Tottenham Hotspur — Newcastle United 0:2

Tottenham Hotspur

0:2

Newcastle United

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

Tottenham Hotspur created more (1.12 xG against 1.01) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Tottenham Hotspur	0	1.12	−1.1	1.44
Newcastle United	2	1.01	+1.0	1.27

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
61'	Anthony Elanga	Newcastle United	0.08	Amar Dedic
71'	Yoane Wissa	Newcastle United	0.51	Nick Woltemade

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
71'	Yoane Wissa	Newcastle United	0.51	goal, from a corner
36'	Jan Paul van Hecke	Tottenham Hotspur	0.30	saved, header, from a corner
16'	Pedro Porro	Tottenham Hotspur	0.13	blocked

Shots: Tottenham Hotspur 17, Newcastle United 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Tottenham Hotspur 0.69, Newcastle United 0.34: a small edge for Tottenham Hotspur. In the second half xG was Tottenham Hotspur 0.43, Newcastle United 0.69: about even. Tottenham Hotspur scored 0 from 1.12 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Tottenham Hotspur: −2.3 for the season (11 in the table). Newcastle United: +2.1 (12). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Liverpool — Nottingham Forest 2:2Coventry City — Hull City 0:1Bournemouth — Everton 1:1

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