Newcastle United 3-2 West Bromwich Albion, EFL Cup
Newcastle United- Touré 38′
- Barnes 48′, 81′
3–2
xG 2.61 – 1.50
Half time 1–1
West Bromwich Albion- Price 19′, 77′ (pen)
- Kick-off
- Venue
- St. James' Park
- Referee
- Robert Madley
- Attendance
- 51,405
Newcastle United 3-2 West Bromwich Albion. xG 2.6-1.5. Newcastle United deserved it.
Ratings out of 10
Line-ups and ratings
Newcastle United
4-2-3-1 · Matthias Jaissle
Avg rating 7.36
West Bromwich Albion
4-4-2 · James Morrison
Avg rating 6.46
- 6.2
Jaouen
#24 · Goalkeeper · Newcastle United
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.7Willock
#28 · Attacking midfielder · Newcastle United
64′ played
Off 64′
Passing
- xA
- 0.01
Attack
- xG
- 0.35
- 6.3
Ingram
#13 · Goalkeeper · West Bromwich Albion
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 8.8
Price
#21 · Left midfielder · West Bromwich Albion
80′ played
2 goalsOff 80′
Passing
- xA
- 0.10
Attack
- xG
- 1.15
- 6.2
Nzingoula
#20 · Midfielder · West Bromwich Albion
70′ played
Off 70′
Passing
- xA
- 0.02
Attack
- xG
- 0.03
Bench
8.9Barnes
#11 · Substitute · Newcastle United
45′ played
2 goalsOn 46′Player of the match
Passing
- xA
- 0.57
Attack
- xG
- 0.65
Bench
- 6.3
Molumby
#8 · Substitute · West Bromwich Albion
19′ played
On 71′
Passing
- xA
- 0.03
Attack
- xG
- 0.05
- 6.1
Odeh
#26 · Substitute · West Bromwich Albion
10′ played
On 80′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 6.0
Bostock
#37 · Substitute · West Bromwich Albion
10′ played
On 80′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mtjonenfa / CC BY-SA 4.0 · feguifoot / CC0 · Amanda Aikioniemi / Public domain
Side by side
The numbers
- 56%Possession44%NEW 56%, WES 44%.
- 2.61Expected goals (xG)1.50NEW 2.61, WES 1.50.
- 2.61Non-penalty xG0.67NEW 2.61, WES 0.67.
- 2.80xG on target1.20NEW 2.80, WES 1.20.
- 16Shots13NEW 16, WES 13.
- 7On target3NEW 7, WES 3.
- 4Big chances2NEW 4, WES 2.
- 518Passes398NEW 518, WES 398.
- 89%Pass accuracy83%NEW 89%, WES 83%.
- 6Corners2NEW 6, WES 2.
- 13Tackles18NEW 13, WES 18.
- 12Interceptions9NEW 12, WES 9.
- 4.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)6.5NEW 4.1, WES 6.5.
- 14Fouls13NEW 14, WES 13.
- 2Yellow cards3NEW 2, WES 3.
- 0Red cards0NEW 0, WES 0.
Minute by minute
Every moment
Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion- Yellow card, Steur18′
- 19′Goal, Price0–1
- 38′
- 46′
- 48′
- 52′Yellow card, Nzingoula
- 55′Yellow card, Diakité
- 62′Yellow card, Stewart
- Substitution, Wissa (Off Murphy / Willock)64′
- Substitution, Elanga (Off Murphy / Willock)64′
- 65′
- 70′Substitution, Styles (Off Morgan / Nzingoula)
- 70′Substitution, Myhre (Off Morgan / Nzingoula)
- 71′
- 77′Penalty, Price2–2
- Yellow card, Jaouen77′
- 80′Substitution, Odeh (Off Price / Whitwell)
- 80′Substitution, Bostock (Off Price / Whitwell)
- 81′
Photos: Mtjonenfa / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · feguifoot / CC0 · Amanda Aikioniemi / Public domain
29 shots
Every shot
← WES attack
NEW attack →
- Goal
- Saved
- Missed or woodwork
- Blocked
- Bigger = higher xG
Expected goals, minute by minute
How the game flowed
Newcastle United2.61xG
West Bromwich Albion1.50xG
Full time3–2
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
Newcastle United on top73%
West Bromwich Albion on top27%
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
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Newcastle United leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.11 against 0.05).
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.











