Newcastle United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Woltemade 29'
13 September 2025
The match in data
Newcastle United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 on 13 September 2025, on matchday 4 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Sam Johnstone (Wolverhampton Wanderers), rated 64, thanks above all to 0.93 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 2.00; conceded 1) and 3 crosses claimed. Johnstone produced 2.8 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Fabian Schär, with 62.
Sam Johnstone
Wolverhampton Wanderers · 90'
Produced 2.79× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 0.93 goals prevented (4 shots on target worth 2.00; conceded 1) 3.2×
- 3 crosses claimed 2.1×
- 13 recoveries 1.6×
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 | 90 | 62 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 65 | 61 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 65 | 59 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 53 |
| William Osula | Forward | 25 | 51 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 90 | 36 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 25 | 35 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 80 | 32 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Johnstone ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 64 |
| André | Midfielder | 66 | 57 |
| Jean-Ricner Bellegarde | Midfielder | 24 | 55 |
| Rodrigo Gomes | Midfielder | 77 | 51 |
| Emmanuel Agbadou | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| João Gomes | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Ladislav Krejci | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Yerson Mosquera | Defender | 66 | 47 |
| Jhon Arias | Forward | 24 | 41 |
| Toti | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Tolu Arokodare | Forward | 66 | 39 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | Forward | 77 | 36 |
| Hugo Bueno | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Marshall Munetsi | Midfielder | 24 | 22 |
| Fer López | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Jackson Tchatchoua | Defender | 13 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Kieran Trippier, with 5 key passes. Next: Bruno Guimarães 2, Fabian Schär 1.
The 1–0 win depended heavily on precision in chance creation. Kieran Trippier was Newcastle United's primary creative outlet, delivering 5 key passes to lead the team comfortably.
Which Wolverhampton Wanderers player won the most aerial duels?
Tolu Arokodare, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: João Gomes 3, Toti 2.
In a tight match that ended in defeat, aerial presence remained an outlet. Tolu Arokodare led Wolverhampton Wanderers with 4 aerial duels won, closely followed by João Gomes.
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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