Small sample. Only 411 minutes this season, so the rates below swing heavily on a handful of moments. Read them as description, not as form.
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.292 non-penalty goals from 16 shots
league 0.14
Expected assists per 90
0.080 assists, 3 key passes
league 0.11
Finishing
+0.83goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.257% of Newcastle United’s build-up value
league 0.30
Joe Willock has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 18.2m on average. They carry 11% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the 3rd largest share in the squad.
Against their position
87 midfielders
Average match rating6.5934th
Shooting
per 90
Goals
0.4488th
Non-penalty goals
0.4491st
xG
0.2982nd
Non-penalty xG
0.2984th
Shots
3.5099th
Shots on target
0.3353rd
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
0.0837th
Shot distance
18.2m69th
Set-piece share
0%9th
Goals against xG
+0.787th
Creating
per 90
Assists
0.0025th
Expected assists
0.0825th
Key passes
0.6619th
npxG + xA
0.3761st
xG chain
0.5859th
xG build-up
0.2540th
Assists against xA
-0.434th
On the ball
per 90
Touches
26.6710th
Passes
15.6710th
Pass completion
–not ranked
Take-ons attempted
1.0039th
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
1.6713th
Defending
per 90
Tackles
1.0014th
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.0013th
Clearances
0.3329th
Aerials won
0.009th
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.0094th
Discipline
per 90
Fouls committed
1.6720th
Caught offside
0.3321st
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
0season count
Red cards
0season count
Ranked against 87 midfielders 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 toCrystal Palace
Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 UTC
Crystal Palace concede 18.2 shots a match and are 1.24× the league norm against central attack (35 shots so far). A favourable draw.
Projected shots
4.46
3.50 per 90 × 1.27
Projected on target
0.81
0.66 per 90 × 1.24
Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.
Shots
7 appearances
Over 0.56 of 786%± 13
Over 1.55 of 771%± 17
Over 2.52 of 729%± 17
Over 3.51 of 714%± 13
The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 1 of 7.
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Joe Willock, 2026/27, 15 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.
left
57%
Centre
34%
right
8%
share of their shooting xG
Chance profile
quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.082
Shots per 90
3.50
Key passes per 90
0.66
Average shot distance
18.2m
From set pieces
0%
How the chances arrive
Crosses
11%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
3%
Headed
45%
Club role
Newcastle United
What they are for
On the pitch76% of available minutes.
What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Joe Willock’soutput.
Chances received
who supplies them
Anthony Elanga0.4 xG1 shot, 0g
Harvey Barnes0.2 xG3 shots, 1g
Jacob Murphy0.2 xG2 shots, 0g
Yoane Wissa0.1 xG2 shots, 1g
Lewis Hall0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
Chances created
who they supply
Yoane Wissa0.3 xG1 shot, 0g
Harvey Barnes0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
Season record
2026/27
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passes
Joe Willock carries 6.6%of Newcastle United’s build-up value.
Build-up per 900.248
33% of midfielders
Possession value per 900.581
56% of midfielders
Thin sample. Only 411 minutes, so this describes a cameo. 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
7 appearances, oldest first
over 1.5
1g
v Liverpool1 shot 1 on target
at Spurs3 shots 0 on target
v Bournemouth2 shots 0 on target
at Leeds2 shots 1 on target
1g
v Hull2 shots 1 on target
at Coventry5 shots 0 on target
1 blankno 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 one 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. 411 minutes leaves every tie here broken.
