Newcastle 2019/20: Five stats you didn't know

Explore more Newcastle United team and player stats from the 2019/20 season

From the player who has been ruthless inside the box to the narrow margins of victory, we pick out five stats you may not have known about Newcastle's 2019/20 season.

Keeping it clean

Image: Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka has starred this term

Martin Dubravka has kept 24 Premier League clean sheets since his debut in Februay 2018 - only Manchester City's Ederson (34) and Alisson (31) kept more. This season, a 6.84 difference in expected and actual goals conceded by Dubravka is the biggest margin in the league.

Short supply

Image: Joelinton's only Premier League goal this season came at Tottenham

Newcastle have scored just 25 league goals so far - their fewest at this stage of a Premier League season. Twelve of those have been scored by defenders and only Jonjo Shelvey (5) has scored more than two.

Efficient Shelvey

Image: Jonjo Shelvey has made the most of his entries into the opposition box

Jonjo Shelvey is Newcastle's top scorer this season (5 goals) - but has had just 10 touches inside the opposition box.

One-nil, to the Newcastle

Image: Newcastle won 1-0 against Crystal Palace in December - as Miguel Almiron finally got off the mark

Eight of Newcastle's nine Premier League wins have been by a one-goal margin. In fact, five of those nine victories have been by a 1-0 scoreline.

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Stalemate

Image: Dwight Gayle battles against James Tarkowski in Newcastle's goalless draw with Burnley

Goalless draws have been a common recent occurrence for the Magpies, too - since the start of last season, they've drawn more Premier League games 0-0 than any other side.

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