Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Newcastle above the line, Aston Villa below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
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NewcastleAston Villasolid = xG31 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Newcastle
Aston Villa
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Newcastle or Aston Villa got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 1 of 1 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Newcastle has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Newcastle's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
13.2%
Progression
53.5%
Chance creation
28.1%
Attacking transition
5.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Newcastle spends most of its time on the ball (53% of its time on the ball).
Aston Villa
The question
When Aston Villa has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Aston Villa's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
34.9%
Progression
40.9%
Chance creation
23.7%
Attacking transition
0.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Aston Villa spends most of its time on the ball (41% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. Lines are this match's passes between two players, thicker for more.
Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed). Eight families per team — click any map to open it wide, then filter by channel or third, from one to another (or click a cell of the flow grids), by outcome, half, minute and passer. Channels: right wing, right half-space, centre, left half-space, left wing.
From channel
To channel
From third
To third
Outcome · half
Minutes
Channel to channel · click a cell
Third to third · click a cell
Touch Density
Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.
Newcastle — 627 touches
Aston Villa — 646 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Newcastle
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Newcastle actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
460
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
135
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (11.8% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 18% defensive, 53% middle, 29% attacking.
Aston Villa
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Aston Villa actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
456
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
83
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (15.6% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 37% defensive, 40% middle, 23% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Newcastle spread it evenly (no channel above 39%); Aston Villa leaned on their left (40%).
Newcastle
L
39%30%31%
R
Aston Villa
L
40%29%31%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Newcastle — 50 entries, 34% through the right wing
Aston Villa — 35 entries, 46% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Newcastle
The football question
How does Newcastle progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
80build-up passes attempted
85%completed
29%reach the middle third
2%go long into the final third
Pass types
29CB · 43%
3Long Wide · 4%
31Wide → FB · 46%
5Central · 7%
CB29 · 43%
Long Wide3 · 4%
Wide → FB31 · 46%
Central5 · 7%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Newcastle build predominantly down the right, with Hornícek as the fulcrum (21 build-up passes). Only 31% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → RHS def (7×).
Aston Villa
The football question
How does Aston Villa progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
176build-up passes attempted
74%completed
28%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
63CB · 48%
8Long Wide · 6%
2Long Central · 2%
45Wide → FB · 34%
13Central · 10%
CB63 · 48%
Long Wide8 · 6%
Long Central2 · 2%
Wide → FB45 · 34%
Central13 · 10%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Aston Villa build predominantly down the right, with Suzuki as the fulcrum (34 build-up passes). Only 27% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → C def (11×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Newcastle
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 41 progressive passes across 1 match (41.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
24%
Right half-space
24%
Central
7%
Left half-space
7%
Left wing
37%
Progression is right-dominant: 49% right side · 7% central · 44% left.
Who generates it
Lewis Miley
11 · 27%
Nico González
6 · 15%
Malick Thiaw
5 · 12%
Lewis Hall
5 · 12%
Matias Fernandez-Pardo
3 · 7%
Top two — Lewis Miley & Nico González — account for 41% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
41.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
37% reach final third
22% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 63% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.37% of progressive passes reached the final third and 22% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 41% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient
Aston Villa
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 39 progressive passes across 1 match (39.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
36%
Right half-space
13%
Central
21%
Left half-space
8%
Left wing
23%
Progression is right-dominant: 49% right side · 21% central · 31% left.
Who generates it
Emiliano Buendía
6 · 15%
Victor Lindelöf
5 · 13%
Matty Cash
5 · 13%
John McGinn
4 · 10%
Tyrone Mings
4 · 10%
Top two — Emiliano Buendía & Victor Lindelöf — account for 28% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
39.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
15% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 85% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.15% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 28% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Newcastle
The question
Where do Newcastle's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
16shots
1.1xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition19% of shots
3
0
0.30
0.10
Cut-back
1
0
0.09
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
2
0
0.20
0.10
Settled attack75% of shots
12
0
0.80
0.07
Cross
3
0
0.18
0.06
Cut-back
2
0
0.18
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.11
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
5
0
0.33
0.07
Set piece6% of shots
1
0
0.04
0.04
Corner
1
0
0.04
0.04
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Lewis Miley
3
0.20
0
Bazoumana Touré
1
0.11
0
Lewis Hall
2
0.11
0
Joelinton
1
0.09
0
Malick Thiaw
1
0.05
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Yoane Wissa
7
0.58
0
Harvey Barnes
3
0.23
0
Sven Botman
2
0.11
0
Nico González
2
0.08
0
William Osula
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Newcastle's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.8 of 1.1 xG, 12 of 16 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 3 of the 16 shots (19%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 16 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.1 xG (-1.1).
