Newcastle United 2–1 Fulham
- Murphy 18'
- Guimarães 90'
- Lukić 56'
25 October 2025
The match in data
Newcastle United beat Fulham 2–1 on 25 October 2025, on matchday 9 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Nick Pope (Newcastle United), rated 68, thanks above all to 1.39 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 2.48; conceded 1) and 1 cross claimed. Pope produced 3.5 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Fulham, the highest-rated player was Saša Lukić, with 65.
Nick Pope
Newcastle United · 90'
Produced 3.49× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.39 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 2.48; conceded 1) 4.9×
- 1 cross claimed 0.7×
- 7 recoveries 0.9×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian Schär | Defender | 29 | 77 |
| Nick Pope ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 68 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 61 | 67 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 90 | 58 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 76 | 49 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 29 | 46 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 61 | 43 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 29 | 41 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 61 | 38 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 86 | 29 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 24 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 4 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saša Lukić | Midfielder | 84 | 65 |
| Sander Berge | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Bernd Leno | Goalkeeper | 90 | 51 |
| Kevin | Forward | 44 | 50 |
| Issa Diop | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Calvin Bassey | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Alex Iwobi | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Adama Traoré | Forward | 76 | 42 |
| Emile Smith Rowe | Midfielder | 46 | 41 |
| Raúl Jiménez | Forward | 90 | 36 |
| Ryan Sessegnon | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Kenny Tete | Defender | 90 | 24 |
| Josh King | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Tom Cairney | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Jonah Kusi-Asare | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Timothy Castagne | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Fulham player won the most aerial duels?
Raúl Jiménez, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Issa Diop 3, Sander Berge 1.
Raúl Jiménez led Fulham with 4 aerial duels won in the 2–1 loss against Newcastle United, edging Issa Diop with 3. Securing aerial contested balls up front did not translate into a result.
Which Newcastle United player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Bruno Guimarães, with 4 key passes. Next: Kieran Trippier 2, Joelinton 2.
Bruno Guimarães created 4 key passes in the 2–1 win over Fulham, doubling both Kieran Trippier and Joelinton with 2 each. Guimarães' distribution directly drove Newcastle's attacking threat.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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