Newcastle vs Watford

15 January 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Allan Saint-Maximin 49’
  • João Pedro 88’

Match summary

Newcastle and Watford shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Allan Saint-Maximin put Newcastle ahead in the 49th minute and João Pedro equalised with a header in the 88th minute, set up by Kiko Femenía.

Watford had the better of the chances, with 1.50 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Newcastle's 1.04 from 12.

Match stats

Newcastle Watford
12 Shots 18
1 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.04 xG 1.50
1.04 Non-penalty xG 1.50
4 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Newcastle Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Allan Saint-Maximin1-0 (Newcastle)
49’
88’
João Pedro
Assist: Kiko Femenía1-1 (Watford)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Paul Dummett
  • Jonjo Shelvey
  • Ryan Fraser
Watford
  • Samir
  • Moussa Sissoko

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.50 49’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), 1-0 49’ 88’ João Pedro (Watford), 1-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.04 1.50 49’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), 1-0 Saint-Maximin 49’ 88’ João Pedro (Watford), 1-1 Pedro 88’
Newcastle 1.04 xGWatford 1.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Newcastle attacking 
67’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 19’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.37 xG, off target 61’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 11’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 65’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 41’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Samir (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 8’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 19’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.37 xG, off target 61’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 11’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 65’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 24’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 8’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 22’ Chris Wood (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 41’ Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 60’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Samir (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Sean Longstaff (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 8’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), open play, 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
Kieran Trippier DEF900 0.000.072
Fabian Schär DEF901 0.060.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF901 0.060.091
Paul Dummett DEF900 0.000.000
Joelinton MID902 0.490.111
Jonjo Shelvey MID902 0.030.000
Sean Longstaff MID901 0.040.000
Ryan Fraser FWD761 0.020.503
Chris Wood FWD903 0.270.000
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD8811 0.070.011
Jacob Murphy Sub140 0.000.000
Miguel Almirón Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.75
Watford win 22% Avg odds 4.35

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle WLLLD
Watford LLLLL

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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.