Manchester United 3-0 Leicester
Key numbers
- Possession 51% – 49%
- Shots 13 (3 on target) – 6 (5)
- Decisive moment: 17' Bruno Fernandes, FN xPts +0.7
Bruno Fernandes 17'
Victor Kristiansen 38' (OG)
Alejandro Garnacho 82'
Victor Kristiansen 38' (OG)
Alejandro Garnacho 82'
HT 2:0
Manchester United 13th → 12th · 15 pts|Leicester 15th · 10 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.76–0.63).
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment17' Bruno Fernandes+0.7
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 73 min · level 17 min · Leicester ahead 0 min
- Alejandro Garnacho — off the bench 33 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.
17'
Bruno Fernandes
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Amad Diallo +0.2
+0.7
38'
Victor Kristiansen
Own goal
−0.3
82'
Alejandro Garnacho
Goal · assist Bruno Fernandes
0.0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.7Opponent moments +0.4Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Leicester
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments −0.3Opponent moments −0.6Time effect 0.0→ 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 UnitedLeicester
51%Possession49%
0.76Expected goals (xG)0.63
0.06xG per shot0.11
13Shots6
3Shots on target5
23%Shots on target %83%
6Shots in box4
491Passes466
85%Pass accuracy83%
1Corners5
5Saves1
9Fouls5
0Yellow cards1
1Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester United
16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.76 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.63 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 13 | 16.6 | |
| On target | 3 | 6.1 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 10.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 51% | 53.3% | |
| Passes | 491 | 509.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 84.9% | |
| Corners | 1 | 6.3 | low |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.9 |
Leicester
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.63 | 0.82 | |
| xG against | 0.76 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 6 | 11.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 16.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 49% | 51.1% | |
| Passes | 466 | 459.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 82.1% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 17' Goal Bruno Fernandes league goal #2 assist Amad Diallo
- 38' Goal Victor Kristiansen (OG)
- 57' Sub Marcus Rashford → Alejandro Garnacho
- 57' Sub Diogo Dalot → Jonny Evans
- 63' Yellow Facundo Buonanotte
- 70' Sub Wilfred Ndidi → Bilal El Khannouss
- 75' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Joshua Zirkzee
- 79' Sub Casemiro → Christian Eriksen
- 82' Goal Alejandro Garnacho league goal #3 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 83' Sub James Justin → Kasey McAteer
- 88' Sub Jordan Ayew → Odsonne Édouard
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes7
- Duels wonAbdul Fatawu Issahaku20/28
- DribblesAbdul Fatawu Issahaku12/15
- Defensive actionsManuel Ugarte11
- ShotsWilfred Ndidi3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAbdul Fatawu Issahaku5
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.