Chelsea 2-0 Sheffield Utd
Key numbers
- Possession 78% – 22%
- Shots 15 (6 on target) – 6 (1)
- Decisive moment: 54' Cole Palmer, FN xPts +1.0
Cole Palmer 54'
Nicolas Jackson 61'
Nicolas Jackson 61'
HT 0:0
Chelsea 13th → 11th · 22 pts|Sheffield Utd 20th · 8 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.05–0.36).
Player of the matchCole PalmerDecisive moment54' Cole Palmer+1.0
Player of the match
Cole Palmer Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 36 min · level 54 min · Sheffield Utd 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.
54'
Cole Palmer
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Raheem Sterling +0.3
+1.0
61'
Nicolas Jackson
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Cole Palmer +0.1
+0.3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.3Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time 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
ChelseaSheffield Utd
78%Possession22%
3.05Expected goals (xG)0.36
0.2xG per shot0.06
15Shots6
6Shots on target1
40%Shots on target %17%
7Shots in box3
815Passes226
91%Pass accuracy61%
7Corners5
1Saves4
9Fouls14
1Yellow cards3
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Chelsea
19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 3.05 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.36 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 15 | 14.3 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 12.3 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.2 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 78% | 58.8% | |
| Passes | 815 | 575.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 86.6% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.7 |
Sheffield Utd
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.71 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2.4 | |
| xG | 0.36 | 0.74 | |
| xG against | 3.05 | 2 | |
| Shots | 6 | 8.6 | |
| On target | 1 | 2.6 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 17.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 22% | 39.6% | |
| Passes | 226 | 362.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 61% | 71.3% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.5 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 11.6 |
Timeline
- 42' Yellow James McAtee
- 52' Yellow Conor Gallagher
- 54' Goal Cole Palmer league goal #6 assist Raheem Sterling
- 58' Sub Andre Brooks → William Osula
- 61' Goal Nicolas Jackson league goal #7 assist Cole Palmer
- 63' Yellow Gustavo Hamer
- 67' Sub Oliver McBurnie → Oliver Norwood
- 69' Sub Mykhaylo Mudryk → Enzo Fernández
- 74' Yellow Max Lowe
- 75' Sub Raheem Sterling → Armando Broja
- 80' Sub Gustavo Hamer → Anis Ben Slimane
- 90+4' Sub Cole Palmer → Ian Maatsen
- 90+4' Sub Nicolas Jackson → Malo Gusto
Category leaders
- Key passesGustavo Hamer3
- Duels wonJayden Bogle12/17
- DribblesMoisés Caicedo2/2
- Defensive actionsJayden Bogle12
- ShotsNicolas Jackson3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonJayden Bogle3
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.