Tottenham 3-1 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 78% – 22%
- Shots 14 (6 on target) – 4 (1)
- Decisive moment: 80' Cristian Romero, FN xPts +1.4
Timo Werner 77'
Cristian Romero 80'
Heung-min Son 88'
Cristian Romero 80'
Heung-min Son 88'
HT 0:0
Eberechi Eze 59'
Tottenham 5th · 50 pts|Crystal Palace 14th → 15th · 28 pts
Tottenham won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.91–0.32).
Player of the matchCristian RomeroDecisive moment80' Cristian Romero+1.4
Player of the match
Cristian Romero Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Tottenham ahead 10 min · level 62 min · Crystal Palace ahead 18 min
- Brennan Johnson — off the bench 27 min · 0G 2A
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.
59'
Eberechi Eze
Goal
+1.1
77'
Timo Werner
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Brennan Johnson +0.3
+1.0
80'
Cristian Romero
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist James Maddison +0.4
+1.4
88'
Heung-min Son
Goal · assist Brennan Johnson
+0.1
Tottenham
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −2.5Time effect +0.6→ 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
TottenhamCrystal Palace
78%Possession22%
1.91Expected goals (xG)0.32
0.14xG per shot0.08
14Shots4
6Shots on target1
43%Shots on target %25%
12Shots in box2
818Passes226
89%Pass accuracy70%
11Corners1
0Saves3
7Fouls16
1Yellow cards2
2Offsides5
Compared with usual
Tottenham
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.91 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.32 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 14 | 15.1 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 4 | 13.5 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 78% | 59.7% | high |
| Passes | 818 | 570.8 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 86.3% | |
| Corners | 11 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 11 |
Crystal Palace
30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 0.32 | 1 | |
| xG against | 1.91 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 4 | 11.6 | |
| On target | 1 | 4.2 | low |
| Shots faced | 14 | 12.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 22% | 42.6% | low |
| Passes | 226 | 402.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 70% | 77.7% | |
| Corners | 1 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 11.3 |
Timeline
- 50' Yellow Jefferson Lerma
- 58' Yellow Rodrigo Bentancur
- 59' Goal Eberechi Eze league goal #6
- 63' Sub Rodrigo Bentancur → Brennan Johnson
- 66' Sub Eberechi Eze → Matheus França
- 71' Sub Jordan Ayew → Odsonne Édouard
- 71' Sub Adam Wharton → Will Hughes
- 75' Yellow Sam Johnstone
- 77' Goal Timo Werner league goal #1 assist Brennan Johnson
- 80' Goal Cristian Romero league goal #4 assist James Maddison
- 82' Sub Timo Werner → Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
- 82' Sub James Maddison → Pape Matar Sarr
- 88' Goal Heung-min Son league goal #13 assist Brennan Johnson
- 90' Sub Yves Bissouma → Giovani Lo Celso
- 90+1' Sub Heung-min Son → Dane Scarlett
Category leaders
- Key passesHeung-min Son3
- Duels wonJames Maddison10/13
- DribblesDaniel Muñoz3/6
- Defensive actionsTyrick Mitchell6
- ShotsHeung-min Son4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonJames Maddison5
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.