Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 46% – 54%
- Shots 13 (7 on target) – 10 (4)
- Decisive moment: 82' Rasmus Højlund, FN xPts +1.6
Alejandro Garnacho 59'
Alejandro Garnacho 71'
Rasmus Højlund 82'
Alejandro Garnacho 71'
Rasmus Højlund 82'
HT 0:2
John McGinn 21'
Leander Dendoncker 26'
Leander Dendoncker 26'
Manchester United 8th → 6th · 31 pts|Aston Villa 3rd · 39 pts
Aston Villa edged xG (1.13–1.66) but Manchester United took the win.
Player of the matchAlejandro GarnachoDecisive moment82' Rasmus Højlund+1.6
Player of the match
Alejandro Garnacho Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 8 min · level 32 min · Aston Villa ahead 50 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.
21'
John McGinn
Goal
+0.9
26'
Leander Dendoncker
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Clément Lenglet +0.2
+0.7
59'
Alejandro Garnacho
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Marcus Rashford +0.1
+0.4
71'
Alejandro Garnacho
Goal
+1.0
82'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal
+1.6
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +3.0Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −2.9Time effect +0.4→ 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 UnitedAston Villa
46%Possession54%
1.13Expected goals (xG)1.66
0.09xG per shot0.17
13Shots10
7Shots on target4
54%Shots on target %40%
8Shots in box7
393Passes462
80%Pass accuracy82%
3Corners6
1Saves4
10Fouls10
1Yellow cards3
9Offsides0
Compared with usual
Manchester United
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 1.13 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.66 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 13 | 13.8 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 15 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 46% | 52.3% | |
| Passes | 393 | 493.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 82.7% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11 |
Aston Villa
27 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.66 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.13 | 1 | |
| Shots | 10 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 8.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 54% | 58.1% | |
| Passes | 462 | 510.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 85.9% | |
| Corners | 6 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.8 |
Timeline
- 21' Goal John McGinn league goal #5
- 26' Goal Leander Dendoncker league goal #1 assist Clément Lenglet
- 45+2' Yellow Jacob Ramsey
- 50' VAR Alejandro Garnacho
- 50' Sub Lucas Digne → Álex Moreno
- 59' Goal Alejandro Garnacho league goal #2 assist Marcus Rashford
- 71' Goal Alejandro Garnacho league goal #3
- 73' Yellow Bruno Fernandes
- 74' Yellow Diego Carlos
- 77' Sub Leon Bailey → Nicolò Zaniolo
- 77' Sub Jacob Ramsey → Moussa Diaby
- 80' Sub Marcus Rashford → Antony
- 81' Sub Kobbie Mainoo → Scott McTominay
- 82' Goal Rasmus Højlund league goal #1
- 86' Sub John McGinn → Jhon Durán
- 86' Sub Leander Dendoncker → Tim Iroegbunam
- 87' Yellow Ezri Konsa
- 89' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Willy Kambwala
- 90+4' Sub Christian Eriksen → Daniel Gore
- 90+5' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Hannibal Mejbri
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes4
- Duels wonEzri Konsa11/15
- DribblesEzri Konsa3/4
- Defensive actionsAaron Wan-Bissaka7
- ShotsAlejandro Garnacho3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonEzri Konsa4
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.