Burnley vs Newcastle

11 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Matej Vydra 18’
  • Jacob Murphy 59’
  • Allan Saint-Maximin 64’

Match summary

Newcastle came from behind to win 2-1 away at Burnley. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

Matej Vydra put Burnley ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Chris Wood, Jacob Murphy equalised in the 59th minute, set up by Allan Saint-Maximin, and Allan Saint-Maximin won it in the 64th minute, set up by Jonjo Shelvey.

Burnley can feel hard done by, creating 1.84 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Newcastle's 1.34 from 10.

Match stats

Burnley Newcastle
24 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 5
13 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.84 xG 1.34
1.84 Non-penalty xG 1.34
13 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Burnley Newcastle
Kick-off
Matej Vydra
Assist: Chris Wood1-0 (Burnley)
18’
Half-time1-0
59’
Jacob Murphy
Assist: Allan Saint-Maximin1-1 (Newcastle)
64’
Allan Saint-Maximin
Assist: Jonjo Shelvey1-2 (Newcastle)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Josh Brownhill

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 1.34 18’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), 1-0 18’ 59’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), 1-1 59’ 64’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), 1-2 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.84 1.34 18’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), 1-0 Vydra 18’ 59’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), 1-1 Murphy 59’ 64’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), 1-2 Saint-Maximin 64’
Burnley 1.84 xGNewcastle 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Burnley attacking 
38’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 18’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 90’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 46’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 66’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 64’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 9’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 34’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 76’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Joelinton (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.55 xG, saved 18’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 90’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.33 xG, blocked 46’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 66’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 64’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 34’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 9’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Dwight McNeil (Burnley), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 29’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 76’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 14’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 5’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Dwight Gayle (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Matej Vydra (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 90+4’ Chris Wood (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Ashley Westwood (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ James Tarkowski (Burnley), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Matthew Lowton (Burnley), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Joelinton (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Ben Mee (Burnley), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Ben Mee (Burnley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bailey Peacock-Farrell GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Lowton DEF903 0.070.021
Ben Mee DEF903 0.160.000
James Tarkowski DEF901 0.020.213
Erik Pieters DEF900 0.000.131
Johann Berg Gudmundsson MID900 0.000.091
Ashley Westwood MID902 0.060.143
Josh Brownhill MID903 0.170.000
Dwight McNeil MID902 0.180.144
Matej Vydra FWD9016 0.910.000
Chris Wood FWD9014 0.280.622
Joel Mumbongo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 42% Avg odds 2.27
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.34
Newcastle win 29% Avg odds 3.31

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Burnley LDDWL
Newcastle DDDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 3-1 Burnley, 03 Oct 20 Next meeting: Newcastle 1-0 Burnley, 04 Dec 21  All Burnley vs Newcastle meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.