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
Newcastle
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.