Joe WillockCM#28

Newcastle·Premier League·Midfield - Central Midfield

27 years(20/08/1999)1,79mrightEngland, MontserratContract until 30/06/2027

6.70Rating44 matches in 12 months

€14.00mMarket value#18 in Newcastle · #334 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag09.116.4

Premier Leag22.116.7

UEFA Champio25.117.2

Premier Leag29.116.6

Premier Leag06.126.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov

6.50Dec

6.70Jan

6.40Feb

6.60Mar

6.70Apr

6.70May

Jun

6.40Jul

6.90Aug

7.40Sep

Oct

Club matchesNewcastle

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Recent results

19 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueH

Hull City—Prediction 14 Sept · 20:00English Premier LeagueA

Leeds—Prediction 08 Sept · 20:00League CupA

MillwallW1:0Prediction 05 Sept · 12:30English Premier LeagueH

BournemouthD2:2Prediction 29 Aug · 17:30English Premier LeagueA

TottenhamW2:0Prediction

Key statsPremier League · EFL Cup

Goals30.61 / 906 of 51Rank

xG0.620.33 / 9019 of 50Rank

Assists020 of 51Rank

xA0.300.16 / 9035 of 51Rank

Shots183.68 / 9011 of 50Rank

Shots on target633%12 of 50Rank

Key passes61.23 / 9047 of 51Rank

Pass accuracy89.9%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking58

Technique51

Tactical41

Defending32

Creativity60

Strengths

Finishing

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.6396%

xG0.2673%

Shots3.1492%

Shots on target0.9482%

Conversion %2088%

Big chances missed0.3114%

Dribbles1.2586%

Fouls won1.8881%

Offsides0.3153%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0031%

xA0.0944%

Key passes0.636%

Big chances created0.3160%

Accurate passes32.3034%

Pass accuracy %94.5100%

Final third passes11.6052%

Long balls0.6310%

Crosses0.0014%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.5748%

Interceptions0.3126%

Clearances0.6327%

Blocks0.3141%

Duels won4.7054%

Recoveries2.8210%

Dribbled past0.6354%

Fouls1.5726%

Errors leading to goal0.0051%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 50 midfielders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 287′

Similar playersPremier League · midfielders · season 26/27

87%

Josh KingFulham · Midfield - Attacking Midfield7.08Rating2G0A19age 78%

Kiernan Dewsbury-HallEverton · Midfield - Central Midfield7.42Rating1G0A28age 77%

Noah SadikiSunderland · Midfield - Central Midfield6.74Rating0G0A21age 77%

Cole PalmerChelsea · Midfield - Attacking Midfield7.52Rating2G2A24age 77%

Emiliano BuendíaAston Villa · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.72Rating1G0A29age 77%

Justin KluivertBournemouth · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.78Rating1G0A27age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-1.0

-1.4

01.4

25/26

+0.4

10.6

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 2.0

Assists vs xA

-0.4

-0.1

22.1

25/26

-0.3

00.3

26/27

Assists xA · total 2 / 2.4

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable44 matches in 12 months

National teamEngland U214 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2027

Market value€14.00mHighest: €38.00m (20/06/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Premier League	Newcastle United	26/27	5	287	7.04	2	—	2	—	—
EFL Cup	Newcastle United	26/27	2	153	7.20	1	—	1	—	—

Transfers6

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
13/08/2021	21/22	Arsenal	Newcastle	€29.40m	€16.00m
31/05/2021	20/21	Newcastle	Arsenal	End of loan	€16.00m
01/02/2021	20/21	Arsenal	Newcastle	loan transfer	€16.00m
01/07/2019	19/20	Arsenal U23	Arsenal	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Arsenal U18	Arsenal U23	-	-
01/07/2015	15/16	Arsenal Youth	Arsenal U18	-	-

Market value

€14.00m Current€38.00m Highest · 20/06/202303/06/2026 Last change

07.08.201903.06.2026

#127 Central Midfield#100 England#18 Newcastle#334 Premier League#981 Worldwide#94 Year 1999

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
07/08/2019	19	Arsenal FC	€6.00m
12/09/2019	20	Arsenal FC	€10.00m
10/12/2019	20	Arsenal FC	€18.00m
08/04/2020	20	Arsenal FC	€16.00m
13/10/2020	21	Arsenal FC	€16.00m
18/03/2021	21	Newcastle United	€16.00m
08/06/2021	21	Arsenal FC	€16.00m
05/10/2021	22	Newcastle United	€22.00m
23/12/2021	22	Newcastle United	€22.00m
15/06/2022	22	Newcastle United	€22.00m
15/09/2022	23	Newcastle United	€25.00m
03/11/2022	23	Newcastle United	€30.00m
20/06/2023	23	Newcastle United	€38.00m
19/12/2023	24	Newcastle United	€35.00m
27/05/2024	24	Newcastle United	€30.00m
16/12/2024	25	Newcastle United	€28.00m
30/05/2025	25	Newcastle United	€22.00m
17/10/2025	26	Newcastle United	€18.00m
09/12/2025	26	Newcastle United	€16.00m
03/06/2026	26	Newcastle United	€14.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Newcastle United	3	171	1	0.62	0.62	0	0.3	6	1	1.68
2025	EPL	Newcastle United	24	979	0	1.39	1.39	2	2.1	17	14	5.04

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.