Newcastle 1 Fulham 2 – Interesting independent ratings on Newcastle United players


 
 
 
 
 
 

It ended Newcastle 1 Fulham 2.

A match that Newcastle never ever really took control of.

A very open game and the visitors played well.

United had their moments and struck the woodwork twice but Fulham turned it around in the second half, not our day.

Looking at the individuals in black and white, interesting to get an independent perspective on how this played out.

‘Whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.

Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.’

Now whoscored have published their independent player ratings for this Newcastle 1 Fulham 2 match:

(The Whoscored display can only show ratings on four subs for a team Osula was rated 6.0)

As you can see, five players received a rating of 7.0 or more, but only one of them playing for NUFC.

Jacob Murphy rated 7.2 and I thought he did ok.

However, I thought Gordon (6.3) and Tonali (6.4), along with Burn (6.8) and Schar (6.2) in defence, were arguably United’s best four players.

Newcastle 1 Fulham 2 – Saturday 1 February 2025 3pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Murphy 36

Fulham:

Jimenez 61, Muniz 82

Possession was Newcastle 47% Fulham 53%

Total shots were Newcastle 11 Fulham 15

Shots on target were Newcastle 4 Fulham 4

Corners were Newcastle 4 Fulham 7

Touches in the box Newcastle 32 Fulham 30

Newcastle team v Fulham:

Dubravka, Livramento (Trippier 64), Schar, Burn, Hall (Kelly 87), Tonali, Joelinton (Willock 64), Bruno (Miley 87), Murphy (Osula 87), Isak, Gordon

Unused subs:

Pope, Botman, Krafth, Longstaff

(Newcastle 1 Fulham 2 – Instant Newcastle United fan/writer reaction – Read HERE)

Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Wednesday 5 February – Newcastle v Arsenal (8pm) Sky Sports (League Cup)

Saturday 8 February – Birmingham v Newcastle (5.45pm) BBC1 and BBC iPlayer (FA Cup)

Saturday 15 February – Man City v Newcastle (3pm)

Sunday 23 February – Newcastle v Forest (2pm) Sky Sports

Wednesday 26 February – Liverpool v Newcastle (8.15pm) TNT Sports

(Weekend of Saturday 1 March –  NUFC will play in FA Cup fifth round if getting past Birmingham)

Monday 10 March – West Ham v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 15 March – Newcastle v Crystal Palace (3pm)

(Carabao Cup final is on Sunday 16 March, so the Palace match would be postponed if United get to the final)