Brighton 2-1 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 48% – 52%
- Shots 14 (5 on target) – 11 (4)
- Decisive moment: 90+5' João Pedro, FN xPts +2.0
Danny Welbeck 32'
João Pedro 90+5'
João Pedro 90+5'
HT 1:0
Amad Diallo 60'
Brighton 1st · 6 pts|Manchester United 7th → 8th · 3 pts
Brighton won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.09–1.43).
Player of the matchDanny WelbeckDecisive moment90+5' João Pedro+2.0
Player of the match
Danny Welbeck Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
Brighton ahead 28 min · level 62 min · Manchester United ahead 0 min
- Simon Adingra — off the bench 8 min · 0G 1A
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.
32'
Danny Welbeck
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Kaoru Mitoma +0.2
+0.8
60'
Amad Diallo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Noussair Mazraoui +0.2
+0.8
90+5'
João Pedro
Goal · scorer +1.4 · assist Simon Adingra +0.6
+2.0
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +2.8Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.7Time 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
BrightonManchester United
48%Possession52%
2.09Expected goals (xG)1.43
0.15xG per shot0.13
14Shots11
5Shots on target4
36%Shots on target %36%
10Shots in box8
477Passes511
85%Pass accuracy87%
4Corners4
2Saves2
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Offsides6
Timeline
- 32' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #2 assist Kaoru Mitoma
- 46' Sub Mason Mount → Joshua Zirkzee
- 60' Goal Amad Diallo league goal #1 assist Noussair Mazraoui
- 65' Sub Marcus Rashford → Alejandro Garnacho
- 72' VAR Joshua Zirkzee
- 73' Sub James Milner → Carlos Baleba
- 75' Yellow Amad Diallo
- 78' Yellow Kobbie Mainoo
- 79' Sub Danny Welbeck → Julio Enciso
- 79' Sub Harry Maguire → Matthijs de Ligt
- 79' Sub Bruno Fernandes → Scott McTominay
- 89' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
- 90' Sub Yankuba Minteh → Georginio Rutter
- 90' Sub Billy Gilmour → Yasin Ayari
- 90' Sub Kaoru Mitoma → Simon Adingra
- 90' Sub Amad Diallo → Antony
- 90+5' Goal João Pedro league goal #1 assist Simon Adingra
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes3
- Duels wonKobbie Mainoo8/16
- DribblesKobbie Mainoo4/4
- Defensive actionsJan Paul van Hecke7
- ShotsJoão Pedro3 (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.