Premier League Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 19 2026 · 15:00 St. James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle
2–1 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.44 – 1.59
Hull City
  • J. Willock 3’
  • L. Hall 7’
  • 67’ M. Cho
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Newcastle beat Hull City

Newcastle entered as clear favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Willock and Hall. Hull City replied through a Cho goal. The chances were even, with xG of 1.44 and 1.59. On the chances created, Hull City deserved more: 1.5 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Newcastle ✓60%
Draw22%
Hull City18%

Model vs reality

Newcastle goals
2
Model 1.93 · xG 1.44
Hull City goals
1
Model 0.95 · xG 1.59
Total goals
3
Model 2.88 · xG 3.03
Score 2–1
10%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
Yes
Model 52%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. WillockNewcastle · 1 goal
8.0
  • RefereeTony Harrington
  • CoachesMatthias Jaissle · Sergej Jakirovic
  • VenueSt. James’ Park
  • Table before kick-offNewcastle 12th · Hull City 5th
  • Weather at kick-off17°C · Overcast · wind 25 km/h

Timeline

  1. J. Willock 1–0Assist H. Barnes
    3’
  2. L. Hall 2–0Assist H. Barnes
    7’
  3. M. CrooksYellow card · Foul
    29’
  4. M. BelloumiYellow card · Foul
    39’
  5. ✕ Y. WissaMissed penalty
    45+2’
  6. K. TzolakisYellow card · Argument
    45+2’
  7. J. MurphyYellow card · Time wasting
    45+3’
  8. Half time · 2–0
  9. ⇄ T. IroegbunamFor M. Crooks
    46’
  10. R. GilesYellow card · Foul
    49’
  11. ⇄ M. ChoFor B. Thomas
    63’
  12. ⇄ F. SchärFor Sean Steur
    66’
  13. M. Cho 2–1Assist M. Belloumi
    67’
  14. ⇄ B. ToureFor M. Fernandez-Pardo
    74’
  15. ⇄ L. Gourna-DouathFor R. Slater
    78’
  16. ⇄ Robinio VazFor J. Egan
    78’
  17. ⇄ J. GelhardtFor M. Belloumi
    83’
  18. ⇄ Aladji BambaFor J. Willock
    87’
  19. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Newcastle12 shots · 9 in box, 3 outside
Hull City22 shots · 12 in box, 10 outside
NewcastleHull City
56% Possession 44%
1.44 Expected goals (xG) 1.59
1.28 Expected points (xPts) 1.48
12 Shots 22
5 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 11
9 Shots inside the box 12
3 Shots outside the box 10
523 Passes 382
88% Pass accuracy 79%
4 Corners 7
3 Goalkeeper saves 3
4 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
7.09 Team rating 6.53

Line-ups

Newcastle 4-2-3-1

217.0 L. Horníček(G)
37.7 L. Hall 47.2 S. Botman 127.3 M. Thiaw 676.9 L. Miley
288.0★ J. Willock ↓87’ 147.2 Sean Steur ↓66’
117.3 H. Barnes AA 96.0 Y. Wissa 237.3 J. Murphy
206.2 M. Fernandez-Pardo ↓74’
  • 21L. Horníček (G)7.0
  • 3L. Hall7.7
  • 4S. Botman7.2
  • 12M. Thiaw7.3
  • 67L. Miley6.9
  • 28J. Willock ★↓87’8.0
  • 14Sean Steur↓66’7.2
  • 11H. BarnesA×27.3
  • 9Y. Wissa6.0
  • 23J. Murphy7.3
  • 20M. Fernandez-Pardo↓74’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 5F. Schär↑66’7.0
  • 8Aladji Bamba↑87’6.9
  • 17B. Toure↑74’6.3

Unused: N. Pope, M. Miley, M. Pivaš, V. Salia, M. Mills, K. Thompson

Coach: Matthias Jaissle

Hull City 5-4-1

196.9 K. Tzolakis(G)
36.3 R. Giles 226.7 L. Herrington 156.5 J. Egan ↓78’ 66.3 S. Ajayi 25.9 L. Coyle
75.7 B. Thomas ↓63’ 276.2 R. Slater ↓78’ 256.9 M. Crooks ↓46’ 107.2 M. Belloumi A↓83’
96.6 O. McBurnie
  • 19K. Tzolakis (G)6.9
  • 3R. Giles6.3
  • 22L. Herrington6.7
  • 15J. Egan↓78’6.5
  • 6S. Ajayi6.3
  • 2L. Coyle5.9
  • 7B. Thomas↓63’5.7
  • 27R. Slater↓78’6.2
  • 25M. Crooks↓46’6.9
  • 10M. BelloumiA↓83’7.2
  • 9O. McBurnie6.6

Substitutes used

  • 29L. Gourna-Douath↑78’6.5
  • 42T. Iroegbunam↑46’6.9
  • 47Robinio Vaz↑78’6.3
  • 11J. Gelhardt↑83’6.9
  • 50M. Cho↑63’7.9

Unused: D. Phillips, P. McNair, E. Stroud, J. Hjertø-Dahl

Coach: Sergej Jakirovic

Player stats

Top rated
J. WillockNewcastle8.0
2nd
M. ChoHull City7.9
3rd
L. HallNewcastle7.7

Newcastle

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 60% 25 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.0
L. Hall D 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 93% 68 1 0 1/4 1/2 7.7
S. Botman D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 74 1 3 0/0 1/1 7.2
M. Thiaw D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 84 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.3
L. Miley M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 96% 69 4 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Willock M 87 1 0 1 (1) 0 92% 51 1 1 2/3 0/3 8.0
Sean Steur M 66 0 0 0 (0) 2 89% 57 2 0 1/1 0/0 7.2
H. Barnes M 90 0 2 2 (1) 3 86% 29 0 0 2/4 0/1 7.3
Y. Wissa M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 70% 23 0 0 1/2 1/1 6.0
J. Murphy M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 82% 17 2 0 1/1 0/2 7.3
M. Fernandez-Pardo F 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 11 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
F. Schär D 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 12 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
Aladji Bamba M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
B. Toure F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/3 0/0 6.3

Hull City

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
K. Tzolakis G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 59% 29 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
R. Giles D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 79% 24 1 1 0/2 1/0 6.3
L. Herrington D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 92% 51 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Egan D 78 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 21 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
S. Ajayi D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 44 2 1 1/1 0/0 6.3
L. Coyle D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 43 1 1 0/0 0/0 5.9
B. Thomas M 63 0 0 1 (0) 1 79% 19 1 0 0/0 1/0 5.7
R. Slater M 78 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 29 0 1 1/1 0/1 6.2
M. Crooks M 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 14 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Belloumi F 83 0 1 4 (2) 2 77% 30 6 0 3/6 3/0 7.2
O. McBurnie F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 68% 22 0 1 0/0 2/2 6.6
L. Gourna-Douath M 12 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 11 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
T. Iroegbunam M 44 0 0 1 (0) 1 76% 21 2 0 1/2 1/0 6.9
Robinio Vaz F 12 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 8 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
J. Gelhardt F 7 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 3/3 0/0 6.9
M. Cho F 27 1 0 1 (1) 2 71% 7 0 0 1/1 1/0 7.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.