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Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United, Premier League

Premier League · Matchday 6Full time
Coventry City
  • Rudoni 6′ (pen)
  • Cherif 48′
  • Simms 81′
  • Mfuni 86′

4–1

xG 1.47 – 1.84

Half time 1–0

Newcastle United
  • Botman 70′
Kick-off
Venue
Coventry Building Society Arena
Referee
John Brooks
Attendance
30,811
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Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United. xG 1.5-1.8.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Coventry City

4-2-3-1 · Frank Lampard

Avg rating 7.15

Newcastle United

4-2-3-1 · Matthias Jaissle

Avg rating 6.52

  • Rushworth

    #19 · Goalkeeper · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Dasilva

    #3 · Left-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.5

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Pinnock

    #2 · Centre-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    6.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Thomas

    #4 · Centre-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    8.0

    Player of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • van Ewijk

    #27 · Right-back · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Grimes

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Coventry City

    83′ played

    6.7

    Off 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Yirenkyi

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Coventry City

    78′ played

    7.4

    Off 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Mason-Clark

    #10 · Left winger · Coventry City

    61′ played

    6.5

    Off 61′

    xG
    0.00
    Player page

  • Rudoni

    #5 · Attacking midfielder · Coventry City

    83′ played

    7.8

    1 goalOff 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.79
    Player page

  • Thomas-Asante

    #23 · Right winger · Coventry City

    90′ played

    7.9

    1 assist

    xG
    0.02

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Cherif

    #49 · Forward · Coventry City

    78′ played

    7.9

    1 goalOff 78′

    xG
    0.33
    Player page

  • Hornícek

    #21 · Goalkeeper · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    4.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Hall

    #3 · Left-back · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Botman

    #4 · Centre-back · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    7.4

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
    Player page

  • Thiaw

    #12 · Centre-back · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    5.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Miley

    #67 · Right-back · Newcastle United

    59′ played

    6.9

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Nico González

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    8.2

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.22
    Player page

  • Willock

    #28 · Defensive midfielder · Newcastle United

    59′ played

    6.3

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.31
    Player page

  • Barnes

    #11 · Left winger · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    7.3
    xG
    0.35

    Passing

    xA
    0.35
    Player page

  • Wissa

    #9 · Attacking midfielder · Newcastle United

    78′ played

    6.2

    Off 78′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.15
    Player page

  • Murphy

    #23 · Right winger · Newcastle United

    59′ played

    6.8

    Off 59′

    xG
    0.26

    Passing

    xA
    0.15
    Player page

  • Fernandez-Pardo

    #20 · Forward · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    6.6
    xG
    0.49

    Passing

    xA
    0.21
    Player page

Bench

  • Sakamoto

    #7 · Substitute · Coventry City

    29′ played

    6.4

    On 61′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Simms

    #9 · Substitute · Coventry City

    12′ played

    7.1

    1 goalOn 78′

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
    Player page

  • Onyeka

    #16 · Substitute · Coventry City

    12′ played

    6.1

    On 78′

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Mfuni

    #12 · Substitute · Coventry City

    7′ played

    1 goalOn 83′

    Attack

    xG
    0.21
    Player page

  • Torp

    #29 · Substitute · Coventry City

    7′ played

    On 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
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Bench

  • Joelinton

    #7 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    31′ played

    5.7

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Touré

    #17 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    30′ played

    6.6

    On 59′Off 90′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
    Player page

  • Dedić

    #37 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    31′ played

    6.8

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Osula

    #10 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    12′ played

    6.0

    On 78′

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
    Player page

  • Burn

    #33 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 33%Possession67%
    COV 33%, NEW 67%.
  • 1.47Expected goals (xG)1.84
    COV 1.47, NEW 1.84.
  • 0.69Non-penalty xG1.84
    COV 0.69, NEW 1.84.
  • 2.62xG on target0.43
    COV 2.62, NEW 0.43.
  • 9Shots19
    COV 9, NEW 19.
  • 6On target6
    COV 6, NEW 6.
  • 2Big chances3
    COV 2, NEW 3.
  • 264Passes548
    COV 264, NEW 548.
  • 70%Pass accuracy86%
    COV 70%, NEW 86%.
  • 2Corners6
    COV 2, NEW 6.
  • 13Tackles14
    COV 13, NEW 14.
  • 8Interceptions8
    COV 8, NEW 8.
  • 11.3PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.5
    COV 11.3, NEW 3.5.
  • 3Fouls10
    COV 3, NEW 10.
  • 1Yellow cards1
    COV 1, NEW 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    COV 0, NEW 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Coventry CityNewcastle United
  1. Penalty, Rudoni1–0
    6′
  2. Goal, Cherif2–0
    48′
  3. 59′
    Substitution, Joelinton (Off Murphy / Willock / Miley)
  4. 59′
    Substitution, Touré (Off Murphy / Willock / Miley)
  5. 59′
    Substitution, Dedić (Off Murphy / Willock / Miley)
  6. Substitution, Sakamoto (Off Mason-Clark)
    61′
  7. Yellow card, van Ewijk
    66′
  8. 70′
    Goal, Botman (Nico González)2–1
  9. Substitution, Simms (Off Yirenkyi / Cherif)
    78′
  10. Substitution, Onyeka (Off Yirenkyi / Cherif)
    78′
  11. 78′
    Substitution, Osula (Off Wissa)
  12. Goal, Simms (Thomas-Asante)3–1
    81′
  13. 81′
    Yellow card, Joelinton
  14. Substitution, Mfuni (Off Rudoni / Grimes)
    83′
  15. Substitution, Torp (Off Rudoni / Grimes)
    83′
  16. Goal, Mfuni (Dasilva)4–1
    86′
  17. 90′
    Substitution, Burn (Off Touré)

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28 shots

Every shot

← NEW attack

COV attack →

Rudoni 6′Coventry City · Goal · Penalty · Left foot0.75xGOT0.79xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Coventry City1.47xG

Newcastle United1.84xG

Full time4–1

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Rudoni 6′ (P)Cherif 48′Botman 70′Simms 81′Mfuni 86′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Coventry City on top37%

Newcastle United on top63%

HT0′–5′: Coventry City on top5′–10′: Coventry City on top10′–15′: Newcastle United on top15′–20′: Newcastle United on top20′–25′: Newcastle United on top25′–30′: Newcastle United on top30′–35′: Newcastle United on top35′–40′: Coventry City on top40′–45′: Newcastle United on top45′–50′: Coventry City on top50′–55′: Newcastle United on top55′–60′: Newcastle United on top60′–65′: Coventry City on top65′–70′: Newcastle United on top70′–75′: Newcastle United on top75′–80′: Newcastle United on top80′–85′: Coventry City on top85′–90′: Coventry City on top90′–95′: Newcastle United on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

21Thomas14Pinnock13Mason-Clark34Grimes18Rudoni25Dasilva32Rushworth18Yirenkyi17van Ewijk11Thomas-Asante7Cherif

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Coventry City · Starting XI until the first substitution (60')Busiest link: Dasilva and Grimes, 15 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Grimes made 1.8× an even share of the passes.
16Wissa46Nico González55Botman59Thiaw53Hall24Hornícek46Miley26Willock8Fernandez-Pardo22Barnes20Murphy

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Newcastle United · Starting XI until the first substitution (58')Busiest link: Thiaw and Miley, 32 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Thiaw made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.08 and 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 59), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 32).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.