Manchester City 5-2 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 68% – 32%
- Shots 21 (9 on target) – 8 (3)
- Decisive moment: 36' Omar Marmoush, FN xPts +0.9
Kevin De Bruyne 33'
Omar Marmoush 36'
Mateo Kovačić 47'
James McAtee 56'
Nico O'Reilly 79'
Omar Marmoush 36'
Mateo Kovačić 47'
James McAtee 56'
Nico O'Reilly 79'
HT 2:2
Eberechi Eze 8'
Chris Richards 21'
Chris Richards 21'
Manchester City 6th → 4th · 55 pts|Crystal Palace 11th · 43 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.81–1.82).
Player of the matchKevin De BruyneDecisive moment36' Omar Marmoush+0.9
Player of the match
Kevin De Bruyne Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.8 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 43 min · level 19 min · Crystal Palace ahead 28 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.
8'
Eberechi Eze
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Ismaïla Sarr +0.2
+0.7
21'
Chris Richards
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Adam Wharton +0.2
+0.7
33'
Kevin De Bruyne
Goal
+0.6
36'
Omar Marmoush
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist İlkay Gündoğan +0.3
+0.9
47'
Mateo Kovačić
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Kevin De Bruyne +0.2
+0.8
56'
James McAtee
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Ederson +0.1
+0.3
79'
Nico O'Reilly
Goal
0.0
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +2.6Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −2.4Time 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 CityCrystal Palace
68%Possession32%
3.81Expected goals (xG)1.82
0.18xG per shot0.23
21Shots8
9Shots on target3
43%Shots on target %38%
16Shots in box6
741Passes341
91%Pass accuracy82%
1Corners4
1Saves3
10Fouls16
2Yellow cards3
1Offsides3
Compared with usual
Manchester City
47 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 3.81 | 1.6 | high |
| xG against | 1.82 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 21 | 16.9 | |
| On target | 9 | 6.2 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 10 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 68% | 62.8% | |
| Passes | 741 | 607.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 90% | |
| Corners | 1 | 7.2 | low |
| Fouls | 10 | 7.5 |
Crystal Palace
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.82 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 3.81 | 1 | high |
| Shots | 8 | 13.2 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 21 | 12.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.23 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 32% | 45.5% | |
| Passes | 341 | 407 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 77.1% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 10.8 |
Timeline
- 8' Goal Eberechi Eze league goal #3 assist Ismaïla Sarr
- 21' Goal Chris Richards league goal #1 assist Adam Wharton
- 31' Yellow Daichi Kamada
- 33' Goal Kevin De Bruyne league goal #3
- 36' Goal Omar Marmoush league goal #6 assist İlkay Gündoğan
- 40' Yellow Nico González
- 46' Sub Jean-Philippe Mateta → Will Hughes
- 47' Goal Mateo Kovačić league goal #5 assist Kevin De Bruyne
- 54' