Sheffield Utd 1-2 Manchester City
Key numbers
- Possession 21% – 79%
- Shots 6 (2 on target) – 30 (9)
- Decisive moment: 88' Rodri, FN xPts +1.7
Jayden Bogle 85'
HT 0:0
Erling Haaland 63'
Rodri 88'
Rodri 88'
Sheffield Utd 17th · 0 pts|Manchester City 5th → 1st · 9 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.67–3.6).
Player of the matchRodriDecisive moment88' Rodri+1.7
Player of the match
Rodri Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.8 (Dominant)
Game state
Sheffield Utd ahead 0 min · level 66 min · Manchester City ahead 24 min
- Jayden Bogle — off the bench 19 min · 1G 0A
- Phil Foden — off the bench 12 min · 0G 1A
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.
63'
Erling Haaland
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Jack Grealish +0.3
+1.0
85'
Jayden Bogle
Goal
+0.9
88'
Rodri
Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Phil Foden +0.5
+1.7
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 0.4Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.5Time effect +0.2→ League points won 0
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.4Own moments +2.7Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
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
Sheffield UtdManchester City
21%Possession79%
0.67Expected goals (xG)3.6
0.11xG per shot0.12
6Shots30
2Shots on target9
33%Shots on target %30%
4Shots in box20
194Passes742
68%Pass accuracy92%
1Corners12
7Saves0
11Fouls2
4Yellow cards0
1Offsides2
Timeline
- 17' Sub Ben Osborn → Yasser Larouci
- 45+4' Yellow George Baldock
- 59' Yellow William Osula
- 63' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #3 assist Jack Grealish
- 71' Sub George Baldock → Jayden Bogle
- 71' Sub William Osula → Oliver McBurnie
- 77' Yellow Vinícius Souza
- 80' Sub Oliver Norwood → Chris Basham
- 83' Yellow John Egan
- 85' Goal Jayden Bogle league goal #1
- 86' Sub Mateo Kovačić → Phil Foden
- 88' Goal Rodri league goal #2 assist Phil Foden
Category leaders
- Key passesJack Grealish6
- Duels wonVinícius Souza7/13
- DribblesVinícius Souza2/2
- Defensive actionsAnel Ahmedhodžić4
- ShotsJulián Álvarez7 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonJack Grealish4
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.