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Newcastle United

Sean Longstaff

Midfielder28 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.236 non-penalty goals from 41 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.102 assists, 20 key passes
Finishing
-0.75goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.337% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Sean Longstaff ranks 123rd of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 14.9m on average. They carry 8% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the 4th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

128 midfielders

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.20
Non-penalty goals
0.20
xG
0.23
Non-penalty xG
0.23
Shots
1.34
npxG per shot
0.17
Shot distance
14.9m
Set-piece share
8%
Goals against xG
-1.1

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.07
Expected assists
0.10
Key passes
0.66
npxG + xA
0.33
xG chain
0.56
xG build-up
0.33
Assists against xA
-1.0

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
7season count
Red cards
0season count

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

Ranked against 128 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 7

Next fixture

Gameweek 7

vs Manchester United

Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 UTC

Manchester United concede 17.5 shots a match and are 1.26× the league norm against midfielders. A favourable draw.

Projected shots
1.69

1.34 per 90 × 1.26

Projected on target
0.55

0.49 per 90 × 1.11

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

Shots

35 appearances
  • Over 0.518 of 3551%± 8
  • Over 1.516 of 3546%± 8
  • Over 2.56 of 3517%± 6
  • Over 3.51 of 353%± 3

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 17 of 35.

Shooting profile

41 shots

Where they shoot

41 shots
Every shotBy zone
2% of shots, 1 shot15% of shots, 6 shots15% of shots, 6 shots15% of shots, 6 shots12% of shots, 5 shots10% of shots, 4 shots2% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 2 shots15%15%15%12%10%7%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Sean Longstaff, 2023/24, final 35m.

left
2%
Centre
52%
right
46%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.173
Shots per 90
1.34
Key passes per 90
0.66
Average shot distance
14.9m
From set pieces
8%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
15%
Through balls
9%
Own dribble
7%
Headed
3%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • When it mattered4 of 6 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch80% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Anthony Gordon1.2 xG4 shots, 1g
  2. Bruno Guimarães0.7 xG5 shots, 0g
  3. Valentino Livramento0.7 xG3 shots, 0g
  4. Elliot Anderson0.6 xG2 shots, 1g
  5. Joelinton0.5 xG3 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Callum Wilson0.6 xG4 shots, 1g
  2. Dan Burn0.5 xG1 shot, 0g
  3. Sven Botman0.5 xG1 shot, 1g
  4. Elliot Anderson0.4 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Jacob Murphy0.4 xG2 shots, 0g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Sean Longstaff carries 6.7% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.326
    61% of midfielders
  • Possession value per 900.565
    65% of midfielders

Ranked against 128 midfielders 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 Liverpool2 shots
2 on target

1g

at Sheffield Utd2 shots
1 on target

v Burnley2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Palace2 shots
1 on target

at Wolves3 shots
0 on target

at Bournemouth2 shots
1 on target

v Fulham3 shots
1 on target

at Luton1 shot
0 on target

at Villa2 shots
1 on target

2g

v Luton4 shots
2 on target

at Forest1 shot
1 on target

v West Ham2 shots
1 on target

v Everton3 shots
0 on target

at Fulham2 shots
0 on target

v Sheffield Utd3 shots
0 on target

1g

at Burnley2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Brighton3 shots
2 on target

at Man Utd2 shots
1 on target

17 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 17 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.