Newcastle fans rage over statistic from Fulham draw

A number of Newcastle United supporters have been reacting to a damning statistic which emerged on Twitter revealing how little of an attacking threat the Magpies showed in their 1-1 draw against 10-man Fulham.

Steve Bruce’s side headed into the game under pressure to bounce back from their 5-2 thrashing at Leeds United. However, Newcastle fell behind in the first half before being handed a lifeline in the game when the visitors were reduced to 10 men. That was immediately compounded by Callum Wilson slotting home from the penalty spot to get his side back on level terms.

That left Newcastle with around half an hour to press home their man advantage and pile pressure on a Fulham side which had shipped 22 goals in their opening 13 Premier League matches. However, the Magpies were scarcely able to create a chance, laboured and slow in possession and unable to break down their opponents.

Those struggles have been emphasised by a statistic tweeted by @PremLeaguePanel which revealed the Magpies had an xG of just 0.09 in the final half-hour against Fulham. That is a terribly low figure against a side struggling down the bottom of the table and with 10 men away from home, offering a terrible reflection of Newcastle’s creative abilities.

Newcastle fans react over damning xG figure

Many Newcastle fans were furious with that “disgraceful” statistic and were quick to highlight why so many are frustrated with the style of play under Bruce.

This really sums up #NUFC under Steve Bruce ???? https://t.co/NzT07Xuyac

— Mark Gray (@MGRunner) December 20, 2020

That’s the tweet. Right there. That’s it. Bruceball https://t.co/ffFEZQntXm

— Joe??? (@Joe081223) December 20, 2020

0.09 xG, I’ve never ever seen that and it happened against newly promoted Fulham with 10 men https://t.co/pYj2vF7Rd7

— Jxsh (@JoStNa) December 19, 2020

Disgraceful #bruceout https://t.co/pJMGJmqfa0

— Arran ?? (@arrannufc) December 19, 2020

This is absolutely incredible. Like staggering. If fans were in the ground, it would be toxic. #NUFC https://t.co/iMeTQHn2LH

— Jordan Knill (@Kniller_) December 19, 2020