Matt Targett has shown a strikingly creative influence in the 2026/27 League Cup so far, with two appearances and 89 minutes of play. He has delivered two key passes, a rate of 2.02 per 90 minutes that exceeds the defender baseline of 0.56, indicating a strong contribution to chance creation. While he has not scored or assisted, his defensive actions include one tackle, a rate of 1.01 per 90, slightly below the baseline of 1.65, and no interceptions. Targett has not taken any shots, with a shots per 90 of 0.0 compared to the expected 0.5 for his position. His average match rating of 6.95 reflects solid performances, and his overall contribution to playmaking stands out against typical defender metrics.
Matt Targett has played 89 minutes across 2 appearances in League Cup, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.06 and averaging 6.95 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi Ajayi | D | 2 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 82% | 2 | 100% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 80% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | – |
| Liam Millar | F | 3 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | 4 | 84% | 2 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.13 | – |
| Nobel Mendy | D | 2 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 87% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.60 | – |
| Kieran Dowell | M | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 2 | 84% | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.50 | – |
| Regan Slater | M | 3 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 79% | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | – |
| Mohamed Belloumi | M | 3 | 192 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 67% | 1 | 33% | 6 | 3 | 1 | 44% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Konstantinos Tzolakis | G | 2 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 36% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.20 | – |
| John Egan | D | 2 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 75% | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 73% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.45 | – |
| Oli McBurnie | F | 2 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 51% | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47% | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | – |
| Ryan Giles | D | 2 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 78% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | – |
| Cody Drameh | D | 3 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 84% | 2 | 100% | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | – |
| Lucas Herrington | D | 3 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 89% | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | – |
| Elliot Stroud | M | 3 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 78% | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 56% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Lucas Gourna-Douath | M | 2 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 84% | 2 | 40% | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | – |
| Paddy McNair | D | 2 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 92% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | – |
| Lewie Coyle | D | 2 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 74% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.05 | – |
| Dillon Phillips | G | 1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 72% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.50 | – |
| Matt Crooks | M | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 68% | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 2 | 62% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| Matt Targett | D | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 90% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | – |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 2 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 86% | 2 | 100% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | – |
| David Akintola | F | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 82% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| Abdülkadir Ömür | M | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Jens Hjertø-Dahl | M | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 82% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Tyrell Sellars-Fleming | F | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 67% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Mohamed Ali Cho | F | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Hull | League Cup | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 89% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 2026/27 | Hull | Premier League | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Middlesbrough | Championship | 45 | 3672 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 14% | 74 | 84% | 6 | 55 | 51 | 53% | 25 | 5 | 0 | 7.06 |
| 2025/26 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 88% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 2024/25 | Newcastle | FA Cup | 3 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 87% | 1 | 5 | 1 | 59% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 |
| 2024/25 | Newcastle | Premier League | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 93% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2024/25 | Newcastle | League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023/24 | Newcastle | Premier League | 3 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 87% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 2023/24 | Newcastle | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 81% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| 2022/23 | Newcastle | Premier League | 17 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 82% | 2 | 13 | 9 | 43% | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.64 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug | a Stoke | D | 77 | – | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 22 Aug | v Manchester United | W | 12 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 23 May | a Hull | L | 89 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| 12 May | a Southampton | D | 120 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 09 May | v Southampton | D | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8.20 | – |
| 02 May | a Wrexham | – | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 8.20 | – |
| 25 Apr | v Watford | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 22 Apr | v Sheffield Weds | – | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 19 Apr | a Ipswich | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 11 Apr | v Portsmouth | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 03 Apr | v Millwall | – | 78 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 21 Mar | a Blackburn | – | 81 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 14 Mar | v Bristol City | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 11 Mar | v Charlton | – | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| 08 Mar | a QPR | – | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |