Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield Utd
Key numbers
- Possession 81% – 19%
- Shots 18 (4 on target) – 4 (2)
Rodri 14'
Julián Álvarez 61'
Julián Álvarez 61'
HT 1:0
Manchester City 4th → 2nd · 40 pts|Sheffield Utd 20th · 9 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.21–0.31).
Player of the matchPhil Foden
Player of the match
Phil Foden Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 76 min · level 14 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.
14'
Rodri
Goal · assist Phil Foden
+0.2
61'
Julián Álvarez
Goal · assist Phil Foden
+0.1
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.7Own moments +0.3Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 0.2Own moments 0.0Opponent 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
Manchester CitySheffield Utd
81%Possession19%
2.21Expected goals (xG)0.31
0.12xG per shot0.08
18Shots4
4Shots on target2
22%Shots on target %50%
10Shots in box4
1000Passes233
94%Pass accuracy75%
12Corners2
2Saves2
5Fouls6
1Yellow cards1
1Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester City
25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2.21 | 2.1 | |
| xG against | 0.31 | 0.84 | |
| Shots | 18 | 17.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 7.2 | |
| Shots faced | 4 | 7.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 81% | 64.8% | high |
| Passes | 1000 | 669.5 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 94% | 90.4% | high |
| Corners | 12 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 8.7 |
Sheffield Utd
20 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.75 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2.4 | |
| xG | 0.31 | 0.81 | |
| xG against | 2.21 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 4 | 8.9 | |
| On target | 2 | 2.7 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 16.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 19% | 38.5% | low |
| Passes | 233 | 346.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 70.5% | |
| Corners | 2 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 12.1 |
Timeline
- 14' Goal Rodri league goal #4 assist Phil Foden
- 43' Yellow Mateo Kovačić
- 52' Sub Jack Grealish → Oscar Bobb
- 61' Goal Julián Álvarez league goal #6 assist Phil Foden
- 67' Sub William Osula → Cameron Archer
- 67' Sub Anis Ben Slimane → Rhian Brewster
- 68' Sub Mateo Kovačić → Rúben Dias
- 68' Sub Kyle Walker → Rico Lewis
- 80' Sub Andre Brooks → Ben Osborn
- 89' Yellow Jayden Bogle
- 90' Sub Luke Thomas → Rhys Norrington-Davies
Category leaders
- Key passesPhil Foden6
- Duels wonNathan Aké5/7
- DribblesBernardo Silva2/2
- Defensive actionsGeorge Baldock5
- ShotsJulián Álvarez4 (on target 1)
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.