Newcastle 5-1 Sheffield Utd — xTears 14.65 (27/04/24)

Newcastle turned the 5-1 over Sheffield Utd on 27 April 2024 into a rout during Matchday 35 of the Premier League. Total damage: 14.65 xTears.

A. Isak carried much of the damage, with the match first opening through A. Isak 26' goal (+1.24 xT); A. Isak 61' penalty (+1.84 xT) then widened it further.

There was an early scare for Newcastle, but the response ended up stretching the match far beyond that opening punch. The bench changed the match in one move: C. Wilson and H. Barnes at 72'. The real gut punch came when VAR wiped the joy away: penalty overturned by VAR (J. Bogle at 90+2').