Brentford 1-3 Manchester City
Key numbers
- Possession 28% – 72%
- Shots 9 (3 on target) – 25 (15)
- Decisive moment: 53' Phil Foden, FN xPts +1.0
Neal Maupay 21'
HT 1:1
Phil Foden 45+3'
Phil Foden 53'
Phil Foden 70'
Phil Foden 53'
Phil Foden 70'
Brentford 16th · 22 pts|Manchester City 3rd → 2nd · 49 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.04–2.09).
Player of the matchPhil FodenDecisive moment53' Phil Foden+1.0
Player of the match
Phil Foden Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Brentford ahead 24 min · level 29 min · Manchester City ahead 37 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'
Neal Maupay
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Mark Flekken +0.2
+0.8
45+3'
Phil Foden
Goal
+0.9
53'
Phil Foden
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Kevin De Bruyne +0.3
+1.0
70'
Phil Foden
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Erling Haaland +0.1
+0.3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.9Time effect +0.2→ League points won 0
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
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
BrentfordManchester City
28%Possession72%
1.04Expected goals (xG)2.09
0.12xG per shot0.08
9Shots25
3Shots on target15
33%Shots on target %60%
7Shots in box12
279Passes750
73%Pass accuracy91%
8Corners13
12Saves1
2Fouls4
1Yellow cards0
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Manchester City
30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 2.09 | 2 | |
| xG against | 1.04 | 0.8 | |
| Shots | 25 | 17.7 | |
| On target | 15 | 7 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 72% | 66.3% | |
| Passes | 750 | 694.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 90.6% | |
| Corners | 13 | 7.1 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 8.6 |
Timeline
- 21' Goal Neal Maupay league goal #5 assist Mark Flekken
- 31' Yellow Neal Maupay
- 45+3' Goal Phil Foden league goal #6
- 53' Goal Phil Foden league goal #7 assist Kevin De Bruyne
- 70' Goal Phil Foden league goal #8 assist Erling Haaland
- 71' Sub Bernardo Silva → Jérémy Doku
- 76' Sub Mads Roerslev → Keane Lewis-Potter
- 76' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 77' Sub Mathias Jensen → Mikkel Damsgaard
- 79' Sub Sergio Reguilón → Kristoffer Ajer
- 86' Sub Erling Haaland → Mateo Kovačić
- 90+1' Sub Neal Maupay → Shandon Baptiste
Category leaders
- Key passesKevin De Bruyne4
- Duels wonJoško Gvardiol9/15
- DribblesSergio Reguilón2/3
- Defensive actionsSergio Reguilón7
- ShotsJulián Álvarez5 (on target 5)
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.