Manchester United 1-0 Luton
Key numbers
- Possession 65% – 35%
- Shots 15 (4 on target) – 10 (4)
- Decisive moment: 59' Victor Lindelöf, FN xPts +1.0
Victor Lindelöf 59'
HT 0:0
Manchester United 8th → 6th · 21 pts|Luton 17th · 6 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.18–0.41).
Player of the matchVictor LindelöfDecisive moment59' Victor Lindelöf+1.0
Player of the match
Victor Lindelöf Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 31 min · level 59 min · Luton ahead 0 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.
59'
Victor Lindelöf
Goal
+1.0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Luton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time 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
Manchester UnitedLuton
65%Possession35%
2.18Expected goals (xG)0.41
0.15xG per shot0.04
15Shots10
4Shots on target4
27%Shots on target %40%
11Shots in box4
576Passes321
87%Pass accuracy79%
11Corners3
4Saves3
9Fouls11
0Yellow cards2
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester United
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 2.18 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.41 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 15 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 14 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 65% | 53.5% | |
| Passes | 576 | 514.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 83.8% | |
| Corners | 11 | 6.2 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.9 |
Luton
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.41 | 0.97 | |
| xG against | 2.18 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 10 | 11.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 2.8 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 15.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 35% | 40% | |
| Passes | 321 | 336.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 71.2% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.5 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.3 |
Timeline
- 40' Sub Christian Eriksen → Mason Mount
- 59' Goal Victor Lindelöf league goal #1
- 60' Sub Andros Townsend → Tahith Chong
- 68' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Antony
- 73' Sub Alfie Doughty → Jordan Clark
- 74' Yellow Issa Kaboré
- 79' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Anthony Martial
- 79' Sub Sergio Reguilón → Raphaël Varane
- 85' Sub Marvelous Nakamba → Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
- 86' Sub Chiedozie Ogbene → Ryan Giles
- 86' Sub Issa Kaboré → Elijah Adebayo
- 90+3' Yellow Tom Lockyer
Category leaders
- Key passesAlejandro Garnacho3
- Duels wonScott McTominay7/10
- DribblesAlejandro Garnacho2/5
- Defensive actionsTom Lockyer6
- Fouls wonTahith Chong3
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.