Wolves 0-2 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 71% – 29%
- Shots 17 (5 on target) – 9 (6)
- Decisive moment: 35' Christian Nørgaard, FN xPts +0.9
HT 0:1
Christian Nørgaard 35'
Ivan Toney 77'
Ivan Toney 77'
Wolves 10th · 32 pts|Brentford 16th → 15th · 25 pts
Brentford won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.05–1.94).
Player of the matchRayan Aït NouriDecisive moment35' Christian Nørgaard+0.9
Player of the match
Rayan Aït Nouri Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Wolves ahead 0 min · level 35 min · Brentford ahead 55 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.
35'
Christian Nørgaard
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Sergio Reguilón +0.3
+0.9
77'
Ivan Toney
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Vitaly Janelt +0.1
+0.3
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ 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
WolvesBrentford
71%Possession29%
1.05Expected goals (xG)1.94
0.06xG per shot0.22
17Shots9
5Shots on target6
29%Shots on target %67%
10Shots in box7
651Passes272
87%Pass accuracy61%
7Corners4
4Saves5
11Fouls9
2Yellow cards3
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Wolves
last 4 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.05 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.94 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 17 | 11.5 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 71% | 41.5% | |
| Passes | 651 | 406.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 81.5% | |
| Corners | 7 | 3.5 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.5 |
Brentford
last 3 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg |
|---|
Timeline
- 20' Sub Matheus Cunha → Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 35' Goal Christian Nørgaard league goal #2 assist Sergio Reguilón
- 46' Sub Toti Gomes → Nathan Fraser
- 52' VAR Craig Dawson
- 60' Yellow Mark Flekken
- 62' Sub João Gomes → Tommy Doyle
- 68' Yellow Mathias Jensen
- 69' Sub Mathias Jensen → Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 70' Yellow Nathan Fraser
- 76' Sub Neal Maupay → Keane Lewis-Potter
- 77' Goal Ivan Toney league goal #3 assist Vitaly Janelt
- 81' Yellow Vitaly Janelt
- 83' Sub Nélson Semedo → Matt Doherty
- 85' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Shandon Baptiste
- 85' Sub Christian Nørgaard → Kristoffer Ajer
- 88' Yellow Mario Lemina
Category leaders
- Key passesRayan Aït Nouri3
- Duels wonRayan Aït Nouri11/15
- DribblesRayan Aït Nouri6/8
- Defensive actionsChristian Nørgaard7
- ShotsNeal Maupay3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonPablo Sarabia3
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.