Manchester City 3-1 Chelsea
Key numbers
- Possession 57% – 43%
- Shots 15 (6 on target) – 10 (4)
- Decisive moment: 68' Erling Haaland, FN xPts +1.0
Joško Gvardiol 42'
Erling Haaland 68'
Phil Foden 87'
Erling Haaland 68'
Phil Foden 87'
HT 1:1
Noni Madueke 3'
Manchester City 7th → 4th · 41 pts|Chelsea 5th → 6th · 40 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.5–1.8).
Player of the matchErling HaalandDecisive moment68' Erling Haaland+1.0
Player of the match
Erling Haaland Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.3 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 22 min · level 29 min · Chelsea ahead 39 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.
3'
Noni Madueke
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Nicolas Jackson +0.2
+0.6
42'
Joško Gvardiol
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Matheus Nunes +0.2
+0.8
68'
Erling Haaland
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Ederson +0.3
+1.0
87'
Phil Foden
Goal · assist Erling Haaland
+0.2
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.6Time 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 CityChelsea
57%Possession43%
2.5Expected goals (xG)1.8
0.17xG per shot0.18
15Shots10
6Shots on target4
40%Shots on target %40%
9Shots in box7
567Passes425
86%Pass accuracy83%
2Corners3
3Saves3
6Fouls8
3Yellow cards2
5Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester City
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 2.5 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.8 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 15 | 17.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 6.5 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 10.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 57% | 63.1% | |
| Passes | 567 | 618.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 90.3% | |
| Corners | 2 | 7.9 | low |
| Fouls | 6 | 7.5 |
Chelsea
33 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 2.5 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 10 | 17.7 | |
| On target | 4 | 7.2 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 43% | 61.4% | |
| Passes | 425 | 572.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 87.9% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 11.2 |
Timeline
- 3' Goal Noni Madueke league goal #7 assist Nicolas Jackson
- 4' Yellow Abdukodir Khusanov
- 25' Yellow Levi Colwill
- 42' Goal Joško Gvardiol league goal #5 assist Matheus Nunes
- 54' Sub Abdukodir Khusanov → John Stones
- 58' Yellow Moisés Caicedo
- 61' Sub Nicolas Jackson → Christopher Nkunku
- 68' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #18 assist Ederson
- 73' Sub Reece James → Malo Gusto
- 73' Sub Jadon Sancho → Pedro Neto
- 74' Sub Omar Marmoush → Kevin De Bruyne
- 79' Yellow Bernardo Silva
- 83' Yellow Mateo Kovačić
- 87' Goal Phil Foden league goal #7 assist Erling Haaland
Category leaders
- Key passesErling Haaland3
- Duels wonEnzo Fernández7/16
- DribblesJoško Gvardiol5/5
- Defensive actionsMatheus Nunes6
- ShotsJoško Gvardiol3 (on target 1)
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.