Aston Villa
The question
Where do Aston Villa's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
15shots
1.3xG
0.09xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition33% of shots
5
0
0.51
0.10
Long ball
1
0
0.06
0.06
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.33
0.11
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.12
0.12
Settled attack60% of shots
9
1
0.81
0.09
Cross
1
0
0.07
0.07
Cut-back
1
0
0.12
0.12
Pass into the box / short pass
4
1
0.39
0.10
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.23
0.08
Set piece7% of shots
1
0
0.02
0.02
Corner
1
0
0.02
0.02
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Ibrahim Mbaye
2
0.19
0
Nicolas Jackson
2
0.18
0
João Gomes
1
0.17
1
Johan Manzambi
2
0.16
0
Ross Barkley
2
0.14
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Nicolas Jackson
4
0.44
0
Johan Manzambi
3
0.29
1
Ibrahim Mbaye
3
0.25
0
Emiliano Buendía
1
0.12
0
Matty Cash
2
0.09
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Aston Villa's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.8 of 1.3 xG, 9 of 15 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 5 of the 15 shots (33%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 1.3 xG (-0.3).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Newcastle
The question
How does Newcastle deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
25 crosses: 6 found a team-mate (24%), 3 led to a shot (12%). 5 cut-backs: 4 found a team-mate (80%), 3 led to a shot (60%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Aston Villa
The question
How does Aston Villa deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
12 crosses: 5 found a team-mate (42%), 1 led to a shot (8%). 2 cut-backs: 1 found a team-mate (50%), 1 led to a shot (50%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Newcastle
The question
Which part of the final third does Newcastle actually cross from?
25 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 28% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 2 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
7
28%
1
advanced · right wing
5
20%
0
byline · right wing
5
20%
1
advanced · left wing
3
12%
1
deep · left wing
2
8%
0
deep · right wing
1
4%
0
advanced · right half-space
1
4%
0
byline · right half-space
1
4%
0
Aston Villa
The question
Which part of the final third does Aston Villa actually cross from?
12 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 33% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
4
33%
1
advanced · left wing
3
25%
0
byline · right wing
2
17%
0
byline · left wing
2
17%
0
deep · right wing
1
8%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+1.53Newcastle on-ball value
+1.77Aston Villa on-ball value
NewcastleAston VillaEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Newcastle — where the value came from
Passes460 actions+0.41
Carries135 actions+0.14
Dribbles22 actions+0.03
Shots16 actions+0.65
Ball wins66 actions+0.30
Aston Villa — where the value came from
Passes456 actions+0.22
Carries83 actions-0.26
Dribbles24 actions+0.31
Shots15 actions+1.03
Ball wins64 actions+0.47
Newcastle — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Yoane Wissa
32
+0.673
Lewis Miley
71
+0.383
Sven Botman
90
+0.202
Harvey Barnes
52
+0.092
Nico González
110
+0.051
William Osula (lowest)
4
-0.051
Aston Villa — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Nicolas Jackson
36
+0.562
Johan Manzambi
40
+0.410
Ibrahim Mbaye
27
+0.357
Emiliano Buendía
57
+0.243
Victor Lindelöf
74
+0.194
Matty Cash (lowest)
57
-0.191
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Newcastle
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
48
Failed forward pass
34
Failed take-on
14
Lost in the defensive third
12
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 46% of 35 pass attempts there are lost (16 times). Separately, 50% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Aston Villa
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
22
Failed forward pass
11
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
45
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the defensive third: 31% of 35 pass attempts there are lost (11 times). Separately, 23% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 168 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
23%
Middle third
42%
Own third
35%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.3 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 23% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 42% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
Aston Villa
Not just press intensity, but where the 186 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
11%
Middle third
32%
Own third
58%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 11% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 32% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Newcastle
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Newcastle win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 39 opposition possessions that Newcastle ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Newcastle step in. Newcastle win it after 4.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.7 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
4.6passes
median 3 · before Newcastle win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
16sec
median 8s · 39.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
33%
46%
5%
15%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.7
7s
15–30′
5.0
25s
30–45+′
10.0
34s
45–60′
9.5
28s
60–75′
2.1
5s
75–90+′
3.0
11s
average passesaverage seconds
Aston Villa
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Aston Villa win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 32 opposition possessions that Aston Villa ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Aston Villa step in. Aston Villa win it after 4.8 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 5.0 after the hour mark (about the same).
