Manchester United 0-1 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 77% – 23%
- Shots 19 (4 on target) – 8 (2)
- Decisive moment: 25' Joachim Andersen, FN xPts +0.9
HT 0:1
Joachim Andersen 25'
Manchester United 9th → 10th · 9 pts|Crystal Palace 10th → 7th · 11 pts
Manchester United edged xG (1.3–0.9) but Crystal Palace took the win.
Player of the matchJoachim AndersenDecisive moment25' Joachim Andersen+0.9
Player of the match
Joachim Andersen Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 0 min · level 25 min · Crystal Palace ahead 65 min
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.
25'
Joachim Andersen
Goal
+0.9
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.9→ League points won 0
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.2→ 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 UnitedCrystal Palace
77%Possession23%
1.3Expected goals (xG)0.9
0.07xG per shot0.11
19Shots8
4Shots on target2
21%Shots on target %25%
15Shots in box5
741Passes221
88%Pass accuracy67%
10Corners4
1Saves3
10Fouls8
3Yellow cards2
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Manchester United
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 1.3 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.9 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 19 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 13.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 77% | 49.6% | high |
| Passes | 741 | 506.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 84.6% | |
| Corners | 10 | 6.4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.9 |
Crystal Palace
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.9 | 0.91 | |
| xG against | 1.3 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 8 | 12.8 | |
| On target | 2 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 12.9 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.07 | |
| Possession | 23% | 45.1% | low |
| Passes | 221 | 418.5 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 67% | 81.4% | low |
| Corners | 4 | 3.8 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 10' Yellow Casemiro
- 25' Goal Joachim Andersen league goal #2
- 32' Yellow Will Hughes
- 45+3' Yellow Joel Ward
- 61' Sub Facundo Pellistri → Alejandro Garnacho
- 77' Yellow Mason Mount
- 77' Sub Marcus Rashford → Christian Eriksen
- 77' Sub Mason Mount → Anthony Martial
- 78' Sub Jeffrey Schlupp → Jaïro Riedewald
- 79' Yellow Sofyan Amrabat
- 87' Sub Raphaël Varane → Harry Maguire
- 88' Sub Victor Lindelöf → Donny van de Beek
- 88' Sub Eberechi Eze → Chris Richards
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes3
- Duels wonJordan Ayew18/28
- DribblesJordan Ayew6/8
- Defensive actionsCheick Doucouré10
- ShotsCasemiro4 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonJordan Ayew5
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.