Manchester City 5-1 Wolves
Key numbers
- Possession 58% – 42%
- Shots 20 (12 on target) – 2 (1)
- Decisive moment: 12' Erling Haaland, FN xPts +0.3
Erling Haaland 12' (pen)
Erling Haaland 35'
Erling Haaland 45+3' (pen)
Erling Haaland 54'
Julián Álvarez 85'
Erling Haaland 35'
Erling Haaland 45+3' (pen)
Erling Haaland 54'
Julián Álvarez 85'
HT 3:0
Hee-Chan Hwang 53'
Manchester City 2nd · 82 pts|Wolves 11th · 46 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.74–0.35).
Player of the matchErling HaalandDecisive moment12' Erling Haaland+0.3
Player of the match
Erling Haaland Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 78 min · level 12 min · Wolves ahead 0 min
- Julián Álvarez — off the bench 8 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.
12'
Erling Haaland
Pen goal
+0.3
35'
Erling Haaland
Goal · assist Rodri
+0.2
45+3'
Erling Haaland
Pen goal
0.0
53'
Hee-Chan Hwang
Goal
0.0
54'
Erling Haaland
Goal · assist Phil Foden
0.0
85'
Julián Álvarez
Goal · assist Rodri
0.0
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.6Own moments +0.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 0.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.4Time effect +0.1→ 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
Manchester CityWolves
58%Possession42%
3.74Expected goals (xG)0.35
0.19xG per shot0.18
20Shots2
12Shots on target1
60%Shots on target %50%
17Shots in box2
616Passes454
91%Pass accuracy85%
6Corners0
0Saves7
4Fouls17
0Yellow cards4
2Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester City
50 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.96 | |
| xG | 3.74 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.35 | 0.81 | |
| Shots | 20 | 18.6 | |
| On target | 12 | 7.2 | |
| Shots faced | 2 | 7.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.19 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 58% | 66.9% | |
| Passes | 616 | 707.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 90.5% | |
| Corners | 6 | 7.5 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 7.9 |
Wolves
last 18 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1.5 | high |
| xG | 0.35 | 1 | |
| xG against | 3.74 | 1.4 | high |
| Shots | 2 | 11.8 | low |
| On target | 1 | 4.2 | low |
| Shots faced | 20 | 15.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.08 | high |
| Possession | 42% | 50% | |
| Passes | 454 | 480.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 82.9% | |
| Corners | 0 | 4.1 | low |
| Fouls | 17 | 11.8 |
Timeline
- 12' Goal Erling Haaland (pen) league goal #22
- 35' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #23 assist Rodri
- 41' Yellow Mario Lemina
- 45' VAR Erling Haaland
- 45+2' Yellow Nélson Semedo
- 45+3' Goal Erling Haaland (pen) league goal #24
- 46' Sub Mario Lemina → Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 53' Goal Hee-Chan Hwang league goal #12
- 54' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #25 assist Phil Foden
- 64' Yellow Boubacar Traoré
- 66' Yellow João Gomes
- 69' Sub Nathan Aké → John Stones
- 71' Sub Hugo Bueno → Santiago Bueno
- 76' Sub Matheus Cunha → Pablo Sarabia
- 79' Sub Kevin De Bruyne → Matheus Nunes
- 80' Sub Phil Foden → Jack Grealish
- 80' Sub Bernardo Silva → Jérémy Doku
- 82' Sub Erling Haaland → Julián Álvarez
- 85' Goal Julián Álvarez league goal #10 assist Rodri
- 87' Sub Hee-Chan Hwang → Tawanda Chirewa
Category leaders
- Key passesRodri5
- Duels wonJoško Gvardiol9/11
- DribblesJoško Gvardiol3/3
- Defensive actionsNélson Semedo6
- ShotsErling Haaland7 (on target 7)
- Fouls wonErling Haaland3
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.