Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Crystal Palace above the line, Newcastle 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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Crystal PalaceNewcastlesolid = xG27 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.
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Crystal Palace or Newcastle 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 — 2 of 2 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Crystal Palace has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Crystal Palace'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
22.4%
Progression
34.4%
Chance creation
41.0%
Attacking transition
2.2%
Vision AI Model Insight
Chance creation is where Crystal Palace spends most of its time on the ball (41% of its time on the ball).
Newcastle
The question
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
17.6%
Progression
56.5%
Chance creation
24.8%
Attacking transition
1.1%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Newcastle spends most of its time on the ball (57% 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.
Crystal Palace — 588 touches
Newcastle — 564 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Crystal Palace
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Crystal Palace 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
432
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
80
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (11.5% 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: 32% defensive, 44% middle, 24% attacking.
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
384
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
61
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (12.8% of all actions). 63% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 37% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 24% defensive, 54% middle, 22% 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. Crystal Palace spread it evenly (no channel above 35%); Newcastle leaned on their left (50%).
Crystal Palace
L
32%35%33%
R
Newcastle
L
50%25%25%
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.
Crystal Palace — 38 entries, 34% through the left half-space
Newcastle — 35 entries, 29% through the left wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Crystal Palace
The football question
How does Crystal Palace 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.
147build-up passes attempted
58%completed
39%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
40CB · 47%
8Long Wide · 9%
30Wide → FB · 35%
7Central · 8%
CB40 · 47%
Long Wide8 · 9%
Wide → FB30 · 35%
Central7 · 8%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Crystal Palace build predominantly down the right, with Canvot as the fulcrum (14 build-up passes). Only 39% 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 RHS def → RHS mid (8×).
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.
92build-up passes attempted
61%completed
41%reach the middle third
4%go long into the final third
Pass types
17CB · 30%
12Long Wide · 21%
1Long Central · 2%
17Wide → FB · 30%
9Central · 16%
CB17 · 30%
Long Wide12 · 21%
Long Central1 · 2%
Wide → FB17 · 30%
Central9 · 16%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Newcastle build predominantly down the left, with Hornícek as the fulcrum (20 build-up passes). Only 45% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a side that builds forward quickly, progressing the ball more directly. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → LHS mid (5×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Crystal Palace
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 42 progressive passes across 1 match (42.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
31%
Right half-space
14%
Central
21%
Left half-space
2%
Left wing
31%
Progression is right-dominant: 45% right side · 21% central · 33% left.
Who generates it
Anan Khalaili
8 · 19%
Yéremy Pino
7 · 17%
Tyrick Mitchell
6 · 14%
Adam Wharton
4 · 10%
Walter Benítez
4 · 10%
Top two — Anan Khalaili & Yéremy Pino — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
42.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
31% reach final third
31% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 69% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.31% of progressive passes reached the final third and 31% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 36% 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-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Newcastle
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 36 progressive passes across 1 match (36.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
11%
Right half-space
6%
Central
22%
Left half-space
25%
Left wing
36%
Progression is left-dominant: 17% right side · 22% central · 61% left.
Who generates it
Lukás Hornícek
8 · 22%
Lewis Hall
6 · 17%
Nico González
4 · 11%
Jacob Murphy
4 · 11%
Dan Burn
4 · 11%
Top two — Lukás Hornícek & Lewis Hall — account for 39% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
36.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
33% reach final third
28% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 67% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.33% of progressive passes reached the final third and 28% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 39% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left 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-spacesterile
Centralbalanced
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Crystal Palace
The question
Where do Crystal Palace'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.
