Tottenham vs Newcastle 2024 (Spurs NUFC May 2024 MCG Friendly)
Final score and result: Spurs vs Newcastle 1-1 (NUFC win 5-4 on penalties)
A good crowd of 78,419 was in attendance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia for this friendly between Spurs and Newcastle United on May 22, 2024.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Arsenal vs Newcastle (Official attendance of 60,298 at the Emirates Stadium on 24 February, 2024)
A comfortable win for Arsenal- Newcastle had 0 xG in the first half, and only had three shots in the second: Gordon 49th minute, Isak 62nd minute and Willock 84th minute (which was their only goal)
xG Arsenal 2.14-0.15 Newcastle shots map (Actual score AFC 4-1 NUFC)
1-0 Botman own goal vs Arsenal (no xG for an own goal)
2-0 Havertz goal vs Newcastle xG 0.65
3-0 Saka goal vs Newcastle xG 0.04
4-0 Kiwior goal vs Newcastle xG 0.05
4-1 Willock header goal vs Arsenal xG 0.06
Arsenal vs NUFC 4-1 Match Stats for comparison
(Arsenal stats on left; NUFC on right)
This Raul Jimenez dismissal vs Newcastle (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Fulham forward sent off for an ill-time challenge on Sean Longstaff as he made contact with the face of the Magpies player who was receiving the ball from a throw-in. Jimenez was initially in a Kung-Fu like motion, but attempted to pull out, and ended up colliding with Longstaff’s face, and VAR deemed it to be a red card