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Newcastle United

Harvey Barnes

Midfielder28 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.377 non-penalty goals from 58 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.141 assists, 23 key passes
Finishing
-0.11goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.194% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Harvey Barnes ranks 39th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 17.3m on average. They carry 10% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

109 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.32
Non-penalty goals
0.32
xG
0.37
Non-penalty xG
0.37
Shots
2.68
npxG per shot
0.14
Shot distance
17.3m
Set-piece share
20%
Goals against xG
-1.1

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.05
Expected assists
0.14
Key passes
1.06
npxG + xA
0.52
xG chain
0.59
xG build-up
0.19
Assists against xA
-2.1

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Defending

per 90
Recoveries
3.09
Defensive contribution
4.61

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
1season count
Red cards
0season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Ranked against 109 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. Recoveries and defensive contribution come from the FPL feed and are ranked in its own positions.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

away to Crystal Palace

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 UTC

Crystal Palace concede 11.7 shots a match and are 0.95× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
2.52

2.68 per 90 × 0.94

Projected on target
0.99

0.97 per 90 × 1.02

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

Shots

37 appearances
  • Over 0.528 of 3776%± 7
  • Over 1.517 of 3746%± 8
  • Over 2.59 of 3724%± 7
  • Over 3.53 of 378%± 4

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 9 of 37.

Shooting profile

58 shots

Where they shoot

58 shots
Every shotBy zone
3% of shots, 2 shots5% of shots, 3 shots7% of shots, 4 shots7% of shots, 4 shots3% of shots, 2 shots5% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 1 shot12% of shots, 7 shots3% of shots, 2 shots5% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 4 shots2% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 3 shots5% of shots, 3 shots9% of shots, 5 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot7%7%12%7%9%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Harvey Barnes, 2025/26, final 35m.

left
40%
Centre
41%
right
19%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.139
Shots per 90
2.68
Key passes per 90
1.06
Average shot distance
17.3m
From set pieces
20%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
26%
Through balls
29%
Own dribble
16%
Headed
4%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • Open-play crosses5 crosses from open play became shots, worth 0.70 xG.
  • When it mattered6 of 7 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch57% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Harvey Barnes’output.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Jacob Murphy1.3 xG4 shots, 0g
  2. Bruno Guimarães1.2 xG8 shots, 1g
  3. Kieran Trippier0.9 xG3 shots, 0g
  4. Lewis Hall0.4 xG6 shots, 0g
  5. Anthony Elanga0.4 xG5 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Anthony Gordon1.6 xG6 shots, 0g
  2. Nick Woltemade0.9 xG3 shots, 1g
  3. Bruno Guimarães0.2 xG4 shots, 0g
  4. Anthony Elanga0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Jacob Murphy0.1 xG2 shots, 0g

Season record

2025/26

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Harvey Barnes carries 4.1% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.192
    61% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.590
    62% of forwards

Ranked against 109 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

37 appearances, oldest first

at Villa3 shots
0 on target

at Leeds1 shot
0 on target

v Wolves3 shots
0 on target

v Forest1 shot
1 on target

at Brighton1 shot
1 on target

at West Ham1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Brentford2 shots
1 on target

2g

v Man City4 shots
3 on target

at Everton2 shots
1 on target

v Spurs2 shots
1 on target

v Chelsea1 shot
0 on target

at Burnley2 shots
2 on target

v Palace3 shots
2 on target

2g

v Leeds4 shots
3 on target

at Wolves1 shot
0 on target

v Villa5 shots
0 on target

at Liverpool1 shot
0 on target

v Brentford3 shots
0 on target

at Spurs3 shots
1 on target

at Man City1 shot
1 on target

v Everton2 shots
0 on target

v Man Utd3 shots
1 on target

v Sunderland1 shot
0 on target

v Bournemouth2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Brighton1 shot
1 on target

1g

at Forest1 shot
1 on target

v West Ham2 shots
1 on target

at Fulham2 shots
0 on target

9 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 9 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.