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Jacob Murphy

Midfielder31 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.213 non-penalty goals from 30 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.397 assists, 31 key passes
Finishing
+0.24goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.373% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Jacob Murphy ranks 40th of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 20.4m on average. They carry 6% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the 6th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

107 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.22
Non-penalty goals
0.22
xG
0.21
Non-penalty xG
0.21
Shots
2.22
npxG per shot
0.10
Shot distance
20.4m
Set-piece share
16%
Goals against xG
+0.1

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.52
Expected assists
0.39
Key passes
2.29
npxG + xA
0.60
xG chain
0.85
xG build-up
0.37
Assists against xA
+1.8

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
1season count
Red cards
0season 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
1.89

2.22 per 90 × 0.85

Projected on target
0.62

0.74 per 90 × 0.83

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

Shots

21 appearances
  • Over 0.514 of 2167%± 10
  • Over 1.510 of 2148%± 11
  • Over 2.53 of 2114%± 8
  • Over 3.52 of 2110%± 6

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 7 of 21.

Shooting profile

30 shots

Where they shoot

30 shots
Every shotBy zone
7% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 3 shots7% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot13% of shots, 4 shots10% of shots, 3 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot13% of shots, 4 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot7%10%7%13%10%13%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Jacob Murphy, 2023/24, final 35m. A further 3% of their shots came from outside this window.

left
6%
Centre
5%
right
89%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.097
Shots per 90
2.22
Key passes per 90
2.29
Average shot distance
20.4m
From set pieces
16%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
2%
Through balls
2%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
2%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • Open-play crosses6 crosses from open play became shots, worth 1.57 xG.
  • When it mattered2 of 3 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch36% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Miguel Almirón0.6 xG1 shot, 0g
  2. Bruno Guimarães0.6 xG7 shots, 0g
  3. Alexander Isak0.5 xG2 shots, 1g
  4. Sean Longstaff0.4 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Lewis Miley0.1 xG2 shots, 1g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Anthony Gordon1.8 xG9 shots, 2g
  2. Alexander Isak1.5 xG5 shots, 2g
  3. Harvey Barnes0.5 xG1 shot, 1g
  4. Callum Wilson0.5 xG2 shots, 1g
  5. Dan Burn0.3 xG3 shots, 0g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Jacob Murphy carries 3.3% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.365
    84% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.855
    80% 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

21 appearances, oldest first
1g

v Palace2 shots
2 on target

v Arsenal2 shots
0 on target

at Villa2 shots
1 on target

v Luton5 shots
0 on target

v Bournemouth1 shot
0 on target

v Wolves2 shots
1 on target

1g

at Chelsea1 shot
1 on target

v West Ham2 shots
0 on target

v Everton3 shots
1 on target

at Fulham1 shot
0 on target

v Sheffield Utd1 shot
0 on target

at Burnley2 shots
0 on target

v Brighton2 shots
2 on target

1g

at Brentford4 shots
2 on target

7 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 7 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.