Sheffield Utd 1-2 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 38% – 62%
- Shots 12 (6 on target) – 14 (5)
- Decisive moment: 77' Diogo Dalot, FN xPts +1.3
Oliver McBurnie 34' (pen)
HT 1:1
Scott McTominay 28'
Diogo Dalot 77'
Diogo Dalot 77'
Sheffield Utd 20th · 1 pt|Manchester United 10th → 8th · 15 pts
Sheffield Utd edged xG (1.42–1.1) but Manchester United took the win.
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment77' Diogo Dalot+1.3
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Sheffield Utd ahead 0 min · level 71 min · Manchester United ahead 19 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.
28'
Scott McTominay
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.2
+0.7
34'
Oliver McBurnie
Pen goal
+0.6
77'
Diogo Dalot
Goal · scorer +0.9 · assist Victor Lindelöf +0.4
+1.3
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.5Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect 0.0→ 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 United
38%Possession62%
1.42Expected goals (xG)1.1
0.12xG per shot0.08
12Shots14
6Shots on target5
50%Shots on target %36%
6Shots in box5
332Passes556
68%Pass accuracy81%
5Corners4
3Saves5
12Fouls10
3Yellow cards1
3Offsides4
Compared with usual
Sheffield Utd
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.67 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2.4 | |
| xG | 1.42 | 0.68 | high |
| xG against | 1.1 | 2.2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 9 | |
| On target | 6 | 2.9 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 20.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.08 | high |
| Possession | 38% | 42.2% | |
| Passes | 332 | 391.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 68% | 73.8% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.1 |
Manchester United
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.42 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 14 | 15.4 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 62% | 53.9% | |
| Passes | 556 | 528.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 84.4% | |
| Corners | 4 | 7 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.9 |
Timeline
- 28' Goal Scott McTominay league goal #3 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 34' Goal Oliver McBurnie (pen) league goal #1
- 37' Yellow Luke Thomas
- 45' Yellow Auston Trusty
- 52' Sub Oliver McBurnie → Rhian Brewster
- 62' Yellow Vinícius Souza
- 63' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Anthony Martial
- 63' Sub Scott McTominay → Christian Eriksen
- 64' Sub Antony → Alejandro Garnacho
- 77' Goal Diogo Dalot league goal #1 assist Victor Lindelöf
- 78' Sub James McAtee → Ben Osborn
- 82' Yellow Jonny Evans
- 84' Sub Gustavo Hamer → Benie Traore
- 84' Sub Jonny Evans → Raphaël Varane
- 88' Sub Marcus Rashford → Mason Mount
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes5
- Duels wonJames McAtee9/14
- DribblesJames McAtee2/3
- Defensive actionsAuston Trusty7
- ShotsCameron Archer3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAntony5
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.