Brighton 2-1 Manchester City
Key numbers
- Possession 40% – 60%
- Shots 10 (4 on target) – 15 (6)
- Decisive moment: 83' Matt O'Riley, FN xPts +1.4
João Pedro 78'
Matt O'Riley 83'
Matt O'Riley 83'
HT 0:1
Erling Haaland 23'
Brighton 9th → 4th · 19 pts|Manchester City 2nd · 23 pts
Brighton won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.29–2.22).
Player of the matchJoão PedroDecisive moment83' Matt O'Riley+1.4
Player of the match
João Pedro Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Brighton ahead 7 min · level 28 min · Manchester City ahead 55 min
- Matt O'Riley — off the bench 33 min · 1G 0A
- João Pedro — off the bench 25 min · 1G 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.
23'
Erling Haaland
Goal
+0.6
78'
João Pedro
Goal
+0.8
83'
Matt O'Riley
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist João Pedro +0.4
+1.4
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −2.2Time 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
BrightonManchester City
40%Possession60%
2.29Expected goals (xG)2.22
0.23xG per shot0.15
10Shots15
4Shots on target6
40%Shots on target %40%
8Shots in box12
426Passes653
87%Pass accuracy90%
0Corners4
5Saves2
12Fouls10
3Yellow cards3
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brighton
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 2.29 | 1.1 | high |
| xG against | 2.22 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 10 | 15.2 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 11.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.23 | 0.08 | high |
| Possession | 40% | 53.7% | |
| Passes | 426 | 472.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 85% | |
| Corners | 0 | 5.8 | low |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.8 |
Manchester City
16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 2.22 | 2 | |
| xG against | 2.29 | 0.94 | |
| Shots | 15 | 20.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 7.1 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 7.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 60% | 67.1% | |
| Passes | 653 | 660.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 91.2% | |
| Corners | 4 | 9.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 7 |
Timeline
- 19' Yellow Yasin Ayari
- 23' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #12
- 37' Yellow Rico Lewis
- 44' Yellow Igor Júlio
- 46' Sub Yasin Ayari → Carlos Baleba
- 57' Sub Jack Hinshelwood → Matt O'Riley
- 65' Sub Simon Adingra → João Pedro
- 66' Sub Georginio Rutter → Brajan Gruda
- 72' Sub İlkay Gündoğan → Bernardo Silva
- 74' Sub Savinho → Kevin De Bruyne
- 77' Yellow Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
- 78' Goal João Pedro league goal #3
- 83' Goal Matt O'Riley league goal #1 assist João Pedro
- 90' Sub Kaoru Mitoma → Jakub Moder
- 90+10' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
- 90+10' Yellow Erling Haaland
Category leaders
- Key passesMateo Kovačić5
- Duels wonSavinho7/13
- DribblesMateo Kovačić5/5
- Defensive actionsPervis Estupiñán6
- ShotsErling Haaland5 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonJoël Veltman3
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.