Brighton 0-4 Manchester City
Key numbers
- Possession 35% – 65%
- Shots 7 (3 on target) – 14 (6)
- Decisive moment: 17' Kevin De Bruyne, FN xPts +0.7
HT 0:3
Kevin De Bruyne 17'
Phil Foden 26'
Phil Foden 34'
Julián Álvarez 62'
Phil Foden 26'
Phil Foden 34'
Julián Álvarez 62'
Brighton 11th · 44 pts|Manchester City 3rd → 2nd · 76 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.62–1.36).
Player of the matchPhil FodenDecisive moment17' Kevin De Bruyne+0.7
Player of the match
Phil Foden Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Brighton ahead 0 min · level 17 min · Manchester City ahead 73 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.
17'
Kevin De Bruyne
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Kyle Walker +0.2
+0.7
26'
Phil Foden
Goal
+0.4
34'
Phil Foden
Goal · assist Bernardo Silva
+0.1
62'
Julián Álvarez
Goal · assist Kyle Walker
0.0
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ 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
BrightonManchester City
35%Possession65%
0.62Expected goals (xG)1.36
0.09xG per shot0.1
7Shots14
3Shots on target6
43%Shots on target %43%
5Shots in box10
421Passes786
89%Pass accuracy93%
4Corners4
2Saves3
10Fouls3
2Yellow cards0
5Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brighton
44 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.62 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.36 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 7 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 35% | 61.7% | low |
| Passes | 421 | 630.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 88.6% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.6 |
Manchester City
48 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.36 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.62 | 0.79 | |
| Shots | 14 | 18.9 | |
| On target | 6 | 7.3 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 7.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 65% | 67% | |
| Passes | 786 | 705.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 93% | 90.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 7.6 | |
| Fouls | 3 | 8 |
Timeline
- 17' Goal Kevin De Bruyne league goal #4 assist Kyle Walker
- 26' Goal Phil Foden league goal #15
- 34' Goal Phil Foden league goal #16 assist Bernardo Silva
- 35' Yellow Joël Veltman
- 46' Sub Joël Veltman → Odeluga Offiah
- 46' Sub Adam Lallana → Simon Adingra
- 56' Sub Jakub Moder → Igor Júlio
- 62' Goal Julián Álvarez league goal #9 assist Kyle Walker
- 71' Sub Phil Foden → Jack Grealish
- 72' Sub Kevin De Bruyne → Matheus Nunes
- 75' Sub Danny Welbeck → Mark O'Mahony
- 76' Yellow Carlos Baleba
- 78' Sub Bernardo Silva → Jérémy Doku
- 78' Sub Rodri → Sergio Gómez
- 78' Sub Kyle Walker → Rico Lewis
Category leaders
- Key passesPhil Foden3
- Duels wonValentín Barco6/8
- DribblesJoão Pedro3/6
- Defensive actionsJan Paul van Hecke8
- ShotsJulián Álvarez5 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonPhil Foden4
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.