17shots
2.1xG
0.12xG per shot
2big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition18% of shots
3
0
0.27
0.09
Long ball
1
0
0.09
0.09
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.18
0.09
Settled attack47% of shots
8
0
1.58
0.20
Cross
1
0
0.05
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.09
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
5
0
1.44
0.29
Set piece35% of shots
6
0
0.24
0.04
Corner
6
0
0.24
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
Yéremy Pino
3
0.25
0
Darío Osorio
2
0.09
0
Dwight McNeil
1
0.08
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Jean-Philippe Mateta
3
1.12
0
Axel Disasi
4
0.47
0
Darío Osorio
3
0.16
0
Daichi Kamada
1
0.08
0
Dwight McNeil
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Crystal Palace's chances, by xG, is settled attack (1.6 of 2.1 xG, 8 of 17 shots), mostly own creation (carry, dribble, rebound). 3 of the 17 shots (18%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 6 of the 17 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 2.1 xG (-2.1).
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.
10shots
0.9xG
0.09xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition30% of shots
3
1
0.24
0.08
Pass into the box / short pass
2
1
0.18
0.09
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.06
0.06
Settled attack60% of shots
6
1
0.56
0.09
Cross
2
1
0.31
0.16
Cut-back
1
0
0.05
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.09
0.04
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.11
0.11
Set piece10% of shots
1
0
0.07
0.07
Corner
1
0
0.07
0.07
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
Jacob Murphy
3
0.35
1
Amar Dedic
1
0.13
1
Fabian Schär
1
0.05
0
Joelinton
1
0.05
0
Lewis Hall
1
0.05
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Harvey Barnes
5
0.37
1
William Osula
2
0.32
1
Joelinton
2
0.13
0
Dan Burn
1
0.05
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Newcastle's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 0.9 xG, 6 of 10 shots), mostly cross. 3 of the 10 shots (30%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 1 of the 10 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 0.9 xG (+1.1).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Crystal Palace
The question
How does Crystal Palace deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
24 crosses: 8 found a team-mate (33%), 1 led to a shot (4%). 5 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 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.
Newcastle
The question
How does Newcastle deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
11 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (36%), 2 led to a shot (18%). 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
Crystal Palace
The question
Which part of the final third does Crystal Palace actually cross from?
24 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; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
8
33%
0
byline · left wing
5
21%
0
advanced · left wing
4
17%
0
byline · right wing
4
17%
0
deep · left wing
2
8%
0
byline · left half-space
1
4%
1
Newcastle
The question
Which part of the final third does Newcastle actually cross from?
11 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. 45% come from one territory, the byline left wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · left wing
5
45%
0
advanced · right wing
4
36%
1
deep · right half-space
1
9%
0
advanced · left wing
1
9%
1
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.
+0.91Crystal Palace on-ball value
+1.43Newcastle on-ball value
Crystal PalaceNewcastleEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Crystal Palace — where the value came from
Passes432 actions+0.22
Carries80 actions-0.01
Dribbles14 actions-0.36
Shots17 actions+0.64
Ball wins75 actions+0.41
Newcastle — where the value came from
Passes384 actions+0.91
Carries61 actions-0.22
Dribbles17 actions-0.02
Shots10 actions+0.50
Ball wins64 actions+0.27
Crystal Palace — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
Axel Disasi
57
+0.318
Anan Khalaili
72
+0.185
Darío Osorio
27
+0.164
Jaydee Canvot
69
+0.129
Jean-Philippe Mateta
14
+0.095
Yéremy Pino (lowest)
81
-0.264
Newcastle — most on-ball value (OBV)
Player
Actions
OBV
William Osula
10
+0.511
Jacob Murphy
28
+0.142
Lewis Hall
69
+0.141
Harvey Barnes
39
+0.131
Dan Burn
60
+0.126
Yoane Wissa (lowest)
10
-0.066
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Crystal Palace
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
45
Failed forward pass
30
Failed take-on
7
Lost in the defensive third
62
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 55% of 22 pass attempts there are lost (12 times). Separately, 32% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
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
27
Failed forward pass
23
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
36
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the defensive third: 53% of 15 pass attempts there are lost (8 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 178 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
12%
Middle third
35%
Own third
53%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.6 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 35% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
Newcastle
Not just press intensity, but where the 189 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
14%
Middle third
40%
Own third
46%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 3.2 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 14% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 40% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Crystal Palace
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Crystal Palace win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 44 opposition possessions that Crystal Palace 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 Crystal Palace step in. Crystal Palace win it after 4.5 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 1.9 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
2.9passes
median 2 · before Crystal Palace win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
7sec
median 3s · 44.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
66%
18%
11%
5%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
3.9
11s
15–30′
5.6
15s
30–45+′
1.6
1s
45–60′
4.0
10s
60–75′
1.2
1s
75–90+′
2.1
4s
average passesaverage seconds
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 35 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 2.6 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.8 after the hour mark (about the same).
