Fulham 1-1 Newcastle: Shots Level, Chances Split

Fulham and Newcastle United shared a 1-1 draw, and the match numbers show two sides who created similar threat but finished it differently.

The shot totals were close. Newcastle took 9 shots to Fulham's 11, with both sides managing 5 shots on target. Newcastle had 6 shots inside the box, while Fulham had 7. Possession favoured the home side at 58 percent against 42 percent.

The chance-quality picture is where the contrast sharpens. Newcastle created 3 big chances and missed 3 of them, while Fulham created 1 and missed that same 1. Newcastle therefore carried the greater volume of clear opportunities but could not turn enough of them into a second goal, leaving the scoreline level.

The goals came late in the piece. Jacob Murphy put Newcastle ahead in the 80th minute after a single shot, which was also on target, and he finished the match with 1 goal from 1 shot. Rodrigo Muniz, who came on as a substitute in the 65th minute, equalised for Fulham in the 83rd minute. Muniz took 2 shots in 25 minutes on the pitch, with 1 on target, making him the clearest substitute impact of the afternoon.

Harvey Barnes was the most active attacking player on the Newcastle side, taking 3 shots, 2 of them on target, across the full 90 minutes. His volume was not matched by a goal, which underlines how the visitors' chances were spread out rather than converted by one standout finisher.

The lineup changes also shaped the final phase. Newcastle made several changes in the 61st and 74th minutes, including introducing Anthony Elanga and Fabian Schär in the 85th minute, while Fulham responded with fresh legs such as Kenny Tete and Ryan Sessegnon in the 77th and 78th minutes. Muniz's goal came from that second wave of Fulham substitutions.

For context, Fulham now sit on 10 points from 10 matches, with 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats, scoring 10 and conceding 12. Their recent form reads D-D-W-W-L. Newcastle have 12 points from the same 10 games, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, having scored 13 and conceded 16. Their last five have read D-L-W-L-L.

Taken together, the draw leaves both clubs with a point gained rather than two dropped, but the chance-quality split suggests Newcastle will be more frustrated, given they created three times as many big chances and converted none of the three they missed into goals.