Manchester United 2-1 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 50% – 50%
- Shots 23 (11 on target) – 8 (2)
- Decisive moment: 62' Rasmus Højlund, FN xPts +1.1
Alejandro Garnacho 47'
Rasmus Højlund 62'
Rasmus Højlund 62'
HT 0:1
Ethan Pinnock 45+5'
Manchester United 13th → 10th · 11 pts|Brentford 11th → 12th · 10 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.33–0.86).
Player of the matchEthan PinnockDecisive moment62' Rasmus Højlund+1.1
Player of the match
Ethan Pinnock Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 28 min · level 60 min · Brentford ahead 2 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.
45+5'
Ethan Pinnock
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Mikkel Damsgaard +0.3
+1.0
47'
Alejandro Garnacho
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Marcus Rashford +0.3
+0.9
62'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.3
+1.1
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −1.8Time effect −0.3→ 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 UnitedBrentford
50%Possession50%
1.33Expected goals (xG)0.86
0.06xG per shot0.11
23Shots8
11Shots on target2
48%Shots on target %25%
13Shots in box6
488Passes484
84%Pass accuracy85%
9Corners2
1Saves9
4Fouls5
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides3
Compared with usual
Manchester United
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.33 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.86 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 23 | 16.3 | |
| On target | 11 | 6 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 10.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 50% | 54.3% | |
| Passes | 488 | 517.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 85.6% | |
| Corners | 9 | 6.5 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 11.3 | low |
Brentford
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 0.86 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.33 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 8 | 11.4 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 23 | 16.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 50% | 50.4% | |
| Passes | 484 | 466.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 82.8% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 6.9 |
Timeline
- 45+5' Goal Ethan Pinnock league goal #2 assist Mikkel Damsgaard
- 45+6' Yellow Jonny Evans
- 47' Goal Alejandro Garnacho league goal #2 assist Marcus Rashford
- 54' Yellow Diogo Dalot
- 55' Yellow Christian Nørgaard
- 62' Goal Rasmus Højlund league goal #1 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 66' Sub Keane Lewis-Potter → Yoane Wissa
- 73' Yellow Kristoffer Ajer
- 74' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Joshua Zirkzee
- 74' Sub Kevin Schade → Fabio Carvalho
- 75' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 87' Sub Sepp van den Berg → Mads Roerslev
- 88' Sub Casemiro → Manuel Ugarte
- 89' Sub Jonny Evans → Victor Lindelöf
- 90+1' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Noussair Mazraoui
Category leaders
- Key passesChristian Eriksen4
- Duels wonCasemiro11/16
- DribblesBryan Mbeumo4/6
- Defensive actionsCasemiro7
- ShotsAlejandro Garnacho6 (on target 5)
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.