Manchester United 1-3 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 44% – 56%
- Shots 14 (4 on target) – 10 (8)
- Decisive moment: 20' Danny Welbeck, FN xPts +0.8
Hannibal Mejbri 73'
HT 0:1
Danny Welbeck 20'
Pascal Groß 53'
João Pedro 71'
Pascal Groß 53'
João Pedro 71'
Manchester United 11th · 6 pts|Brighton 6th → 3rd · 12 pts
Brighton won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.96–1.7).
Player of the matchPascal GroßDecisive moment20' Danny Welbeck+0.8
Player of the match
Pascal Groß Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 0 min · level 20 min · Brighton ahead 70 min
- Hannibal Mejbri — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A
- João Pedro — off the bench 26 min · 1G 0A
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.
20'
Danny Welbeck
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Simon Adingra +0.2
+0.8
53'
Pascal Groß
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Tariq Lamptey +0.2
+0.6
71'
João Pedro
Goal · assist Tariq Lamptey
+0.1
73'
Hannibal Mejbri
Goal · assist Lisandro Martínez
0.0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.5Opponent moments −0.1Time 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
Manchester UnitedBrighton
44%Possession56%
0.96Expected goals (xG)1.7
0.07xG per shot0.17
14Shots10
4Shots on target8
29%Shots on target %80%
8Shots in box7
497Passes661
86%Pass accuracy91%
8Corners1
5Saves3
8Fouls9
2Yellow cards2
4Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester United
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.96 | 2 | |
| xG against | 1.7 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 14 | 16.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 16.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 44% | 51.5% | |
| Passes | 497 | 491.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 84% | |
| Corners | 8 | 7 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 10.8 |
Brighton
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.7 | 2.3 | |
| xG against | 0.96 | 2 | |
| Shots | 10 | 20.8 | |
| On target | 8 | 9 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 56% | 64.8% | |
| Passes | 661 | 617.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 89.5% | |
| Corners | 1 | 7.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.5 |
Timeline
- 4' Yellow Tariq Lamptey
- 20' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #1 assist Simon Adingra
- 24' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
- 42' VAR Rasmus Højlund
- 45+3' Yellow Bruno Fernandes
- 53' Goal Pascal Groß league goal #2 assist Tariq Lamptey
- 64' Sub Casemiro → Hannibal Mejbri
- 64' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Anthony Martial
- 64' Sub Adam Lallana → Ansu Fati
- 64' Sub Danny Welbeck → João Pedro
- 71' Goal João Pedro league goal #2 assist Tariq Lamptey
- 73' Goal Hannibal Mejbri league goal #1 assist Lisandro Martínez
- 77' Sub Tariq Lamptey → James Milner
- 77' Sub Mahmoud Dahoud → Billy Gilmour
- 85' Sub Scott McTominay → Facundo Pellistri
- 85' Sub Lisandro Martínez → Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 85' Sub Sergio Reguilón → Alejandro Garnacho
- 85' Sub Simon Adingra → Evan Ferguson
- 90+2' Yellow Hannibal Mejbri
Category leaders
- Key passesJoão Pedro3
- Duels wonDiogo Dalot10/13
- DribblesMarcus Rashford5/8
- Defensive actionsDiogo Dalot7
- ShotsMarcus Rashford4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonSergio Reguilón3
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.