Newcastle 2 Fulham 1 – Interesting independent ratings on Newcastle United players | OneFootball

It ended Newcastle 2 Fulham 1.

Jacob Murphy did really well to close down last man Bassey and steal the ball, his run took him to outside the box and the low shot was perfectly into the corner.

He could and should have got a second not long after, as a brilliant first time pass from Gordon sent Murphy through with even more time to think, one on one with the keeper. This time though the shot inside the area not as clinical, allowing Leno a good save.

After Lukic equalised in the second half it became even more of a battle.

However, the last 15 minutes United dominated and relentlessly pressed for the winner, with the subs making a difference with fresh legs.

Will Osula did well to force Leno into a desperate save and Bruno followed up for the winner in the 90th minute! Phew!!

Looking at the individuals in black and white, interesting to get an independent perspective on how this played out.

‘Whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.

Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.’

Now whoscored have published their automated player ratings for this Newcastle 2 Benfica 1 match:

(The Whoscored display can only show four subs at any one time, Will Osula rated 6.4)

As you can see, five players received a rating of 7.0 or more, four of them playing for United .

The automated ratings getting it right on Bruno (7.8) man of the match, he missed a great headed chance at 1-1 BUT kept on going and a real captain’s performance, never stopped running and got his late reward.

Jacob Murphy (7.4) the next highest rated NUFC star, he did well in his hour on the pitch and also hit the post from a tight angle.

Joelinton (7.3) had one of his best performances of the season and was heavily involved in the middle of the pitch.

Whilst Kieran Trippier (7.2) so consistent with the quality of his displays this season.

Newcastle 2 Fulham 1 – Saturday 25 October 2025 3pm

Newcastle United:

Murphy 18, Bruno 90

Fulham:

Lukic 56

Possession was Newcastle 51% Fulham 49%

Total shots were Newcastle 18 Fulham 12

Shots on target were Newcastle 7 Fulham 5

Corners were Newcastle 4 Fulham 3

Touches in the box Newcastle 36 Fulham 25

Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman (Schar 61), Burn, Bruno, Joelinton, Miley (Tonali 61), Gordon (Elanga 76), Woltemade (Osula 86), Murphy (Barnes 61)

Subs:

Ramsdale, Krafth, Willock, Ramsey