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Premier League Matchday 18 Thu 26 Dec

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Gordon 2′Isak 59′Joelinton 90+1′

Full-time 3:0
Away Aston Villa

Durán 32′

Player of the match Joelinton 8.3

GolVolt ratingSkip it 1.5/10 more watchable than 15% of Premier League matches How we rate

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The match in 30 seconds

  1. 8 → 5

    Newcastle United climb 3 places in the table. Aston Villa: 7 → 9.

Key stats

63% Possession 37%
22 Shots 4
8 On target 1
9 Corners 6
74 Dangerous attacks 33
1 Saves 4
All stats (16)

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate
  • Dramaweight 50% Red card at 32′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 1.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.1 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.5 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 5.8 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 1.5more watchable than 15% of Premier League 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

3 goals4 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal: Anthony Gordonassist: Joelinton1:0
  2. 14' Matty Cashyellow card
  3. 23' Kieran Trippieryellow card
  4. 32' Jhon Duránred card
  5. 45' Joelintonyellow card
  6. Half-time · 1:0
  7. 46' SubstitutionWatkins for Tielemans
  8. 59' Goal: Alexander Isakassist: Murphy2:0
  9. 69' 3 substitutionsBailey for RogersBarkley for KamaraNedeljkovic for Cash
  10. 79' 3 substitutionsBarnes for MurphyTargett for TrippierWillock for Gordon
  11. 80' SubstitutionBuendía for McGinn
  12. 82' Goal Disallowed
  13. 90+1' Goal: JoelintonNewcastle United3:0
  14. 90+3' 2 substitutionsMiley for GuimarãesOsula for Isak
  15. Full-time · 3:0

Match stats

Shooting

22 Shots 4
8 On target 1
7 Off target 2

Play

63% Possession 37%
9 Corners 6
550 Passes 316
92% Pass accuracy 80%
91 Attacks 57
74 Dangerous attacks 33

Defence

11 Tackles 15
8 Interceptions 5
1 Saves 4

Discipline

15 Fouls 10
5 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-3-3 –4-2-3-1
Bench

Newcastle United

Aston Villa

Match sheet

Stadium
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Newcastle United Joelinton 8.29
  2. 2. place · Newcastle United Alexander Isak 8.10
  3. 3. place · Newcastle United Anthony Gordon 7.88
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