-1

673491112142021232836791015192225272MileyHallBotmanWissaBarnesThiawSteurFernández-P…HornicekMurphyWillockGilesAjayiThomasMcBurnieBelloumiEganTzolakisHerringtonCrooksSlaterCoyle
Player ratingsFact
NEW's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.1–6.7. Hall led the card at 7.8.

NEW

3Lewis HallDF907.82
11Harvey BarnesMF907.73
23Jacob MurphyMF907.61
28Joe WillockMF877.50
4Sven BotmanDF907.40
14Sean SteurMF667.22
12Malick ThiawDF906.90
5Fabian SchärDF246.91
67Lewis MileyDF906.81
21Lukas HornicekGK906.60
9Yoane WissaMF906.30
20Matías Fernández-PardoFW746.30
17Bazoumana TouréFW166.00
8Aladji BambaMF30.00

HUL

50Mohamed-Ali ChoFW277.52
19Konstantinos TzolakisGK907.30
10Mohamed BelloumiMF837.22
42Tim IroegbunamMF447.01
22Lucas HerringtonDF906.92
11Joe GelhardtFW76.90
9Oli McBurnieFW906.81
25Matt CrooksMF466.71
47Robinio VazFW126.61
6Semi AjayiDF906.60
27Regan SlaterMF786.62
15John EganDF786.60
29Lucas Gourna-DouathMF126.51
3Ryan GilesDF906.52
2Lewie CoyleDF906.20
7Sorba ThomasMF636.11
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 4–5.

NEW

  • Dan BurnUnavailable
  • JoelintonUnavailable
  • Tino LivramentoUnavailable
  • William OsulaUnavailable

HUL

  • Abdülkadir ÖmürUnavailable
  • Eliot MatazoUnavailable
  • Darko GyabiUnavailable
  • Charlie HughesUnavailable
  • Ilyas AnsahUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
The pressure flipped.
xAnalysis

NEW had the first half. HUL had the second.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Territory was shared.
xAnalysis

NEW attacked down their left. HUL attacked through the middle.

NEW thirdMiddleHUL third
33%30%37%
NEWHUL
Match statsFact
NEW had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

That did not turn into more shots (11–21).

NEWHUL

Possession

56%44%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

523382

Lge 440.3

Corners

47

Lge 4.7

Tackles

1320

Lge 15.4

npxG

0.571.64