PASSES THEY GET
2.4passes
median 2 · before Newcastle win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
6sec
median 1s · 35.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
71%
26%
3%
0–2 passes3–5 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
1.6
1s
15–30′
4.4
14s
30–45+′
2.4
8s
45–60′
1.6
2s
60–75′
too few
75–90+′
2.7
9s
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.
Crystal Palace — 178 actions, 130 won
Newcastle — 189 actions, 157 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.
Crystal Palace — 103 wins · 2% in the final third, 29% midfield, 69% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Darío Osorio
tackle
88′
96
Eddie Nketiah
ball-recovery
91′
70
Tyrick Mitchell
ball-recovery
74′
60
Yéremy Pino
ball-recovery
85′
60
Darío Osorio
ball-recovery
86′
59
Newcastle — 107 wins · 8% in the final third, 36% midfield, 56% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Nico González
ball-recovery
67′
85
Joelinton
tackle
28′
83
William Osula
ball-recovery
8′
80
Joelinton
ball-recovery
1′
78
Harvey Barnes
ball-recovery
10′
78
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Crystal Palace
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Crystal Palace? 36 opponent progressive passes and 10 shots faced (0.9 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Crystal Palace)
Right wing
19%
Right half-space
4%
Central
24%
Left half-space
25%
Left wing
28%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (28% of the danger conceded).
Newcastle
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Newcastle? 42 opponent progressive passes and 17 shots faced (2.1 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Newcastle)
Right wing
27%
Right half-space
13%
Central
24%
Left half-space
4%
Left wing
32%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (32% 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.
Crystal Palace
Build-up (own third)
safer, touchline to touchline, right-sided
right 40% · centre 37% · left 23% ?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.164
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+15.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.10%
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.2.8 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).32% of 84
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.67%
Progression (middle third)
safer, less recycling
right 38% · centre 33% · left 29% ?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.233
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.21%
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.2.4 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).40% 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.51%
Final third
safer, attacking the next line, trying to break lines
right 39% · centre 19% · left 42% ?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.129
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.14%
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.3.0 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).29% of 41
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%
Newcastle
Build-up (own third)
safer, trying to break lines, attacking the next line
right 18% · centre 55% · left 27% ?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.106
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+19.6 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.41%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.4.1 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).41% of 61
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.59%
Progression (middle third)
slower, safer, more direct
right 29% · centre 33% · 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.246
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+5.9 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.13%
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).30% of 90
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.66%
Final third
safer, left-sided
right 31% · centre 18% · left 51% ?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.110
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.8%
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.2.7 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).20% of 49
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%
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.
Crystal Palace
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Pass accuracy67%vs 78%
Expected goals2.09vs 0.98
Threat from passing7.67vs 4.98
PPDA3.6vs 6.4
Field tilt51%vs 38%
Newcastle
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Pass accuracy69%vs 81%
Defensive actions189vs 160
Progressive carries30vs 53
Passes384vs 468
PPDA3.2vs 4.4
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Crystal Palace
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)
16%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
54%
Safe / backward
29%
17% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 83% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
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)
14%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
53%
Safe / backward
32%
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. Crystal Palace: 7 corners, 5 led to a shot; Newcastle: 4 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Crystal Palace
7Corners
5Led to a shot
3Free kicks, their half
6Set-piece shots
0.24Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
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Newcastle
4Corners
1Led to a shot
5Free kicks, their half
1Set-piece shots
0.07Set-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
Crystal Palace
Newcastle
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.
