Manchester United 3-2 Ipswich
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 10 (6 on target) – 12 (3)
- Decisive moment: 47' Harry Maguire, FN xPts +1.0
Sam Morsy 22' (OG)
Matthijs de Ligt 26'
Harry Maguire 47'
Matthijs de Ligt 26'
Harry Maguire 47'
HT 2:2
Jaden Philogene-Bidace 4'
Jaden Philogene-Bidace 45+2'
Jaden Philogene-Bidace 45+2'
Manchester United 15th → 14th · 33 pts|Ipswich 18th · 17 pts
Ipswich edged xG (0.72–1.43) but Manchester United took the win.
Player of the matchJaden Philogene-BidaceDecisive moment47' Harry Maguire+1.0
Player of the match
Jaden Philogene-Bidace Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 62 min · level 10 min · Ipswich ahead 18 min
- Manchester United: Red card 43' → ~47 min a player down
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.
4'
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Goal
+0.7
22'
Sam Morsy
Own goal
−0.8
26'
Matthijs de Ligt
Goal
+0.7
43'
Patrick Dorgu
Red card
−0.3
45+2'
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Axel Tuanzebe +0.2
+0.8
47'
Harry Maguire
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.3
+1.0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Ipswich
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.5→ 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 UnitedIpswich
45%Possession55%
0.72Expected goals (xG)1.43
0.07xG per shot0.12
10Shots12
6Shots on target3
60%Shots on target %25%
8Shots in box5
364Passes451
82%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners6
1Saves4
9Fouls16
4Yellow cards4
0Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester United
39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 0.72 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.43 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 10 | 14.9 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 45% | 55.2% | |
| Passes | 364 | 525.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 84.6% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.1 |
Ipswich
29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | |
| xG | 1.43 | 0.82 | |
| xG against | 0.72 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 12 | 10 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 14.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 55% | 42.5% | |
| Passes | 451 | 383 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 80.1% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.2 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 11.6 |
Timeline
- 4' Goal Jaden Philogene-Bidace league goal #1
- 22' Goal Sam Morsy (OG)
- 26' Goal Matthijs de Ligt league goal #2
- 35' Yellow Sam Morsy
- 42' VAR Patrick Dorgu
- 43' Red Patrick Dorgu
- 45' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Noussair Mazraoui
- 45+2' Goal Jaden Philogene-Bidace league goal #2 assist Axel Tuanzebe
- 45+4' Yellow Rasmus Højlund
- 45+4' Yellow Dara O'Shea
- 47' Goal Harry Maguire league goal #1 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 61' Yellow Joshua Zirkzee
- 66' Sub Sam Morsy → Jack Taylor
- 66' Sub Omari Hutchinson → Nathan Broadhead
- 67' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Casemiro
- 80' Sub Leif Davis → George Hirst
- 80' Sub Axel Tuanzebe → Ben Johnson
- 85' Yellow Noussair Mazraoui
- 85' Yellow Liam Delap
- 90' Yellow Leny Yoro
- 90+1' Sub Jens Cajuste → Sammie Szmodics
- 90+3' Sub Leny Yoro → Victor Lindelöf
- 90+3' Sub Joshua Zirkzee → Christian Eriksen
- 90+7' Yellow Ben Johnson
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes4
- Duels wonHarry Maguire9/10
- DribblesDiogo Dalot3/5
- Defensive actionsHarry Maguire6
- ShotsJaden Philogene-Bidace4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonManuel Ugarte4
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.