Newcastle United 2:2 Chelsea: xG & match report · Premier League

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Match report · Premier League

Newcastle United Home 2.31 xG · 11 shots

Chelsea Away 1.22 xG · 13 shots

22 Newcastle United had the better chances, but it finished level

Goals

4' Nick Woltemade Newcastle United · 0.43 xG chance 1–0
20' Nick Woltemade Newcastle United · 0.24 xG chance 2–0
49' Reece James Chelsea · 0.04 xG chance 2–1
66' João Pedro Chelsea · 0.47 xG chance 2–2

The shots behind it

Newcastle United Chelsea

Shots: 11; 13
On target: 5; 4
Inside the box: 9; 10
xG per shot: 0.23; 0.09
Open play xG: 2.16; 1.10
Set-piece xG: 0.35; 0.11
Penalties: —; —

Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 2.49 for Newcastle United and 1.22 for Chelsea.

Shot map

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All shots

24 shots · 3.72 xG

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Last 6 · xG per match

Newcastle United

1.44 xG created 1.42 xGA

L 0.44 created, 2.35 conceded against Brentford
W 2.24 created, 2.49 conceded against Manchester City
W 1.92 created, 1.00 conceded against Everton
D 2.04 created, 0.75 conceded against Tottenham Hotspur
W 1.77 created, 1.61 conceded against Burnley
L 0.24 created, 0.30 conceded against Sunderland

Chelsea

1.68 xG created 1.19 xGA

W 3.31 created, 0.17 conceded against Wolverhampton
W 1.72 created, 0.44 conceded against Burnley
D 0.79 created, 1.26 conceded against Arsenal
L 1.11 created, 2.82 conceded against Leeds United
D 0.92 created, 1.42 conceded against Bournemouth
W 2.20 created, 1.03 conceded against Everton

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

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