XG pretty consistently averages out to a team's actual goals over time. It certainly has its flaws, but 'tis proving to be a useful statistic. It almost always lines up with the 'we were robbed' feelings of fans.
Sort of, basically Newcastle had a good day where they got a bit luckier than expected with the chances they created going in, and we had a day where we were a bit unlucky with the chances we created going in.
Agreed. Seems strange to say after a game where we've gone behind twice and just managed to nick a draw, but I'd be amazed if Newcastle manage to stay up this season from what I've seen of them so far.