Newcastle United · 2025/26
William Osula
William Osula ranks 21st of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 15.3m on average. They carry 5% of Newcastle United’s attacking output, the 7th largest share in the squad.
This week
Next fixture
Gameweek 2away to Tottenham
Sat 29 Aug, 16:30 UTC
Tottenham concede 12.3 shots a match and are 1.05× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.
- Projected shots
- 2.70
- Projected on target
- 1.36
2.66 per 90 × 1.01
1.39 per 90 × 0.98
Season rate multiplied by what this opponent concedes relative to the league. It assumes a full ninety minutes and takes no account of rotation, so check availability before reading anything into it.
Shots
24 appearances- Over 0.546%± 10
- Over 1.529%± 9
- Over 2.513%± 7
- Over 3.58%± 6
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 13 of 24 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Shots on target
24 appearances- Over 0.538%± 10
- Over 1.513%± 7
- Over 2.50%± 0
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 13 of 24 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Where the shots come from
Where they shoot
23 shotsWilliam Osula, 2025/26 · 23 shots in the final 35m, 7 scored. Shape carries the outcome rather than colour, so it reads in print and to anyone who cannot separate the hues.
- left
- 29%
- Centre
- 56%
- right
- 15%
share of their shooting xG
Chance quality
xG per shot, distance, how they arrive- xG per shot
- 0.214
- Shots per 90
- 2.66
- Key passes per 90
- 0.69
- Average shot distance
- 15.3m
- From set pieces
- 12%
How their chances arrive
- Crosses
- 28%
- Through balls
- 17%
- Own dribble
- 5%
- Headed
- 10%
What they are for
Roles
penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships- When it mattered5 of 7 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
- On the pitch23% of the minutes available to them.
Partnerships
- Fed by Lewis Miley2 shots, 0.65 xG
- Fed by Sandro Tonali3 shots, 0.62 xG
- Fed by Jacob Murphy3 shots, 0.53 xG
- Fed by Joe Willock1 shot, 0.52 xG
A share of the attack says how much runs through William Osula. These say what would have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker or the corner deliverer is not the same as losing a proportional slice of output, and a partnership cuts both ways: the supplier being absent damages the finisher’s numbers too.
Who they play with
Chances received
who supplies them- Lewis Miley0.7 xG2 shots · 1g
- Sandro Tonali0.6 xG3 shots · 0g
- Jacob Murphy0.5 xG3 shots · 1g
- Joe Willock0.5 xG1 shot · 1g
- Nick Woltemade0.5 xG2 shots · 0g
Chances created
who they supply- Joe Willock0.2 xG2 shots · 0g
- Harvey Barnes0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
- Bruno Guimarães0.1 xG2 shots · 0g
- Dan Burn0.0 xG1 shot · 0g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesWilliam Osula carries 0.4% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.0431% of forwards
- Possession value per 900.59266% of forwards
Ranked against 109 forwards with a comparable sample. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance. It is a possession-value measure rather than a passing one: it cannot tell a forty-yard carry from two sideways balls, because no pass or carry record exists in this data.
Tackles, blocks and recoveries
per 90 · 2025/26They account for 1.3% of their club’s recorded defensive work.
- Tackles0.6742% of FWD
- Blocks, clearances, interceptions0.220% of FWD
- Recoveries2.5776% of FWD
- Defensive contribution3.4718% of FWD
Rates from 805 minutes, ranked against 33 forwards with a comparable sample. The feed publishes season totals rather than a match-by-match record, so there is no hit rate against a line here. That needs the distribution, which no arithmetic on a total can recover. This statistic begins in 2025/26, so there is no earlier season to compare against.
Match log
most recent first- 3 shots2 OTvs West Ham2g
- 4 shots1 OTat Nottingham Forest
- 4 shots2 OTvs Brighton1g
- 2 shots1 OTvs Bournemouth1g
- 2 shots2 OTat Crystal Palace1g
- 1 shot1 OTvs Manchester United1g
- 2 shots1 OTat West Ham
- 2 shots1 OTvs Fulham
- 1 shot0 OTat Leeds
- 1 shot1 OTvs Liverpool1g
Solid marks are on target, faded ones off. 13 further appearances produced no shot and are not listed, but are counted in the rates above.