Premier League · 2024

Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal · Premier League

1–0Historical match

Arsenal

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

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 1–0.

Shots
910
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
0.531.05
Possession
36%64%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United beat Arsenal 1–0. Recorded in this match (Newcastle United – Arsenal): shots 9–10, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 0.53–1.05, possession 36%–64%. 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.

Arsenal have a visible away split

moderate

Arsenal's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

7.4 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots7.4 shots/match13.9 shots/match13.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Newcastle United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/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 for0.6 goals/match1 goal/match1.37 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots10 shotsNewcastle United 9 shots, Arsenal 10 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotNewcastle United 4 shots, Arsenal 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.53 xG1.05 xGNewcastle United 0.53 xG, Arsenal 1.05 xG
  • Possession36%64%Newcastle United 36%, Arsenal 64%
  • Corners4 corners6 cornersNewcastle United 4 corners, Arsenal 6 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls18 foulsNewcastle United 16 fouls, Arsenal 18 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.

Bruno Guimarães · Newcastle United · 5′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMikel Merino · Arsenal · 6′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 53′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoe Willock · Newcastle United · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 2′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBruno Guimarães · Newcastle United · 22′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 11′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJurriën Timber · Arsenal · 27′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlexander Isak · Newcastle United · 63′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJoelinton · Newcastle United · 87′ · 0.04 xG · on targetEthan Nwaneri · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 25′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJoe Willock · Newcastle United · 46′ · 0.05 xG · on targetDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 64′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLeandro Trossard · Arsenal · 68′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 18′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedAlexander Isak · Newcastle United · 12′ · 0.24 xG · goalDeclan Rice · Arsenal · 90′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blockedMikel Merino · Arsenal · 27′ · 0.38 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Newcastle United: 9 shots, 4 on target, 0.50 xG. Arsenal: 10 shots, 1 on target, 1.11 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Alexander Isak · Newcastle United · 12′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Newcastle United 0.50 xG · Arsenal 1.11 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Newcastle United
1Draws
2Arsenal
Arsenal — Newcastle United · Premier League4–1
Newcastle United — Arsenal · Premier League1–0
Newcastle United — Arsenal · Premier League0–2
Arsenal — Newcastle United · Premier League0–0
Newcastle United — Arsenal · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newcastle United favored in 1 of 11 directional metrics · Arsenal in 8 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United10 matchesArsenal10 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored10/10▲ 1.7 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed10/101.1 goals/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲ 1.57 xG/match
12.2 shots/matchShots10/10▲ 13.9 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲ 5.1 shots/match
48.1%Possession10/10● 50.3%
5.8 corners/matchCorners10/10● 6.1 corners/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 10home / 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, 2 Nov 2024, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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