Premier League · 2024

Newcastle United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 2–1.

Shots
920
Shots on target
36
Expected goals
1.831.26
Possession
34%66%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1. Recorded in this match (Newcastle United – Tottenham Hotspur): shots 9–20, shots on target 3–6, expected goals 1.83–1.26, possession 34%–66%. 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.

Tottenham Hotspur show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Tottenham Hotspur's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

8.67 shots/match ▲ShotsNewcastle United · Tottenham Hotspur16 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricNewcastle UnitedTottenham HotspurBaseline
Shots8.67 shots/match16 shots/match12.3 shots/match
Shots against18.3 shots/match8.67 shots/match13.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Tottenham Hotspur have recorded the higher season possession share.

39%PossessionNewcastle United · Tottenham Hotspur● 69%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 30.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNewcastle UnitedTottenham HotspurBaseline
Possession39%69%48.2%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

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

6.33 corners/matchCornersNewcastle United · Tottenham Hotspur● 12.3 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricNewcastle UnitedTottenham HotspurBaseline
Corners6.33 corners/match12.3 corners/match5 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots20 shotsNewcastle United 9 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 20 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsNewcastle United 3 shots, Tottenham Hotspur 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.83 xG1.26 xGNewcastle United 1.83 xG, Tottenham Hotspur 1.26 xG
  • Possession34%66%Newcastle United 34%, Tottenham Hotspur 66%
  • Corners7 corners12 cornersNewcastle United 7 corners, Tottenham Hotspur 12 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls13 foulsNewcastle United 16 fouls, Tottenham Hotspur 13 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Newcastle United
0Draws
2Tottenham Hotspur
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
Tottenham Hotspur — Newcastle United · Premier League5–1

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Tottenham Hotspur in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United3 matchesTottenham Hotspur3 matches
1.33 goals/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 2 goals/match
0.67 goals/match ▲Goals allowed3/31 goal/match
1.26 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.62 xG/match
8.67 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 16 shots/match
3 shots/matchShots on target3/3▲ 6.67 shots/match
39%Possession3/3● 69%
6.33 corners/matchCorners3/3● 12.3 corners/match
13 fouls/matchFouls3/312 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

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 completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Sept 2024, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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