PASSES THEY GET
4.8passes
median 4 · before Aston Villa win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
14sec
median 8s · 32.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
41%
25%
16%
19%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
5.0
16s
15–30′
too few
30–45+′
4.7
13s
45–60′
4.2
13s
60–75′
6.0
17s
75–90+′
4.0
11s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Newcastle — 168 actions, 132 won
Aston Villa — 186 actions, 131 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Newcastle — 82 wins · 6% in the final third, 44% midfield, 50% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Harvey Barnes
ball-recovery
6′
80
Nico González
ball-recovery
21′
73
Nico González
tackle
21′
71
Lewis Miley
ball-recovery
68′
69
Bazoumana Touré
tackle
62′
68
Aston Villa — 102 wins · 9% in the final third, 20% midfield, 72% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
John McGinn
tackle
76′
88
John McGinn
ball-recovery
76′
86
John McGinn
ball-recovery
99′
75
Nicolas Jackson
interception
57′
74
Emiliano Buendía
interception
19′
70
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Newcastle
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Newcastle? 39 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (1.3 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Newcastle)
Right wing
44%
Right half-space
11%
Central
20%
Left half-space
4%
Left wing
21%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (44% of the danger conceded).
Aston Villa
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Aston Villa? 41 opponent progressive passes and 16 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Aston Villa)
Right wing
21%
Right half-space
23%
Central
9%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
36%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (36% of the danger conceded).
Context
Shape and tactics
How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.
How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next. The numbers use every pass, carry and take-on and follow each possession in order; the one-line verdict compares the passing with the league. Tap ? for what a number means.
Newcastle
Build-up (own third)
safer, left-sided, less recycling
right 20% · centre 42% · left 38% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.113
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+11.1 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.27%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.18%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.5 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).62% of 47
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.36%
Progression (middle third)
safer, less recycling, attacking the next line
right 35% · centre 29% · left 37% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.326
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.7 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.24%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.10%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).48% of 73
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.49%
Final third
safer
right 37% · centre 20% · left 43% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.178
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.1 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.18%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.8%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.5 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).25% of 48
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.54%
Aston Villa
Build-up (own third)
safer, more recycling, slower
right 31% · centre 47% · left 22% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.207
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+12.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.13%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.24%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.5 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).44% of 75
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.55%
Progression (middle third)
safer, kept on the floor
right 37% · centre 30% · left 33% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.226
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.6%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.1 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).47% of 59
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.41%
Final third
safer, more recycling
right 36% · centre 12% · left 52% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.130
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.9%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.9 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).25% of 36
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.50%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Newcastle
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Final-third entries50vs 35
Threat from passing6.84vs 4.71
Field tilt58%vs 47%
Progressive passes41vs 35
PPDA3.3vs 4.4
Aston Villa
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions186vs 149
PPDA4.2vs 6.1
Expected goals1.34vs 0.99
Progressive carries28vs 44
Progressive passes39vs 36
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Newcastle
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
13%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
52%
Safe / backward
33%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Aston Villa
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
14%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
44%
Safe / backward
41%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Newcastle: 4 corners, 1 led to a shot; Aston Villa: 5 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Newcastle
4Corners
1Led to a shot
7Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.04Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Aston Villa
5Corners
1Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.02Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Newcastle
Aston Villa
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
