Manchester City 2-1 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 54% – 46%
- Shots 18 (7 on target) – 8 (5)
- Decisive moment: 19' Erling Haaland, FN xPts +0.7
Erling Haaland 19'
Erling Haaland 32'
Erling Haaland 32'
HT 2:1
Yoane Wissa 1'
Manchester City 1st · 12 pts|Brentford 6th · 6 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.17–0.96).
Player of the matchEdersonDecisive moment19' Erling Haaland+0.7
Player of the match
Ederson Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.3 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 58 min · level 14 min · Brentford ahead 18 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.
1'
Yoane Wissa
Goal
+0.6
19'
Erling Haaland
Goal
+0.7
32'
Erling Haaland
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Ederson +0.2
+0.6
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −0.6Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.2Time 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 CityBrentford
54%Possession46%
2.17Expected goals (xG)0.96
0.12xG per shot0.12
18Shots8
7Shots on target5
39%Shots on target %63%
10Shots in box6
544Passes468
89%Pass accuracy85%
12Corners3
5Saves5
9Fouls3
3Yellow cards1
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester City
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg |
|---|
Brentford
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | |
| xG | 0.96 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 2.17 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 8 | 11.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 14 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 46% | 48% | |
| Passes | 468 | 424.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 83.5% | |
| Corners | 3 | 3 | |
| Fouls | 3 | 8 |
Timeline
- 1' Goal Yoane Wissa league goal #3
- 19' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #8
- 32' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #9 assist Ederson
- 42' Yellow Mateo Kovačić
- 45+1' Sub Yoane Wissa → Kevin Schade
- 46' Sub Mateo Kovačić → Rodri
- 46' Sub Rico Lewis → Joško Gvardiol
- 47' Yellow Savinho
- 72' Sub Kristoffer Ajer → Mads Roerslev
- 72' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Fabio Carvalho
- 79' Yellow John Stones
- 82' Yellow Nathan Collins
- 84' Sub Jack Grealish → Bernardo Silva
- 84' Sub John Stones → Rúben Dias
- 84' Sub Mikkel Damsgaard → Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 90+2' Sub Savinho → Matheus Nunes
Category leaders
- Key passesKevin De Bruyne5
- Duels wonChristian Nørgaard9/12
- DribblesChristian Nørgaard2/2
- Defensive actionsEthan Pinnock7
- ShotsErling Haaland5 (on target 4)
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.