Aston Villa 3-1 Luton
Key numbers
- Possession 71% – 29%
- Shots 17 (6 on target) – 7 (1)
- Decisive moment: 17' John McGinn, FN xPts +0.5
John McGinn 17'
Moussa Diaby 49'
Tom Lockyer 62' (OG)
Moussa Diaby 49'
Tom Lockyer 62' (OG)
HT 1:0
Emiliano Martínez 83' (OG)
Aston Villa 5th → 3rd · 22 pts|Luton 18th · 5 pts
Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.28–0.48).
Player of the matchDouglas LuizDecisive moment17' John McGinn+0.5
Player of the match
Douglas Luiz Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Aston Villa ahead 73 min · level 17 min · Luton ahead 0 min
- Leon Bailey — off the bench 45 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.
17'
John McGinn
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Douglas Luiz +0.2
+0.5
49'
Moussa Diaby
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Leon Bailey +0.1
+0.3
62'
Tom Lockyer
Own goal
0.0
83'
Emiliano Martínez
Own goal
0.0
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Luton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect 0.0→ 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
Aston VillaLuton
71%Possession29%
2.28Expected goals (xG)0.48
0.13xG per shot0.07
17Shots7
6Shots on target1
35%Shots on target %14%
13Shots in box5
617Passes243
90%Pass accuracy77%
6Corners4
1Saves4
11Fouls10
3Yellow cards2
0Offsides6
Compared with usual
Aston Villa
15 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.28 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.48 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 17 | 15.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 6.2 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 9.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 71% | 55.8% | |
| Passes | 617 | 499.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 86.1% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.3 |
Luton
11 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.48 | 1 | |
| xG against | 2.28 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 7 | 12.7 | |
| On target | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 29% | 42.3% | |
| Passes | 243 | 354.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 71.7% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.8 |
Timeline
- 17' Goal John McGinn league goal #2 assist Douglas Luiz
- 28' Yellow Nicolò Zaniolo
- 46' Sub Nicolò Zaniolo → Leon Bailey
- 49' Goal Moussa Diaby league goal #3 assist Leon Bailey
- 51' Yellow Matty Cash
- 53' Yellow Issa Kaboré
- 57' Sub Jacob Brown → Tahith Chong
- 57' Sub Gabriel Osho → Andros Townsend
- 62' Goal Tom Lockyer (OG)
- 71' Yellow Boubacar Kamara
- 75' Yellow Alfie Doughty
- 76' Sub Marvelous Nakamba → Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
- 76' Sub Carlton Morris → Elijah Adebayo
- 79' Sub Matty Cash → Diego Carlos
- 79' Sub Boubacar Kamara → Youri Tielemans
- 79' Sub Alfie Doughty → Ryan Giles
- 83' Goal Emiliano Martínez (OG)
- 90' Sub Douglas Luiz → Leander Dendoncker
- 90' Sub Moussa Diaby → Bertrand Traoré
Category leaders
- Key passesLucas Digne3
- Duels wonChiedozie Ogbene10/14
- DribblesJohn McGinn2/2
- Defensive actionsTeden Mengi8
- ShotsJohn McGinn3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonChiedozie Ogbene4
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.