Manchester United 3-2 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 17 (8 on target) – 21 (8)
- Decisive moment: 57' Amad Diallo, FN xPts +1.1
Kobbie Mainoo 31'
Amad Diallo 57'
Rasmus Højlund 84'
Amad Diallo 57'
Rasmus Højlund 84'
HT 1:0
Anthony Gordon 49'
Lewis Hall 90+2'
Lewis Hall 90+2'
Manchester United 8th · 57 pts|Newcastle 7th · 57 pts
Newcastle edged xG (1.45–2.37) but Manchester United took the win.
Player of the matchAmad DialloDecisive moment57' Amad Diallo+1.1
Player of the match
Amad Diallo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 51 min · level 39 min · Newcastle ahead 0 min
- Rasmus Højlund — 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.
31'
Kobbie Mainoo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Amad Diallo +0.2
+0.8
49'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Jacob Murphy +0.2
+0.8
57'
Amad Diallo
Goal
+1.1
84'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal · assist Bruno Fernandes
+0.2
90+2'
Lewis Hall
Goal
0.0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +2.1Opponent moments −1.1Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.4→ 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 UnitedNewcastle
45%Possession55%
1.45Expected goals (xG)2.37
0.09xG per shot0.11
17Shots21
8Shots on target8
47%Shots on target %38%
14Shots in box16
365Passes439
78%Pass accuracy83%
9Corners9
5Saves5
16Fouls7
3Yellow cards3
1Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester United
49 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 1.45 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.37 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 17 | 15.3 | |
| On target | 8 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 16.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 45% | 51.8% | |
| Passes | 365 | 492.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 82.4% | |
| Corners | 9 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 10.6 |
Newcastle
49 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 2.37 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.45 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 21 | 13.1 | |
| On target | 8 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 14.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 55% | 49.9% | |
| Passes | 439 | 461.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 81.2% | |
| Corners | 9 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 10.4 |
Timeline
- 31' Goal Kobbie Mainoo league goal #3 assist Amad Diallo
- 37' Yellow Elliot Anderson
- 49' Goal Anthony Gordon league goal #11 assist Jacob Murphy
- 57' Goal Amad Diallo league goal #1
- 62' Yellow Casemiro
- 62' Sub Jacob Murphy → Miguel Almirón
- 62' Sub Elliot Anderson → Joelinton
- 63' Sub Kieran Trippier → Fabian Schär
- 68' Yellow Anthony Gordon
- 77' Sub Sean Longstaff → Harvey Barnes
- 78' Yellow Fabian Schär
- 81' Yellow Amad Diallo
- 82' Sub Amad Diallo → Rasmus Højlund
- 83' Sub Kobbie Mainoo → Lisandro Martínez
- 83' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Marcus Rashford
- 84' Goal Rasmus Højlund league goal #9 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 87' Yellow Sofyan Amrabat
- 90' Sub Bruno Fernandes → Christian Eriksen
- 90+2' Goal Lewis Hall league goal #1
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes5
- Duels wonScott McTominay11/19
- DribblesAnthony Gordon3/4
- Defensive actionsKobbie Mainoo6
- ShotsAmad Diallo3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães4
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.