Manchester United 2-1 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 21 (8 on target) – 11 (3)
- Decisive moment: 90+7' Scott McTominay, FN xPts +2.0
Scott McTominay 90+3'
Scott McTominay 90+7'
Scott McTominay 90+7'
HT 0:1
Mathias Jensen 26'
Manchester United 10th → 9th · 12 pts|Brentford 14th · 7 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.43–0.95).
Player of the matchDiogo DalotDecisive moment90+7' Scott McTominay+2.0
Player of the match
Diogo Dalot Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 0 min · level 26 min · Brentford ahead 64 min
- Scott McTominay — off the bench 11 min · 2G 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.
26'
Mathias Jensen
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Yoane Wissa +0.2
+0.8
90+3'
Scott McTominay
Goal
+1.0
90+7'
Scott McTominay
Goal · scorer +1.4 · assist Harry Maguire +0.6
+2.0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +3.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −1.1→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −2.8Time effect +1.1→ 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 UnitedBrentford
64%Possession36%
1.43Expected goals (xG)0.95
0.07xG per shot0.09
21Shots11
8Shots on target3
38%Shots on target %27%
14Shots in box6
557Passes326
88%Pass accuracy72%
7Corners5
2Saves6
10Fouls17
0Yellow cards5
4Offsides0
Compared with usual
Manchester United
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 1.43 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.95 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 21 | 14.8 | |
| On target | 8 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 13.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 64% | 52.9% | |
| Passes | 557 | 525.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 84% | |
| Corners | 7 | 7 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11 |
Brentford
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.95 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.43 | 0.94 | |
| Shots | 11 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 11.7 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 36% | 52.8% | |
| Passes | 326 | 477 | |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 80.7% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 9.1 | high |
Timeline
- 10' Yellow Aaron Hickey
- 26' Goal Mathias Jensen league goal #3 assist Yoane Wissa
- 46' Sub Casemiro → Christian Eriksen
- 48' Yellow Christian Nørgaard
- 63' Sub Mason Mount → Antony
- 63' Sub Marcus Rashford → Alejandro Garnacho
- 65' Yellow Nathan Collins
- 67' Yellow Vitaly Janelt
- 70' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Frank Onyeka
- 70' Sub Yoane Wissa → Neal Maupay
- 71' Sub Victor Lindelöf → Anthony Martial
- 79' Yellow Neal Maupay
- 83' Sub Mathias Jensen → Saman Ghoddos
- 87' Sub Sofyan Amrabat → Scott McTominay
- 90+3' Goal Scott McTominay league goal #1
- 90+7' Goal Scott McTominay league goal #2 assist Harry Maguire
Category leaders
- Key passesDiogo Dalot4
- Duels wonJonny Evans6/9
- DribblesMarcus Rashford4/5
- Defensive actionsEthan Pinnock8
- ShotsBruno Fernandes3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAlejandro Garnacho3
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.