Newcastle vs Watford

3 November 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Ayoze Pérez 65’

Match summary

Newcastle beat Watford 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Ayoze Pérez put Newcastle ahead with a header in the 65th minute, set up by Ki Sung-yueng.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Newcastle's 0.70 from 10.

Match stats

Newcastle Watford
10 Shots 16
2 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.69 xG 2.55
0.69 Non-penalty xG 2.55
1 Deep Completions 18

Key events

Newcastle Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Ayoze Pérez
Assist: Ki Sung-yueng
1-0 (Newcastle)
65’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Fabian Schär
Watford
  • José Holebas
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Will Hughes
  • Stefano Okaka
  • Andre Gray

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 0.70 2.58 65’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), 1-0 65’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 2.58 65’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), 1-0 Pérez 65’
Newcastle 0.70 xGWatford 2.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Newcastle attacking 
90+3’ Stefano Okaka (Watford), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 15’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 24’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 65’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 27’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 15’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 45’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 69’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 49’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Kenedy (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Ki Sung-yueng (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Kenedy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Kenedy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Kenedy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Kenedy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Stefano Okaka (Watford), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 15’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 24’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 65’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), set piece, 0.31 xG, goal 27’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 15’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 45’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 49’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 69’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Kenedy (Newcastle), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 65’ Ki Sung-yueng (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Kenedy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Isaac Success (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Kenedy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Kenedy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Kenedy (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
DeAndre Yedlin
90′ – – – – – – –
Federico Fernández
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamaal Lascelles Taken off
47′ – – – – – – –
Paul Dummett
90′ – – – – 0.02 1 –
Matt Ritchie
90′ – – – – 0.03 1 –
Mohamed Diamé
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jonjo Shelvey Taken off
52′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Kenedy
90′ – – 5 0.15 0.12 1 –
Yoshinori Muto Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Salomón Rondón
90′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Ayoze Pérez Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 1 0.31 – – –
Fabian Schär Came on as a substitute
43′ – – – – – –
Ki Sung-yueng Came on as a substitute
38′ – 1 1 0.04 0.31 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 35% Bet365 odds 2.75
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.25
Watford win 35% Bet365 odds 2.80

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

Form going into the game

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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.