Newcastle United1–3Nottingham Forest
NFO by 2 goals
St. James' Park · Referee: C Kavanagh
- 1Half-time goals1
Half-time goals: Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 1. The score at the break.
- 2.79xG3.11
xG: Newcastle United 2.79, Nottingham Forest 3.11. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 2.03Non-penalty xG3.11
Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 2.03, Nottingham Forest 3.11. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 19Shots15
Shots: Newcastle United 19, Nottingham Forest 15. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 7On target6
On target: Newcastle United 7, Nottingham Forest 6. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 3Big chances3
Big chances: Newcastle United 3, Nottingham Forest 3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 10Corners2
Corners: Newcastle United 10, Nottingham Forest 2. Corners won.
- 3Shots from corners1
Shots from corners: Newcastle United 3, Nottingham Forest 1. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 1From free kicks0
From free kicks: Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 3Headed shots1
Headed shots: Newcastle United 3, Nottingham Forest 1. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 1Penalties0
Penalties: Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Penalties awarded and taken.
- 255Passes in their third208
Passes in their third: Newcastle United 255, Nottingham Forest 208. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 18Deep completions4
Deep completions: Newcastle United 18, Nottingham Forest 4. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 10Fouls11
Fouls: Newcastle United 10, Nottingham Forest 11. Fouls conceded.
- 3Yellow cards3
Yellow cards: Newcastle United 3, Nottingham Forest 3. Summed from the players.
- 6.9PPDA12.8
PPDA: Newcastle United 6.9, Nottingham Forest 12.8. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 1.15Expected points1.62
Expected points: Newcastle United 1.15, Nottingham Forest 1.62. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.