Premier League · 2023

Newcastle United 4–4 Luton Town · Premier League

4–4Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Newcastle United and Luton Town drew 4–4.

Shots
1911
Shots on target
68
Expected goals
2.42.36
Possession
54%46%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle United and Luton Town drew 4–4. Recorded in this match (Newcastle United – Luton Town): shots 19–11, shots on target 6–8, expected goals 2.4–2.36, possession 54%–46%. 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.

Luton Town's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Luton Town's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.45 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 for2.8 goals/match1.45 goals/match1.49 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 Newcastle United, Luton Town.

3.78 days ▲Rest daysNewcastle United · Luton Town3.8 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNewcastle UnitedLuton TownBaseline
Rest days3.78 days3.8 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

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

Newcastle United have a visible home split

moderate

Newcastle United's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

16.8 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.2 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots16.8 shots/match14.2 shots/match13.2 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots19 shots11 shotsNewcastle United 19 shots, Luton Town 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots8 shotsNewcastle United 6 shots, Luton Town 8 shots
  • Expected goals2.4 xG2.36 xGNewcastle United 2.4 xG, Luton Town 2.36 xG
  • Possession54%46%Newcastle United 54%, Luton Town 46%
  • Corners8 corners2 cornersNewcastle United 8 corners, Luton Town 2 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls16 foulsNewcastle United 13 fouls, Luton Town 16 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.

Ross Barkley · Luton Town · 9′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJacob Murphy · Newcastle United · 17′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 51′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 16′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJacob Murphy · Newcastle United · 53′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedElijah Adebayo · Luton Town · 23′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlfie Doughty · Luton Town · 40′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFabian Schär · Newcastle United · 72′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJacob Brown · Luton Town · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 73′ · 0.06 xG · goalHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 82′ · 0.06 xG · on targetChiedozie Ogbene · Luton Town · 90′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJacob Murphy · Newcastle United · 52′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedSean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 66′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedPelly Ruddock Mpanzu · Luton Town · 75′ · 0.08 xG · on targetElijah Adebayo · Luton Town · 62′ · 0.11 xG · goalJacob Murphy · Newcastle United · 66′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJacob Murphy · Newcastle United · 85′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 23′ · 0.13 xG · on targetBruno Guimarães · Newcastle United · 72′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedAnthony Gordon · Newcastle United · 35′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedSean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 7′ · 0.20 xG · goalHarvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 77′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedKieran Trippier · Newcastle United · 67′ · 0.34 xG · goalGabriel Osho · Luton Town · 21′ · 0.46 xG · goalSean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 23′ · 0.57 xG · goalRoss Barkley · Luton Town · 40′ · 0.66 xG · goalCarlton Morris · Luton Town · 59′ · 0.82 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Newcastle United: 19 shots, 6 on target, 2.45 xG. Luton Town: 11 shots, 8 on target, 2.38 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Sean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 7′Sean Longstaff · Newcastle United · 23′Kieran Trippier · Newcastle United · 67′Harvey Barnes · Newcastle United · 73′Gabriel Osho · Luton Town · 21′Ross Barkley · Luton Town · 40′Carlton Morris · Luton Town · 59′Elijah Adebayo · Luton Town · 62′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Newcastle United 2.45 xG · Luton Town 2.38 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newcastle United favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Luton Town in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United23 matchesLuton Town22 matches
2.09 goals/match ▲Goals scored23/221.45 goals/match
1.61 goals/match ▲Goals allowed23/221.91 goals/match
2 xG/match ▲Expected goals23/221.19 xG/match
14.2 shots/match ▲Shots23/2211.4 shots/match
5.39 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/223.55 shots/match
52.7% ●Possession23/2238.5%
4.96 corners/matchCorners23/22● 5.23 corners/match
10.7 fouls/matchFouls23/2212.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 22home / 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, 3 Feb 2024, 19:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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