Newcastle United3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers
NEW by 3 goals
St. James' Park · Referee: T Robinson
- 2Half-time goals0
Half-time goals: Newcastle United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. The score at the break.
- 3.33xG0.51
xG: Newcastle United 3.33, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.51. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 3.33Non-penalty xG0.51
Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 3.33, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.51. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 14Shots12
Shots: Newcastle United 14, Wolverhampton Wanderers 12. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 7On target3
On target: Newcastle United 7, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 5Big chances0
Big chances: Newcastle United 5, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 3Corners5
Corners: Newcastle United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 5. Corners won.
- 2Shots from corners3
Shots from corners: Newcastle United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 1From free kicks0
From free kicks: Newcastle United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 3Headed shots5
Headed shots: Newcastle United 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 5. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 265Passes in their third331
Passes in their third: Newcastle United 265, Wolverhampton Wanderers 331. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 8Deep completions5
Deep completions: Newcastle United 8, Wolverhampton Wanderers 5. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 8Fouls11
Fouls: Newcastle United 8, Wolverhampton Wanderers 11. Fouls conceded.
- 0Yellow cards1
Yellow cards: Newcastle United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Summed from the players.
- 10.7PPDA14.7
PPDA: Newcastle United 10.7, Wolverhampton Wanderers 14.7. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 2.90Expected points0.07
Expected points: Newcastle United 2.90, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.07. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.