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Newcastle United

Jacob Murphy

Midfielder31 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.248 non-penalty goals from 43 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.3411 assists, 41 key passes
Finishing
+2.06goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.184% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Jacob Murphy ranks 36th of 397 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 18.8m on average. They carry 12% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

104 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.29
Non-penalty goals
0.29
xG
0.24
Non-penalty xG
0.24
Shots
1.58
npxG per shot
0.15
Shot distance
18.8m
Set-piece share
2%
Goals against xG
+1.4

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.41
Expected assists
0.34
Key passes
1.51
npxG + xA
0.59
xG chain
0.69
xG build-up
0.18
Assists against xA
+1.7

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Defending

per 90

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
4season count
Red cards
0season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Ranked against 104 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 12.8 shots a match and are 1.09× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
1.64

1.58 per 90 × 1.04

Projected on target
0.49

0.55 per 90 × 0.89

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

Shots

35 appearances
  • Over 0.523 of 3566%± 8
  • Over 1.514 of 3540%± 8
  • Over 2.55 of 3514%± 6
  • Over 3.51 of 353%± 3

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 12 of 35.

Shooting profile

43 shots

Where they shoot

43 shots
Every shotBy zone
7% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 3 shots7% of shots, 3 shots5% of shots, 2 shots12% of shots, 5 shots5% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot9% of shots, 4 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 3 shots5% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot7%7%7%12%7%9%7%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Jacob Murphy, 2024/25, final 35m.

left
2%
Centre
38%
right
61%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.153
Shots per 90
1.58
Key passes per 90
1.51
Average shot distance
18.8m
From set pieces
2%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
8%
Through balls
5%
Own dribble
3%
Headed
8%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • Open-play crosses6 crosses from open play became shots, worth 2.37 xG.
  • When it mattered5 of 8 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch71% 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. Alexander Isak0.8 xG7 shots, 1g
  2. Valentino Livramento0.7 xG2 shots, 1g
  3. Harvey Barnes0.6 xG3 shots, 0g
  4. Anthony Gordon0.5 xG6 shots, 2g
  5. Bruno Guimarães0.2 xG3 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Alexander Isak5.7 xG17 shots, 6g
  2. Harvey Barnes1.1 xG5 shots, 3g
  3. Anthony Gordon0.9 xG4 shots, 0g
  4. Sandro Tonali0.7 xG2 shots, 1g
  5. Fabian Schär0.3 xG1 shot, 1g

Season record

2024/25

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Jacob Murphy carries 4.2% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.181
    37% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.694
    70% of forwards

Ranked against 104 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 Spurs2 shots
1 on target

at Wolves1 shot
1 on target

at Fulham1 shot
0 on target

at Everton1 shot
1 on target

v Brighton2 shots
0 on target

v Liverpool3 shots
0 on target

at Brentford2 shots
0 on target

2g

v Leicester4 shots
2 on target

1g

at Ipswich3 shots
1 on target

v Villa3 shots
0 on target

v Wolves2 shots
2 on target

v Bournemouth1 shot
0 on target

at Southampton2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Fulham2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Forest2 shots
2 on target

at West Ham1 shot
0 on target

v Brentford3 shots
0 on target

2g

at Leicester2 shots
2 on target

v Man Utd1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Palace1 shot
1 on target

v Ipswich2 shots
0 on target

at Brighton1 shot
0 on target

v Chelsea1 shot
0 on target

12 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 12 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.