Brentford 2-2 Manchester City
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 18 (6 on target) – 21 (8)
- Decisive moment: 66' Phil Foden, FN xPts +1.0
Yoane Wissa 82'
Christian Nørgaard 90+2'
Christian Nørgaard 90+2'
HT 0:0
Phil Foden 66'
Phil Foden 78'
Phil Foden 78'
Brentford 11th → 10th · 28 pts|Manchester City 6th · 35 pts
2-2 draw, with xG at 2.47–2.1.
Player of the matchPhil FodenDecisive moment66' Phil Foden+1.0
Player of the match
Phil Foden Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Brentford ahead 0 min · level 66 min · Manchester City ahead 24 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.
66'
Phil Foden
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Kevin De Bruyne +0.3
+1.0
78'
Phil Foden
Goal
+0.3
82'
Yoane Wissa
Goal · assist Mads Roerslev
+0.1
90+2'
Christian Nørgaard
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Keane Lewis-Potter +0.3
+1.0
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −0.9Time effect 0.0→ League points won 1
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −2.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 1
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
BrentfordManchester City
45%Possession55%
2.47Expected goals (xG)2.1
0.14xG per shot0.1
18Shots21
6Shots on target8
33%Shots on target %38%
16Shots in box15
404Passes508
81%Pass accuracy87%
4Corners5
6Saves3
4Fouls4
0Yellow cards0
4Offsides0
Compared with usual
Brentford
25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 2.47 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.1 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 18 | 10.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 16.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 45% | 51.2% | |
| Passes | 404 | 454.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 81.9% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 8.2 |
Manchester City
29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.1 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 2.47 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 21 | 18 | |
| On target | 8 | 6.4 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 9.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 55% | 64.1% | |
| Passes | 508 | 626.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 90.6% | |
| Corners | 5 | 8.1 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 7.5 |
Timeline
- 66' Goal Phil Foden league goal #3 assist Kevin De Bruyne
- 68' Sub Mathias Jensen → Kevin Schade
- 76' Sub Mateo Kovačić → İlkay Gündoğan
- 78' Goal Phil Foden league goal #4
- 79' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 82' Goal Yoane Wissa league goal #11 assist Mads Roerslev
- 87' Sub Mads Roerslev → Rico Henry
- 87' Sub Phil Foden → James McAtee
- 90+2' Goal Christian Nørgaard league goal #2 assist Keane Lewis-Potter
Category leaders
- Key passesKevin De Bruyne8
- Duels wonChristian Nørgaard7/15
- DribblesMathias Jensen2/2
- Defensive actionsChristian Nørgaard6
- ShotsSavinho5 (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.