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Jacob Murphy

Midfielder31 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.173 non-penalty goals from 42 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.262 assists, 23 key passes
Finishing
+0.25goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.153% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Jacob Murphy ranks 64th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 21.1m on average. They carry 7% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the 6th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

109 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.17
Non-penalty goals
0.17
xG
0.17
Non-penalty xG
0.17
Shots
2.32
npxG per shot
0.07
Shot distance
21.1m
Set-piece share
6%
Goals against xG
-0.1

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.11
Expected assists
0.26
Key passes
1.27
npxG + xA
0.44
xG chain
0.47
xG build-up
0.15
Assists against xA
-2.8

On the ball

per 90

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

Defending

per 90
Recoveries
2.63
Defensive contribution
5.04

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

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
2season 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
2.18

2.32 per 90 × 0.94

Projected on target
0.73

0.72 per 90 × 1.02

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

Shots

33 appearances
  • Over 0.520 of 3361%± 9
  • Over 1.510 of 3330%± 8
  • Over 2.56 of 3318%± 7
  • Over 3.54 of 3312%± 6

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 13 of 33.

Shooting profile

42 shots

Where they shoot

42 shots
Every shotBy zone
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Jacob Murphy, 2025/26, 42 shots in the final 35m, 3 scored.

left
11%
Centre
33%
right
56%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.074
Shots per 90
2.32
Key passes per 90
1.27
Average shot distance
21.1m
From set pieces
6%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
14%
Through balls
27%
Own dribble
6%
Headed
0%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • Open-play crosses9 crosses from open play became shots, worth 2.76 xG.
  • When it mattered3 of 3 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch48% 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. Joelinton0.6 xG2 shots, 1g
  2. Anthony Gordon0.5 xG1 shot, 0g
  3. Lewis Hall0.4 xG2 shots, 0g
  4. Bruno Guimarães0.4 xG7 shots, 1g
  5. Sandro Tonali0.3 xG4 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Anthony Gordon1.3 xG5 shots, 0g
  2. Harvey Barnes1.3 xG4 shots, 0g
  3. Nick Woltemade0.7 xG5 shots, 1g
  4. William Osula0.5 xG3 shots, 1g
  5. Malick Thiaw0.4 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2025/26

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Jacob Murphy carries 2.7% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.151
    49% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.465
    39% 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

33 appearances, oldest first

at Leeds3 shots
2 on target

v Wolves4 shots
1 on target

at Bournemouth2 shots
1 on target

v Arsenal1 shot
0 on target

v Forest2 shots
1 on target

at Brighton3 shots
0 on target

1g

v Fulham5 shots
3 on target

1g

at West Ham5 shots
2 on target

at Brentford1 shot
0 on target

v Spurs4 shots
0 on target

at Man Utd1 shot
0 on target

at Burnley1 shot
0 on target

v Palace1 shot
0 on target

v Brentford1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Everton2 shots
1 on target

at Chelsea1 shot
0 on target

v Sunderland1 shot
1 on target

at Palace1 shot
0 on target

v Bournemouth1 shot
0 on target

v West Ham2 shots
1 on target

13 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 13 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.