Liverpool 3-1 Sheffield Utd
Key numbers
- Possession 83% – 17%
- Shots 29 (9 on target) – 5 (3)
- Decisive moment: 76' Alexis Mac Allister, FN xPts +1.1
Darwin Núñez 17'
Alexis Mac Allister 76'
Cody Gakpo 90'
Alexis Mac Allister 76'
Cody Gakpo 90'
HT 1:0
Conor Bradley 58' (OG)
Liverpool 2nd → 1st · 70 pts|Sheffield Utd 20th · 15 pts
Liverpool won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.83–0.59).
Player of the matchAlexis Mac AllisterDecisive moment76' Alexis Mac Allister+1.1
Player of the match
Alexis Mac Allister Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Liverpool ahead 55 min · level 35 min · Sheffield Utd ahead 0 min
- Andrew Robertson — off the bench 30 min · 0G 1A
- Cody Gakpo — off the bench 17 min · 1G 0A
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.
17'
Darwin Núñez
Goal
+0.4
58'
Conor Bradley
Own goal
−0.7
76'
Alexis Mac Allister
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Luis Díaz +0.3
+1.1
90'
Cody Gakpo
Goal · assist Andrew Robertson
+0.1
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 2.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 0.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.2→ 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
LiverpoolSheffield Utd
83%Possession17%
1.83Expected goals (xG)0.59
0.06xG per shot0.12
29Shots5
9Shots on target3
31%Shots on target %60%
15Shots in box4
779Passes164
91%Pass accuracy49%
13Corners1
3Saves6
6Fouls9
0Yellow cards1
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Liverpool
47 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.83 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.59 | 0.92 | |
| Shots | 29 | 19.9 | |
| On target | 9 | 7.3 | |
| Shots faced | 5 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 83% | 61.6% | high |
| Passes | 779 | 593.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 85.5% | |
| Corners | 13 | 6.9 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 12.1 |
Sheffield Utd
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2.6 | |
| xG | 0.59 | 0.86 | |
| xG against | 1.83 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 5 | 9.7 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.3 | |
| Shots faced | 29 | 17.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 17% | 37% | low |
| Passes | 164 | 340.6 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 49% | 71.2% | |
| Corners | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.3 |
Timeline
- 17' Goal Darwin Núñez league goal #11
- 58' Goal Conor Bradley (OG)
- 60' Sub Ryan Gravenberch → Andrew Robertson
- 60' Sub Mohamed Salah → Harvey Elliott
- 62' Sub Gustavo Hamer → Ben Osborn
- 63' Sub James McAtee → Oliver McBurnie
- 63' Sub Ben Brereton Díaz → William Osula
- 72' Sub Joe Gomez → Cody Gakpo
- 73' Sub Dominik Szoboszlai → Curtis Jones
- 76' Goal Alexis Mac Allister league goal #4 assist Luis Díaz
- 78' Sub Auston Trusty → Andre Brooks
- 87' Yellow Oliver McBurnie
- 87' Sub Mason Holgate → Anis Ben Slimane
- 90' Goal Cody Gakpo league goal #6 assist Andrew Robertson
Category leaders
- Key passesLuis Díaz6
- Duels wonIbrahima Konaté10/15
- DribblesJames McAtee4/4
- Defensive actionsAlexis Mac Allister6
- ShotsDarwin Núñez5 (on target 2)
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.