Matt Targett

HullContract until 30 Jun 2028

183 cm
Height: 31 years
18 Sept 1995: 70 kg
Weight: England
Country: Eastleigh, England
Born

Position

Primary

Defender

2026/27 · All competitions

Hull

Premier League 1·EFL Cup 2

Goals

Assists

Started

Matches

165

Minutes played

5.7

Rating

Yellow cards

Red cards

Expected goals

1 league games · 3' · 0 shots

Non-penalty goals

0goals from 0.00

0.00 in line with expectation

Assists

0assists from 0.00

0.00 in line with expectation

npxG / 90

0.00

xA / 90

0.00

xGChain / 90

0.00

xGBuildup / 90

0.00

Shot map

Shots

Goals

On target

0.02

Size = xG where known.

vs Wolves

28 Aug 2022 · Premier League · 77'

Blocked

0.02

Body part

Foot

Situation

From a corner

Distance

26 m

Shot 1 of 1

Rating

6.2 7.0 ––7.2 –6.7 8.3 6.9 6.6 6.7 6.3 6.9 7.0 6.7

2 Sept

27 Sept

4 Oct

8 Oct

25 Oct

1 Nov

26 Dec

12 Jan

8 Feb

2 Mar

19 Apr

10 Jan

22 Aug

25 Aug

8 Sept

Records

all competitions

Longest scoring run

1games

27 Apr 2019 – 27 Apr 2019

Braces · hat-tricks

0·0

games with 2 · 3+ goals

Biggest scoring game

1Gv

Brighton

2–1 · 19 Oct 2019

Best rating

8.3v

Bromley

3–1 · 12 Jan 2025

Attacking profile

4 goals (1 pen, 1 missed) · 43 shots

47%

Shots on target20 of 43

Shot conversion4 goals from 43 shots

80%

Pass accuracy3266 of 4093

56%

Duels won707 of 1262

When he makes the difference

GoalsAssists

1–15

16–30

31–45

46–60

61–75

76–90+

Splits

GAG+A/90Rating

Home86 apps · 6,319′350.116.96

Away97 apps · 7,469′150.076.90

Started158 apps · 13,361′390.086.97

Off the bench25 apps · 427′110.426.68

His team with him on the pitch39% won · 71W 41D 71L

When he starts: 38% won (60W 34D 64L)

Partnerships

from match events

Assisted his goals

Jack Grealish2

Yan Valery1

Ashley Young1

Scored from his assists

Ollie Watkins2

Pierre Emile Højbjerg1

Daniel Ings1

James Ward-Prowse1

Conor Hourihane1

Favourite opponents

goals + assists

Crystal Palace9 games · 1 G · 2 A3

Leicester9 games · 1 G · 0 A1

Brighton11 games · 1 G · 0 A1

Bournemouth3 games · 1 G · 0 A1

Watford6 games · 0 G · 1 A1

Norwich5 games · 0 G · 1 A1

Managers

played under

Dean Smith75 games · 2 G · 5 A33%

Eddie Howe47 games · 0 G · 1 A53%

Ralph Hasenhüttl14 games · 1 G · 2 A29%

Steven Gerrard8 games · 1 G · 0 A38%

Claude Puel7 games · 0 G · 0 A29%

Mark Hughes6 games · 0 G · 1 A33%

Match stats

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	Rating
8 Sept	atSunderlandEFL Cup	L1 - 0	76	6.7
25 Aug	atStokeEFL Cup	D1 - 1	77	7.0
22 Aug	vsMan UtdPremier League	W2 - 0	12	6.9

Season by season

Season	Club	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	Shots	KP	Passes	Tkl	Int	Duels	Dribbles	Cards
2026/272 competitions	Hull	3 (2)	165	5.7	0	0	0 (0)	2	98	3	0	4/10 · 40%	–	00
2025/26FA Cup	Middlesbrough	1 (1)	86	6.3	0	0	–	–	34	1	–	1/4 · 25%	–	00
2024/252 competitions	Newcastle	21 (11)	230	6.8	0	1	1 (1)	6	160	5	2	10/18 · 56%	1/3 · 33%	00
2023/243 competitions	Newcastle	15 (8)	201	6.5	0	0	–	2	104	2	2	8/13 · 62%	0/1 · 0%	10
2022/232 competitions	Newcastle	31 (20)	765	6.6	0	0	1 (0)	11	442	16	10	35/82 · 43%	2/2 · 100%	10
2021/223 competitions	Aston Villa	19 (19)	1,614	6.9	1	1	6 (2)	24	756	38	24	89/155 · 57%	1/8 · 13%	20
2021/22Premier League	Newcastle	16 (16)	1,440	6.9	0	1	6 (2)	21	643	34	23	78/137 · 57%	1/6 · 17%	10
2020/21Premier League	Aston Villa	38 (38)	3,405	7.1	0	2	4 (2)	39	1684	83	55	191/316 · 60%	15/25 · 60%	70
2019/202 competitions	Aston Villa	31 (30)	2,565	6.9	2	2	10 (6)	34	1052	54	60	113/234 · 48%	12/25 · 48%	40
2018/193 competitions	Southampton	21 (17)	1,526	7.0	1	3	6 (3)	26	545	31	32	76/138 · 55%	3/9 · 33%	20
2017/18Premier League	Southampton	2 (2)	167	7.0	0	0	–	2	80	6	3	13/19 · 68%	3/3 · 100%	00
2016/172 competitions	Southampton	7 (7)	554	7.0	0	0	2 (0)	7	262	10	14	33/53 · 62%	2/5 · 40%	00
2015/16Premier League	Southampton	14 (13)	1,071	6.9	0	1	2 (2)	7	404	20	26	53/93 · 57%	5/11 · 45%	10
2014/15Premier League	Southampton	6 (3)	224		0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	00