Chelsea 4-0 Southampton
Key numbers
- Possession 60% – 40%
- Shots 19 (10 on target) – 7 (2)
- Decisive moment: 24' Christopher Nkunku, FN xPts +0.6
Christopher Nkunku 24'
Pedro Neto 36'
Levi Colwill 44'
Marc Cucurella 78'
Pedro Neto 36'
Levi Colwill 44'
Marc Cucurella 78'
HT 3:0
Chelsea 7th → 4th · 46 pts|Southampton 20th · 9 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.56–0.72).
Player of the matchMarc CucurellaDecisive moment24' Christopher Nkunku+0.6
Player of the match
Marc Cucurella Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 66 min · level 24 min · Southampton ahead 0 min
- Tyrique George — off the bench 22 min · 0G 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.
24'
Christopher Nkunku
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Tosin Adarabioyo +0.2
+0.6
36'
Pedro Neto
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Christopher Nkunku +0.1
+0.3
44'
Levi Colwill
Goal · assist Pedro Neto
+0.1
78'
Marc Cucurella
Goal · assist Tyrique George
0.0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Southampton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time 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
ChelseaSouthampton
60%Possession40%
2.56Expected goals (xG)0.72
0.13xG per shot0.1
19Shots7
10Shots on target2
53%Shots on target %29%
13Shots in box5
620Passes415
91%Pass accuracy84%
4Corners2
2Saves6
6Fouls9
1Yellow cards2
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Chelsea
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2.56 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.72 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 19 | 17 | |
| On target | 10 | 6.6 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 60% | 60.8% | |
| Passes | 620 | 569.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 87.8% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 11.1 |
Southampton
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2.2 | |
| xG | 0.72 | 0.79 | |
| xG against | 2.56 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 7 | 10 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 16.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 40% | 53.2% | |
| Passes | 415 | 504.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 86.1% | |
| Corners | 2 | 4.3 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.8 |
Timeline
- 24' Goal Christopher Nkunku league goal #3 assist Tosin Adarabioyo
- 36' Goal Pedro Neto league goal #3 assist Christopher Nkunku
- 44' Goal Levi Colwill league goal #1 assist Pedro Neto
- 45+2' Yellow Paul Onuachu
- 46' Sub James Bree → Taylor Harwood-Bellis
- 59' Sub Paul Onuachu → Tyler Dibling
- 59' Sub Kyle Walker-Peters → Ryan Manning
- 66' Yellow Moisés Caicedo
- 68' Sub Pedro Neto → Tyrique George
- 68' Sub Jadon Sancho → Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- 78' Goal Marc Cucurella league goal #3 assist Tyrique George
- 83' Sub Christopher Nkunku → Josh Acheampong
- 83' Sub Moisés Caicedo → Mathis Amougou
- 83' Sub Flynn Downes → Cameron Archer
- 89' Sub Yukinari Sugawara → Welington
- 90' Sub Enzo Fernández → Shumaira Mheuka
- 90+1' Yellow Ryan Manning
Category leaders
- Key passesEnzo Fernández7
- Duels wonMarc Cucurella8/9
- DribblesKamaldeen Sulemana3/6
- Defensive actionsMarc Cucurella8
- ShotsCole Palmer7 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonMateus Fernandes3
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.