Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 28 (9 on target) – 13 (3)
- Decisive moment: 69' Scott McTominay, FN xPts +1.3
Scott McTominay 19'
Scott McTominay 69'
Scott McTominay 69'
HT 1:1
Cole Palmer 45'
Manchester United 8th → 6th · 27 pts|Chelsea 10th · 19 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (4.17–1.52).
Player of the matchScott McTominayDecisive moment69' Scott McTominay+1.3
Player of the match
Scott McTominay Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 47 min · level 43 min · Chelsea 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.
19'
Scott McTominay
Goal
+0.8
45'
Cole Palmer
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Mykhaylo Mudryk +0.2
+0.8
69'
Scott McTominay
Goal · scorer +0.9 · assist Alejandro Garnacho +0.4
+1.3
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +2.1Opponent moments −1.0Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.3→ 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 UnitedChelsea
45%Possession55%
4.17Expected goals (xG)1.52
0.15xG per shot0.12
28Shots13
9Shots on target3
32%Shots on target %23%
20Shots in box10
397Passes512
85%Pass accuracy86%
12Corners4
2Saves7
12Fouls12
4Yellow cards0
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester United
21 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 4.17 | 1.5 | high |
| xG against | 1.52 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 28 | 13.7 | high |
| On target | 9 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 45% | 52.8% | |
| Passes | 397 | 497.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 82.8% | |
| Corners | 12 | 6 | high |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.2 |
Chelsea
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.52 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 4.17 | 1.1 | high |
| Shots | 13 | 14.2 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 28 | 11.5 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 55% | 58.3% | |
| Passes | 512 | 571.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 86.6% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.6 |
Timeline
- 7' VAR Antony
- 14' Yellow Luke Shaw
- 19' Goal Scott McTominay league goal #4
- 22' Yellow Alejandro Garnacho
- 45' Goal Cole Palmer league goal #5 assist Mykhaylo Mudryk
- 46' Sub Victor Lindelöf → Sergio Reguilón
- 46' Sub Marc Cucurella → Reece James
- 69' Goal Scott McTominay league goal #5 assist Alejandro Garnacho
- 77' Sub Mykhaylo Mudryk → Armando Broja
- 82' Yellow Diogo Dalot
- 84' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Marcus Rashford
- 90+2' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Jonny Evans
- 90+4' Yellow Sergio Reguilón
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes5
- Duels wonAntony8/16
- DribblesReece James3/3
- Defensive actionsMoisés Caicedo8
- ShotsScott McTominay6 (on target 5)
- Fouls wonAntony4
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.