Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
Key numbers
- Possession 51% – 49%
- Shots 12 (6 on target) – 9 (5)
- Decisive moment: 42' John McGinn, FN xPts +0.4
Antonee Robinson 27' (OG)
John McGinn 42'
Ollie Watkins 64'
John McGinn 42'
Ollie Watkins 64'
HT 2:0
Raúl Jiménez 70'
Aston Villa 5th → 4th · 25 pts|Fulham 16th · 12 pts
Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.08–0.93).
Player of the matchJohn McGinnDecisive moment42' John McGinn+0.4
Player of the match
John McGinn Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Aston Villa ahead 63 min · level 27 min · Fulham ahead 0 min
- Leon Bailey — off the bench 28 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.
27'
Antonee Robinson
Own goal
−0.6
42'
John McGinn
Goal
+0.4
64'
Ollie Watkins
Goal · assist Leon Bailey
+0.1
70'
Raúl Jiménez
Goal · assist Antonee Robinson
0.0
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.5Opponent moments +0.7Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments −0.6Opponent moments −0.3Time effect −0.1→ 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
Aston VillaFulham
51%Possession49%
3.08Expected goals (xG)0.93
0.26xG per shot0.1
12Shots9
6Shots on target5
50%Shots on target %56%
9Shots in box5
511Passes489
83%Pass accuracy84%
2Corners2
4Saves4
4Fouls17
2Yellow cards5
3Offsides7
Compared with usual
Aston Villa
18 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 3.08 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.93 | 1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 15.3 | |
| On target | 6 | 6 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 9.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.26 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 51% | 58.1% | |
| Passes | 511 | 516.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 86.7% | |
| Corners | 2 | 6.2 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 10.9 | low |
Fulham
14 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 0.93 | 0.83 | |
| xG against | 3.08 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.1 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.6 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 12.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 49% | 50.2% | |
| Passes | 489 | 481.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 81.9% | |
| Corners | 2 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 9.7 | high |
Timeline
- 8' VAR Ollie Watkins
- 27' Goal Antonee Robinson (OG)
- 42' Goal John McGinn league goal #3
- 46' Sub Bobby Decordova-Reid → Harry Wilson
- 52' Yellow João Palhinha
- 62' Sub Moussa Diaby → Leon Bailey
- 64' Yellow Antonee Robinson
- 64' Goal Ollie Watkins league goal #6 assist Leon Bailey
- 66' Yellow Ollie Watkins
- 70' Goal Raúl Jiménez league goal #1 assist Antonee Robinson
- 74' Yellow Alex Iwobi
- 74' Sub Andreas Pereira → Tom Cairney
- 74' Sub Raúl Jiménez → Carlos Vinícius
- 82' Sub Willian → Adama Traoré
- 82' Sub Alex Iwobi → Harrison Reed
- 83' Yellow Ezri Konsa
- 90+4' Yellow Carlos Vinícius
- 90+6' Yellow Harrison Reed
Category leaders
- Key passesAntonee Robinson3
- Duels wonJohn McGinn15/22
- DribblesJohn McGinn7/9
- Defensive actionsTimothy Castagne9
- ShotsWillian3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonJohn McGinn7
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.