West Ham 2-0 Leicester
Key numbers
- Possession 58% – 42%
- Shots 8 (2 on target) – 10 (2)
- Decisive moment: 21' Tomáš Souček, FN xPts +0.7
Tomáš Souček 21'
Jannik Vestergaard 43' (OG)
Jannik Vestergaard 43' (OG)
HT 2:0
West Ham 16th → 15th · 33 pts|Leicester 19th · 17 pts
West Ham won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.33–0.37).
Player of the matchAaron CresswellDecisive moment21' Tomáš Souček+0.7
Player of the match
Aaron Cresswell Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
West Ham ahead 69 min · level 21 min · Leicester ahead 0 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.
21'
Tomáš Souček
Goal
+0.7
43'
Jannik Vestergaard
Own goal
−0.3
West Ham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.7Opponent moments +0.4Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Leicester
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments −0.3Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.1→ 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
West HamLeicester
58%Possession42%
1.33Expected goals (xG)0.37
0.17xG per shot0.04
8Shots10
2Shots on target2
25%Shots on target %20%
7Shots in box5
647Passes462
90%Pass accuracy85%
3Corners3
2Saves1
12Fouls6
0Yellow cards0
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
West Ham
29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 1.33 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.37 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 8 | 13.3 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.9 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 16.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 58% | 46.1% | |
| Passes | 647 | 412.4 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 81.1% | high |
| Corners | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.6 |
Leicester
31 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2.2 | |
| xG | 0.37 | 0.77 | |
| xG against | 1.33 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 10 | 9.7 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.4 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 15.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 42% | 47.6% | |
| Passes | 462 | 446.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 81.3% | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 10.4 |
Timeline
- 21' Goal Tomáš Souček league goal #6
- 43' Goal Jannik Vestergaard (OG)
- 61' Sub Bobby Decordova-Reid → Stephy Mavididi
- 61' Sub Boubakary Soumaré → Harry Winks
- 65' Sub Oliver Scarles → Emerson Palmieri
- 66' Sub Edson Álvarez → Carlos Soler
- 66' Sub Jean-Clair Todibo → Konstantinos Mavropanos
- 73' Sub Mohammed Kudus → Evan Ferguson
- 87' Sub Victor Kristiansen → Luke Thomas
- 87' Sub Jannik Vestergaard → Patson Daka
- 90' Sub Tomáš Souček → Andy Irving
Category leaders
- Key passesAaron Cresswell2
- Duels wonWilfred Ndidi12/17
- DribblesAaron Wan-Bissaka3/6
- Defensive actionsVictor Kristiansen11
- ShotsWilfred Ndidi3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonFacundo Buonanotte3
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.