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Premier League · Matchweek 3

Newcastle United

NEW

2–2Full time

AFC Bournemouth

AFC

How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

50%Possession49%
47%Territory39%
18%From set plays10%
0.08Chance quality0.16
4.4%Directness5.4%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Newcastle, 3 for Bournemouth. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 26 of 90 matches, not the full season.