Manchester City 3-2 Fulham
Key numbers
- Possession 58% – 42%
- Shots 20 (7 on target) – 11 (4)
- Decisive moment: 32' Mateo Kovačić, FN xPts +0.8
Mateo Kovačić 32'
Mateo Kovačić 47'
Jérémy Doku 82'
Mateo Kovačić 47'
Jérémy Doku 82'
HT 1:1
Andreas Pereira 26'
Rodrigo Muniz 88'
Rodrigo Muniz 88'
Manchester City 2nd · 17 pts|Fulham 6th · 11 pts
Fulham edged xG (1.57–2.6) but Manchester City took the win.
Player of the matchMateo KovačićDecisive moment32' Mateo Kovačić+0.8
Player of the match
Mateo Kovačić Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 43 min · level 41 min · Fulham ahead 6 min
- Jérémy Doku — off the bench 28 min · 1G 0A
- Reiss Nelson — off the bench 13 min · 0G 1A
- Rodrigo Muniz — off the bench 13 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.
26'
Andreas Pereira
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Raúl Jiménez +0.2
+0.7
32'
Mateo Kovačić
Goal
+0.8
47'
Mateo Kovačić
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Bernardo Silva +0.2
+0.7
82'
Jérémy Doku
Goal · assist Rico Lewis
+0.2
88'
Rodrigo Muniz
Goal · assist Reiss Nelson
+0.1
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.4Time 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 CityFulham
58%Possession42%
1.57Expected goals (xG)2.6
0.08xG per shot0.24
20Shots11
7Shots on target4
35%Shots on target %36%
10Shots in box9
634Passes452
91%Pass accuracy87%
8Corners3
2Saves4
4Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
0Offsides3
Compared with usual
Manchester City
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.78 | |
| xG | 1.57 | 2.1 | |
| xG against | 2.6 | 0.68 | high |
| Shots | 20 | 21 | |
| On target | 7 | 7.7 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 7.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 58% | 66.2% | |
| Passes | 634 | 664.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 90.9% | |
| Corners | 8 | 8.8 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 7.4 |
Fulham
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0.75 | high |
| xG | 2.6 | 1 | high |
| xG against | 1.57 | 0.82 | |
| Shots | 11 | 14.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 12 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.24 | 0.07 | high |
| Possession | 42% | 52.1% | |
| Passes | 452 | 463.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 84.4% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 13.8 |
Timeline
- 26' Goal Andreas Pereira league goal #1 assist Raúl Jiménez
- 32' Goal Mateo Kovačić league goal #2
- 47' Goal Mateo Kovačić league goal #3 assist Bernardo Silva
- 62' Sub Jack Grealish → Jérémy Doku
- 62' Sub Manuel Akanji → Kyle Walker
- 64' Yellow Calvin Bassey
- 65' Sub Andreas Pereira → Emile Smith Rowe
- 65' Sub Sander Berge → Tom Cairney
- 77' Sub Raúl Jiménez → Rodrigo Muniz
- 77' Sub Kenny Tete → Timothy Castagne
- 77' Sub Alex Iwobi → Reiss Nelson
- 78' Sub Phil Foden → John Stones
- 82' Goal Jérémy Doku league goal #1 assist Rico Lewis
- 88' Goal Rodrigo Muniz league goal #1 assist Reiss Nelson
- 89' Sub İlkay Gündoğan → Matheus Nunes
- 90+3' Yellow Ederson
- 90+5' Yellow Bernardo Silva
Category leaders
- Key passesBernardo Silva6
- Duels wonBernardo Silva7/13
- DribblesBernardo Silva4/7
- Defensive actionsCalvin Bassey6
- ShotsErling Haaland3 (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.