Premier League · 2024

Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Newcastle United · Premier League

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 1–2.

Shots
1314
Shots on target
44
Expected goals
0.942.53
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1. Recorded in this match (Tottenham Hotspur – Newcastle United): shots 13–14, shots on target 4–4, expected goals 0.94–2.53, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Newcastle United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Newcastle United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.7 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for3 goals/match1.7 goals/match1.5 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United.

5.9 days ▲Rest daysTottenham Hotspur · Newcastle United4.69 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricTottenham HotspurNewcastle UnitedBaseline
Rest days5.9 days4.69 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

7.95 corners/match ●CornersTottenham Hotspur · Newcastle United5.85 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricTottenham HotspurNewcastle UnitedBaseline
Corners7.95 corners/match5.85 corners/match5.1 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots14 shotsTottenham Hotspur 13 shots, Newcastle United 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots4 shotsTottenham Hotspur 4 shots, Newcastle United 4 shots
  • Expected goals0.94 xG2.53 xGTottenham Hotspur 0.94 xG, Newcastle United 2.53 xG
  • Possession57%43%Tottenham Hotspur 57%, Newcastle United 43%
  • Corners9 corners10 cornersTottenham Hotspur 9 corners, Newcastle United 10 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls15 foulsTottenham Hotspur 11 fouls, Newcastle United 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 28′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDan Burn · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPedro Porro · Tottenham Hotspur · 28′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSven Botman · Newcastle United · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 55′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJames Maddison · Tottenham Hotspur · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoe Willock · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDominic Solanke · Tottenham Hotspur · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPape Matar Sarr · Tottenham Hotspur · 11′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJoelinton · Newcastle United · 44′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPape Matar Sarr · Tottenham Hotspur · 55′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPedro Porro · Tottenham Hotspur · 76′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 43′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSandro Tonali · Newcastle United · 51′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBrennan Johnson · Tottenham Hotspur · 55′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedSergio Reguilón · Tottenham Hotspur · 82′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDominic Solanke · Tottenham Hotspur · 11′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedSandro Tonali · Newcastle United · 57′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedBrennan Johnson · Tottenham Hotspur · 82′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedDominic Solanke · Tottenham Hotspur · 90′ · 0.14 xG · on targetDominic Solanke · Tottenham Hotspur · 4′ · 0.16 xG · goalAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 57′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.18 xG · on targetAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 21′ · 0.19 xG · on targetAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 6′ · 0.20 xG · goalAlexander Isak · Newcastle United · 32′ · 0.50 xG · off target or blockedAlexander Isak · Newcastle United · 38′ · 0.93 xG · goal
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Tottenham Hotspur: 13 shots, 4 on target, 0.93 xG. Newcastle United: 14 shots, 4 on target, 2.51 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.530′HT90′Dominic Solanke · Tottenham Hotspur · 4′Anthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 6′Alexander Isak · Newcastle United · 38′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Tottenham Hotspur 0.93 xG · Newcastle United 2.51 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Tottenham Hotspur
0Draws
4Newcastle United
Newcastle United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–1
Newcastle United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League4–0
Tottenham Hotspur — Newcastle United · Premier League4–1
Newcastle United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League6–1
Tottenham Hotspur — Newcastle United · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Tottenham Hotspur favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Newcastle United in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Tottenham Hotspur20 matchesNewcastle United20 matches
2.1 goals/match ▲Goals scored20/201.7 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed20/20▲ 1.1 goals/match
1.83 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.75 xG/match
14.9 shots/match ▲Shots20/2014.1 shots/match
5.65 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/204.55 shots/match
58.1% ●Possession20/2050.4%
7.95 corners/match ●Corners20/205.85 corners/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls20/2010.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 4 Jan 2025, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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