Newport County 2-4 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 29% – 71%
- Shots 17 (7 on target) – 22 (9)
- Decisive moment: 68' Antony, FN xPts +1.1
Bryn Morris 36'
Will Evans 47'
Will Evans 47'
HT 1:2
Bruno Fernandes 7'
Kobbie Mainoo 13'
Antony 68'
Rasmus Højlund 90+4'
Kobbie Mainoo 13'
Antony 68'
Rasmus Højlund 90+4'
Manchester United beat Newport County 4-2.
Player of the matchAntonyDecisive moment68' Antony+1.1
Player of the match
Antony Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Newport County ahead 0 min · level 28 min · Manchester United ahead 62 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.
7'
Bruno Fernandes
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Antony +0.2
+0.6
13'
Kobbie Mainoo
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Diogo Dalot +0.1
+0.3
36'
Bryn Morris
Goal
+0.2
47'
Will Evans
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Adam Lewis +0.2
+0.6
68'
Antony
Goal
+1.1
90+4'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal
+0.1
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Newport County is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Newport CountyManchester United
29%Possession71%
17Shots22
7Shots on target9
41%Shots on target %41%
11Shots in box18
219Passes554
56%Pass accuracy80%
3Corners5
5Saves5
7Fouls9
0Yellow cards1
1Offsides1
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Compared with usual
Manchester United
30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.4 | high |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 22 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 9 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 14.4 | |
| Possession | 71% | 52.1% | |
| Passes | 554 | 487.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.2 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.8 |
Timeline
- 7' Goal Bruno Fernandes competition goal #2 assist Antony
- 13' Goal Kobbie Mainoo competition goal #1 assist Diogo Dalot
- 36' Goal Bryn Morris
- 47' Goal Will Evans assist Adam Lewis
- 68' Goal Antony competition goal #1
- 70' Sub Adam Lewis → Lewis Payne
- 72' Yellow Casemiro
- 78' Sub Harry Charsley → James Waite
- 78' Sub Aaron Wildig → Kiban Rai
- 79' Sub Scot Bennett → Matthew Baker
- 81' Sub Casemiro → Scott McTominay
- 82' Sub Luke Shaw → Willy Kambwala
- 88' Sub Antony → Omari Forson
- 89' Sub Lisandro Martínez → Harry Maguire
- 90+4' Goal Rasmus Højlund competition goal #1
- 90+7' Sub Sebastian Palmer-Houlden → Nathan Wood
- 90+7' Sub Raphaël Varane → Jonny Evans
Category leaders
- Key passesDiogo Dalot4
- Duels wonShane McLoughlin8/8
- DribblesAntony2/3
- Defensive actionsLuke Shaw6
- ShotsWill Evans4 (on target 3)
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.