Newcastle vs West Ham

15 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 2–1

  • Callum Wilson 5’
  • Jacob Murphy 40’
  • Aaron Cresswell 18’
  • Said Benrahma 53’
  • Tomas Soucek 63’
  • Michail Antonio 66’

Match summary

West Ham came from behind to win 4-2 away at Newcastle. Newcastle led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Callum Wilson put Newcastle ahead with a header in the 5th minute, set up by Allan Saint-Maximin, Aaron Cresswell equalised in the 18th minute, set up by Pablo Fornals, and Jacob Murphy put Newcastle back in front with a header in the 40th minute, set up by Matt Ritchie. In the second half, Said Benrahma equalised with a header in the 53rd minute, set up by Michail Antonio, Tomas Soucek put West Ham in front in the 63rd minute, and Michail Antonio made it 2-4 in the 66th minute, set up by Said Benrahma.

The chances backed that up: West Ham created 3.51 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Newcastle's 1.68 from 17. Michail Antonio had a penalty saved for West Ham.

Match stats

Newcastle West Ham
17 Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 9
7 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.68 xG 3.01
1.68 Non-penalty xG 2.09
5 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Newcastle West Ham
Kick-off
Callum Wilson
Assist: Allan Saint-Maximin1-0 (Newcastle)
5’
18’
Aaron Cresswell
Assist: Pablo Fornals1-1 (West Ham)
Jacob Murphy
Assist: Matt Ritchie2-1 (Newcastle)
40’
Half-time2-1
53’
Said Benrahma
Assist: Michail Antonio2-2 (West Ham)
63’
Tomas Soucek2-3 (West Ham)
66’
Michail Antonio
Assist: Said Benrahma2-4 (West Ham)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Jonjo Shelvey

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 3.51 5’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), 1-0 5’ 18’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), 1-1 18’ 40’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), 2-1 40’ 53’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), 2-2 53’ 63’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-3 63’ 66’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 2-4 66’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 3.51 5’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), 1-0 Wilson 5’ 18’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), 1-1 Cresswell 18’ 40’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), 2-1 Murphy 40’ 53’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), 2-2 Benrahma 53’ 63’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 2-3 Soucek 63’ 66’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 2-4 Antonio 66’
Newcastle 1.68 xGWest Ham 3.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Newcastle attacking 
63’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 5’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 63’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), set piece, 0.65 xG, goal 53’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 23’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 66’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 62’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 27’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 88’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 29’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 5’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 63’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), set piece, 0.65 xG, goal 53’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 23’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 66’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 62’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.35 xG, hit the woodwork 23’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 27’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 40’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 88’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 31’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 43’ Callum Wilson (Newcastle), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 33’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 26’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 29’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 81’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Matt Ritchie (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 52’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Isaac Hayden (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Ryan Fraser (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 56’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Freddie Woodman GK900 0.000.000
Jacob Murphy DEF9013 0.130.101
Federico Fernández DEF901 0.110.000
Ciaran Clark DEF903 0.230.011
Emil Krafth DEF871 0.050.000
Matt Ritchie DEF9011 0.040.264
Miguel Almirón MID902 0.070.021
Isaac Hayden MID901 0.020.000
Jonjo Shelvey MID720 0.000.131
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD9010 0.000.864
Callum Wilson FWD8714 1.010.000
Ryan Fraser Sub181 0.020.000
Joelinton Sub30 0.000.000
Sean Longstaff Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 29% Avg odds 3.36
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
West Ham win 44% Avg odds 2.19

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle LWLWW
West Ham WLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 3-2 West Ham, 17 Apr 21 Next meeting: West Ham 1-1 Newcastle, 19 Feb 22  All Newcastle vs West Ham 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.