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Newcastle United

Anthony Gordon

Forward
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.3210 non-penalty goals from 81 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.2710 assists, 56 key passes
Finishing
-0.05goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.358% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Anthony Gordon ranks 42nd of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 17.7m on average. They carry 14% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the largest share in the squad.

Against their position

107 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.33
Non-penalty goals
0.30
xG
0.34
Non-penalty xG
0.32
Shots
2.47
npxG per shot
0.13
Shot distance
17.7m
Set-piece share
9%
Goals against xG
-0.5

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.30
Expected assists
0.27
Key passes
1.71
npxG + xA
0.59
xG chain
0.81
xG build-up
0.35
Assists against xA
+1.2

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Defending

per 90

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
10season count
Red cards
1season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Ranked against 107 forwards with half a match a round or more, the same comparison the compare page makes. Where less is better, such as being dispossessed, the order is turned round, so a high percentile is always the good end.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

away to Crystal Palace

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 UTC

Crystal Palace concede 12.1 shots a match and are 0.83× the league norm against forwards. A difficult one.

Projected shots
2.10

2.47 per 90 × 0.85

Projected on target
0.76

0.91 per 90 × 0.83

Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.

Shots

35 appearances
  • Over 0.533 of 3594%± 4
  • Over 1.523 of 3566%± 8
  • Over 2.515 of 3543%± 8
  • Over 3.57 of 3520%± 7

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 2 of 35.

Shooting profile

81 shots

Where they shoot

81 shots
Every shotBy zone
5% of shots, 4 shots5% of shots, 4 shots4% of shots, 3 shots6% of shots, 5 shots4% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 2 shots12% of shots, 10 shots4% of shots, 3 shots6% of shots, 5 shots5% of shots, 4 shots4% of shots, 3 shots4% of shots, 3 shots4% of shots, 3 shots1% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 2 shots6% of shots, 5 shots6% of shots, 5 shots1% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 2 shots5% of shots, 4 shots1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot6%12%6%6%6%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Anthony Gordon, 2023/24, final 35m.

left
43%
Centre
47%
right
11%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.139
Shots per 90
2.47
Key passes per 90
1.71
Average shot distance
17.7m
From set pieces
9%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
21%
Through balls
2%
Own dribble
9%
Headed
4%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • PenaltiesTakes them: 1 of 9 Newcastle United were awarded.
  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 16% of Newcastle United’s dead-ball danger, from 20 deliveries that became shots.
  • When it mattered6 of 11 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch86% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Anthony Gordon’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Jacob Murphy1.8 xG9 shots, 2g
  2. Kieran Trippier1.3 xG6 shots, 1g
  3. Joelinton0.9 xG5 shots, 1g
  4. Elliot Anderson0.7 xG7 shots, 1g
  5. Alexander Isak0.6 xG7 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Alexander Isak1.6 xG7 shots, 2g
  2. Callum Wilson1.4 xG5 shots, 0g
  3. Sean Longstaff1.2 xG4 shots, 1g
  4. Miguel Almirón1.1 xG4 shots, 1g
  5. Bruno Guimarães1.0 xG13 shots, 2g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Anthony Gordon carries 7.7% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.348
    80% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.809
    74% of forwards

Ranked against 107 forwards with a comparable sample. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in, with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance rather than the chance.

Match by match

Match log

35 appearances, oldest first

v Villa1 shot
0 on target

at Man City2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Liverpool4 shots
3 on target

at Brighton1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Sheffield Utd4 shots
3 on target

v Burnley3 shots
1 on target

1g

v Palace2 shots
1 on target

at Wolves1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Arsenal2 shots
1 on target

at Bournemouth1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Chelsea3 shots
1 on target

1g

v Man Utd3 shots
2 on target

at Everton3 shots
1 on target

at Spurs1 shot
0 on target

v Fulham4 shots
1 on target

at Luton2 shots
0 on target

v Forest3 shots
0 on target

at Liverpool1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Man City3 shots
1 on target

at Villa3 shots
1 on target

v Luton2 shots
1 on target

at Forest2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Bournemouth4 shots
2 on target

at Arsenal1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Wolves1 shot
1 on target

at Chelsea1 shot
0 on target

v West Ham6 shots
1 on target

at Fulham5 shots
2 on target

1g

v Spurs2 shots
1 on target

at Palace1 shot
1 on target

at Burnley4 shots
1 on target

v Brighton2 shots
0 on target

1g

at Man Utd3 shots
1 on target

2 blanksno shot
not placed

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line. The feed cannot date an appearance with no shot in it, so 2 sits at the end, counted but unplaced.

How to read the ties. Each rate ties back to the league average: solid where the sample is settled, broken where it is still being shrunk toward the league, an open circle where there is no cohort to rank against.