Newcastle vs Tottenham

11 August 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Joselu 11’
  • Jan Vertonghen 8’
  • Dele Alli 18’

Match summary

Tottenham took a 2-1 win at Newcastle. Tottenham led 2-1 at half-time.

Jan Vertonghen put Tottenham ahead with a header in the 8th minute, set up by Davinson Sánchez, Joselu equalised with a header in the 11th minute, set up by Matt Ritchie, and Dele Alli won it with a header in the 18th minute, set up by Serge Aurier.

The chances backed that up: Tottenham created 2.64 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Newcastle's 0.97 from 15.

Match stats

Newcastle Tottenham
15 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.97 xG 2.58
0.97 Non-penalty xG 2.58
8 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Newcastle Tottenham
Kick-off
8’
Jan Vertonghen
Assist: Davinson Sánchez
0-1 (Tottenham)
Joselu
Assist: Matt Ritchie
1-1 (Newcastle)
11’
18’
Dele Alli
Assist: Serge Aurier
1-2 (Tottenham)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Mohamed Diamé
  • Joselu
Tottenham
  • Eric Dier
  • Harry Kane

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 2.64 8’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), 0-1 8’ 11’ Joselu (Newcastle), 1-1 11’ 18’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), 1-2 18’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.97 2.64 8’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), 0-1 Vertonghen 8’ 11’ Joselu (Newcastle), 1-1 Joselu 11’ 18’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), 1-2 Alli 18’
Newcastle 0.97 xGTottenham 2.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tottenham attacking Newcastle attacking 
8’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 50’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 18’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 11’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 56’ Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 57’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 85’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 6’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Serge Aurier (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Kenedy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Paul Dummett (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.51 xG, goal 50’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 18’ Dele Alli (Tottenham), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 11’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 56’ Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 57’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.32 xG, off target 85’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 3’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 6’ Lucas Moura (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Harry Kane (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 38’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 29’ Serge Aurier (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Yoshinori Muto (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Ben Davies (Tottenham), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Kenedy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Paul Dummett (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Christian Eriksen (Tottenham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 DEF901 0.010.000
Ciaran Clark DEF902 0.060.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF900 0.000.000
Paul Dummett DEF901 0.020.000
Matt Ritchie MID7112 0.030.372
Mohamed Diamé MID901 0.060.051
Jonjo Shelvey MID900 0.000.162
Kenedy MID901 0.030.000
Ayoze Pérez MID831 0.050.101
Joselu FWD6112 0.450.012
Salomón Rondón Sub292 0.190.000
Christian Atsu Sub191 0.020.091
Yoshinori Muto Sub71 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 25% Bet365 odds 3.90
Draw 28% Bet365 odds 3.50
Tottenham win 47% Bet365 odds 2.04

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

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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.