Premier League · Matchweek 3
Christian Eriksen 17'
Casemiro 52'
Bruno Fernandes 76' (pen)
HT 1:2
Taiwo Awoniyi 2'
Willy Boly 4'
Sat, 26 Aug 2023, 15:00 (UK) · Old Trafford, Manchester
Manchester United 13th → 5th · 6 pts|Nottingham Forest 11th → 13th · 3 pts

Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.83–1.21).

Player of the matchBruno Fernandes8.6Decisive moment76' Bruno Fernandes+1.1

Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest

Key numbers

  • Possession 66% – 34%
  • Shots 18 (9 on target) – 9 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 76' Bruno Fernandes, FN xPts +1.1
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-21-22-23-2
Manchester United ahead 14 min · level 26 min · Nottingham Forest ahead 50 min
  • Nottingham Forest: Red card 67' → ~23 min a player down

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

2' Taiwo Awoniyi Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Morgan Gibbs-White +0.2 +0.6
4' Willy Boly Goal +0.7
17' Christian Eriksen Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Marcus Rashford +0.2 +0.7
52' Casemiro Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.3 +1.0
67' Joe Worrall Red card −0.2
76' Bruno Fernandes Pen goal +1.1
Manchester United Expected (last two seasons) 2.4Own moments +2.8Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −1.2→ League points won 3
Nottingham Forest Expected (last two seasons) 0.4Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −2.4Time effect +0.9→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest
66%Possession34%
2.83Expected goals (xG)1.21
0.16xG per shot0.13
18Shots9
9Shots on target4
50%Shots on target %44%
7Shots in box7
637Passes316
86%Pass accuracy72%
11Corners3
2Saves7
13Fouls11
4Yellow cards4
3Offsides2

Timeline

  • 2' Goal Taiwo Awoniyi league goal #3 assist Morgan Gibbs-White
  • 4' Goal Willy Boly league goal #1
  • 17' Goal Christian Eriksen league goal #1 assist Marcus Rashford
  • 44' Yellow Serge Aurier
  • 45+2' Yellow Morgan Gibbs-White
  • 46' Sub Raphaël Varane → Victor Lindelöf
  • 52' Goal Casemiro league goal #1 assist Bruno Fernandes
  • 57' Sub Scott McKenna → Moussa Niakhaté
  • 58' Yellow Aaron Wan-Bissaka
  • 60' Sub Anthony Martial → Jadon Sancho
  • 62' Yellow Ola Aina
  • 67' Red Joe Worrall
  • 70' Sub Brennan Johnson → Cheikhou Kouyaté
  • 76' Goal Bruno Fernandes (pen) league goal #1
  • 81' Sub Danilo → Anthony Elanga
  • 81' Sub Taiwo Awoniyi → Chris Wood
  • 82' Yellow Marcus Rashford
  • 85' Sub Antony → Scott McTominay
  • 89' Yellow André Onana
  • 90+6' Yellow Bruno Fernandes
  • 90+6' Yellow Cheikhou Kouyaté

Category leaders

  • Key passesAntony4
  • Duels wonCasemiro8/16
  • DribblesMarcus Rashford2/3
  • Defensive actionsAaron Wan-Bissaka6
  • ShotsBruno Fernandes5 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonAntony3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.