Match Centre: Birmingham City vs Newcastle United
Laird 1′Iwata 40′
Willock 22′Wilson 26′Willock 82′
Player of the match Joe Willock 9.0
GolVolt rating 9.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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1:0 → 2:3
Newcastle United came from behind to win.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Comeback from 0:1, Willock scored the winner.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1, open to the end.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.6 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Willock scored the winner, Willock: rated 9.0.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.8 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A lot was at stake before kick-off. Stakes: 8.5 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Plenty of chances, 5 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 9.6 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.8more watchable than 98% of FA Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
5 goals7 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 1' Goal: Ethan Lairdassist: Anderson1:0
- 14' Dan Burnyellow card
- 22' Goal: Joe Willockassist: Osula1:1
- 26' Goal: Callum Wilsonassist: Osula1:2
- 40' Goal: Tomoki IwataBirmingham City2:2
- 45+3' Keshi Andersonyellow card
- 45+3' William Osulayellow card
- Half-time · 2:2
- 46' SubstitutionTonali for Guimarães
- 55' SubstitutionMurphy for Wilson
- 56' SubstitutionSchär for Burn
- 62' SubstitutionWillumsson for Leonard
- 66' Jay Stansfieldyellow card
- 68' Joe Willockyellow card
- 71' Christoph Klareryellow card
- 74' Willum Thór Willumssonyellow card
- 76' 3 substitutionsMay for AndersonBielik for WrightDykes for Stansfield
- 82' Goal: Joe Willockassist: Longstaff2:3
- 85' SubstitutionHanley for Iwata
- 90+14' SubstitutionIsak for Osula
- Full-time · 2:3
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Birmingham City
Newcastle United
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Birmingham City
- 21 Ryan Allsop GK —
- 6 Krystian Bielik DEF on
- 23 Alfons Sampsted DEF —
- 31 Grant Hanley DEF on
- 18 Willum Thór Willumsson MID on
- 26 Luke Harris MID —
- 9 Alfie May ATT on
- 10 Lukas Jutkiewicz ATT —
- 17 Lyndon Dykes ATT on
Newcastle United
- 1 Martin Dúbravka GK —
- 26 John Ruddy GK —
- 2 Kieran Trippier DEF —
- 5 Fabian Schär DEF on
- 20 Lewis Hall DEF —
- 8 Sandro Tonali MID on
- 23 Jacob Murphy MID on
- 14 Alexander Isak ATT on
- 78 Sean Neave ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Newcastle United Joe Willock
- 2. place · Newcastle United William Osula
- 3. place · Birmingham City Keshi Anderson
Birmingham City
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Birmingham City
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