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Millwall 0-1 Newcastle United, EFL Cup

0–1

xG 0.54 – 1.56

Half time 0–0

Newcastle United
  • Willock 81′
Kick-off
Venue
The Den
Referee
Craig Pawson
Attendance
14,698

Millwall 0-1 Newcastle United. xG 0.5-1.6. Newcastle United deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Millwall

4-2-3-1 · Alex Neil

Avg rating 6.46

Newcastle United

4-2-3-1 · Matthias Jaissle

Avg rating 7.31

  • Marschall

    #34 · Goalkeeper · Millwall

    90′ played

    7.4

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

  • Baggott

    #12 · Left-back · Millwall

    90′ played

    6.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.11
  • Cooper

    #5 · Centre-back · Millwall

    90′ played

    6.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.09
  • Taylor

    #6 · Centre-back · Millwall

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
  • Osei-Tutu

    #2 · Right-back · Millwall

    88′ played

    6.6

    Off 88′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Metcalfe

    #14 · Defensive midfielder · Millwall

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Kelly

    #16 · Defensive midfielder · Millwall

    87′ played

    6.3

    Off 87′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Neghli

    #10 · Left winger · Millwall

    90′ played

    6.9
    xG
    0.07

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
  • Dykes

    #13 · Attacking midfielder · Millwall

    87′ played

    6.3

    Off 87′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
  • Esse

    #11 · Right winger · Millwall

    62′ played

    6.0

    Off 62′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
  • Lovelace

    #29 · Forward · Millwall

    62′ played

    5.9

    Off 62′

    xG
    0.00
  • Hornícek

    #21 · Goalkeeper · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    7.7

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

  • Hall

    #3 · Left-back · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    8.9

    1 assistPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.29

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
  • Botman

    #4 · Centre-back · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    7.9

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
  • Schär

    #5 · Centre-back · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    7.7

    Passing

    xA
    0.27

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Dedić

    #37 · Right-back · Newcastle United

    45′ played

    6.5

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.01
  • Nico González

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
  • Ramsey

    #41 · Defensive midfielder · Newcastle United

    83′ played

    7.4

    Off 83′

    Passing

    xA
    0.45

    Attack

    xG
    0.14
  • Barnes

    #11 · Left winger · Newcastle United

    90′ played

    7.6
    xG
    0.14

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • Willock

    #28 · Attacking midfielder · Newcastle United

    89′ played

    8.7

    1 goalOff 90′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.45
  • Murphy

    #23 · Right winger · Newcastle United

    66′ played

    7.4

    Off 66′

    xG
    0.10

    Passing

    xA
    0.14
  • Wissa

    #9 · Forward · Newcastle United

    66′ played

    6.9

    Off 66′

    xG
    0.16

Bench

  • Arconte

    #7 · Substitute · Millwall

    28′ played

    6.4

    On 62′

    Attack

    xG
    0.22
  • Issoufou

    #35 · Substitute · Millwall

    28′ played

    5.7

    On 62′

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
  • Massey

    #44 · Substitute · Millwall

    3′ played

    On 87′

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

  • Anderson

    #57 · Substitute · Millwall

    3′ played

    On 87′

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

  • Parkes

    #55 · Substitute · Millwall

    2′ played

    On 88′

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

Bench

  • Livramento

    #2 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    45′ played

    6.6

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Elanga

    #19 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    24′ played

    6.6

    On 66′

    Attack

    xG
    0.30
  • Fernandez-Pardo

    #20 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    24′ played

    5.7

    On 66′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
  • Miley

    #67 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    7′ played

    On 83′

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

  • Steur

    #14 · Substitute · Newcastle United

    1′ played

    On 90′

    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: Bandung TV News / CC BY 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Silesia711 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bradford City AFC / CC BY 3.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jim Easton / CC0 · Werner100359 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · feguifoot / CC0 · Ardfern / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Amanda Aikioniemi / Public domain · Mtjonenfa / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 37%Possession63%
    MIW 37%, NEW 63%.
  • 0.54Expected goals (xG)1.56
    MIW 0.54, NEW 1.56.
  • 0.54Non-penalty xG1.56
    MIW 0.54, NEW 1.56.
  • 0.40xG on target1.36
    MIW 0.40, NEW 1.36.
  • 9Shots25
    MIW 9, NEW 25.
  • 2On target6
    MIW 2, NEW 6.
  • 1Big chances1
    MIW 1, NEW 1.
  • 276Passes467
    MIW 276, NEW 467.
  • 74%Pass accuracy84%
    MIW 74%, NEW 84%.
  • 1Corners15
    MIW 1, NEW 15.
  • 12Tackles13
    MIW 12, NEW 13.
  • 12Interceptions8
    MIW 12, NEW 8.
  • 4.6PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.0
    MIW 4.6, NEW 3.0.
  • 15Fouls12
    MIW 15, NEW 12.
  • 2Yellow cards1
    MIW 2, NEW 1.
  • 0Red cards0
    MIW 0, NEW 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

MillwallNewcastle United
  1. 46′
    Substitution, Livramento (Off Dedić)
  2. Substitution, Arconte (Off Esse / Lovelace)
    62′
  3. Substitution, Issoufou (Off Esse / Lovelace)
    62′
  4. 66′
    Substitution, Elanga (Off Wissa / Murphy)
  5. 66′
    Substitution, Fernandez-Pardo (Off Wissa / Murphy)
  6. Yellow card, Metcalfe
    67′
  7. 69′
    Yellow card, Ramsey
  8. 81′
    Goal, Willock (Hall)0–1
  9. 83′
    Substitution, Miley (Off Ramsey)
  10. Substitution, Massey (Off Dykes / Kelly)
    87′
  11. Substitution, Anderson (Off Dykes / Kelly)
    87′
  12. Substitution, Parkes (Off Osei-Tutu)
    88′
  13. Yellow card, Massey
    90′
  14. 90′
    Substitution, Steur (Off Willock)

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34 shots

Every shot

← NEW attack

MIW attack →

Willock 81′Newcastle United · Goal · Open play · Left foot0.80xGOT0.22xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Millwall0.54xG

Newcastle United1.56xG

Full time0–1

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Willock 81′

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

Millwall on top17%

Newcastle United on top83%

HT0′–5′: Newcastle United on top5′–10′: Newcastle United 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′: Newcastle United on top40′–45′: Millwall on top45′–50′: Newcastle United on top50′–55′: Newcastle United on top55′–60′: Newcastle United on top60′–65′: Newcastle United on top65′–70′: Millwall on top70′–75′: Newcastle United on top75′–80′: Millwall on top80′–85′: Newcastle United on top85′–90′: Millwall on top90′–95′: Millwall 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

15Kelly22Cooper10Baggott18Neghli27Marschall13Dykes16Metcalfe10Esse11Taylor11Osei-Tutu9Lovelace

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

Millwall · Starting XI until the first substitution (61')Busiest link: Dykes and Marschall, 6 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Marschall made 1.8× an even share of the passes.
33Botman38Nico González37Hall31Ramsey20Dedić33Schär15Murphy7Wissa19Barnes13Willock22Hornícek

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

Newcastle United · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Botman and Nico González, 16 passes.Centralisation index 0.06: Nico González made 1.6× an even share of the passes.

Millwall leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.06).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 38), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 16).

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.