Newcastle vs Cardiff

19 January 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Fabian Schär 24’, 63’
  • Ayoze Pérez 90+3’

Match summary

Newcastle won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Cardiff. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time.

Fabian Schär put Newcastle ahead in the 24th minute, set up by Isaac Hayden, Schär made it 2-0 from a corner in the 63rd minute, set up by Jamaal Lascelles, and Ayoze Pérez made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Salomón Rondón.

The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 2.54 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Cardiff's 0.26 from 9.

Match stats

Newcastle Cardiff
16 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.52 xG 0.26
2.52 Non-penalty xG 0.26
7 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Newcastle Cardiff
Kick-off
Fabian Schär
Assist: Isaac Hayden1-0 (Newcastle)
24’
Half-time1-0
Fabian Schär
Assist: Jamaal Lascelles2-0 (Newcastle)
63’
Ayoze Pérez
Assist: Salomón Rondón3-0 (Newcastle)
90+3’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Cardiff
  • Víctor Camarasa

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 0.26 24’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 1-0 24’ 63’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 2-0 63’ 90+3’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), 3-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.54 0.26 24’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 1-0 Schär 24’ 63’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), 2-0 Schär 63’ 90+3’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), 3-0 Pérez 90+3’
Newcastle 2.54 xGCardiff 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Newcastle attacking 
90+3’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 63’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.68 xG, goal 57’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 79’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 66’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+5’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 17’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.76 xG, goal 63’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.68 xG, goal 57’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 79’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 66’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 24’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90+5’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 13’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 16’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Junior Hoilett (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
DeAndre Yedlin DEF900 0.000.293
Florian Lejeune DEF900 0.000.000
Fabian Schär DEF9023 0.820.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF9011 0.030.681
Matt Ritchie DEF880 0.000.123
Ayoze Pérez MID9013 1.140.091
Isaac Hayden MID9012 0.080.193
Sean Longstaff MID901 0.010.000
Christian Atsu MID902 0.150.341
Salomón Rondón FWD9014 0.300.813
Javier Manquillo Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 50% Bet365 odds 1.95
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.40
Cardiff win 22% Bet365 odds 4.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newcastle DLDLL
Cardiff LDWLD

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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.