Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 – Interesting independent ratings on Newcastle United players | OneFootball

It ended Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0.

A brilliant performance from the start.

United dominant, allowing Arsenal plenty of the ball in non-threatening areas but then carrying pretty much all the threat, when winning the ball back in dangerous positions.

Newcastle United deservedly on their way to Wembley with a 4-0 aggregate victory.

Looking at the individuals in black and white, interesting to get an independent perspective on how this played out.

‘Whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.

Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.’

Now whoscored have published their independent player ratings for this Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 match:

(The Whoscored display can only show ratings on four subs for a team Krafth was rated 6.1)

As you can see, ten players received a rating of 7.0 or more, with nine of them playing for NUFC.

Sven Botman (8.0) rated man of the match BUT so many black and white contenders.

Gordon (7.9) and Burn (7.6) rated next best.

In truth though, every player who started for Newcastle United deserved 7.0 or better, an absolute class performance.

Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0 (4-0 on aggregate) – Wednesday 5 February 8pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Murphy 19, Gordon 52

Arsenal:

(In brackets the half-time stats)

Possession was Newcastle 32% (31%) Arsenal 68% (69%)

Total shots were Newcastle 10 (6) Arsenal 11 (6)

Shots on target were Newcastle 3 (1) Arsenal 3 (1)

Corners were Newcastle 1 (1) Arsenal 13 (4)

Touches in the box Newcastle 10 (8) Arsenal 39 (18)

Newcastle United team v Arsenal:

Dubravka, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Botman (Krafth 80), Hall, Tonali (Longstaff 87), Bruno (Miley 90+1), Murphy (Willock 80), Isak (Wilson 87), Gordon

Unused subs:

Pope, Targett, Osula, Livarmento

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Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Saturday 8 February – Birmingham v Newcastle (5.45pm) BBC1 and BBC iPlayer (FA Cup)

Saturday 15 February – Man City v Newcastle (3pm)

Sunday 23 February – Newcastle v Forest (2pm) Sky Sports

Wednesday 26 February – Liverpool v Newcastle (8.15pm) TNT Sports

(Weekend of Saturday 1 March –  NUFC will play in FA Cup fifth round if getting past Birmingham)

Monday 10 March – West Ham v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports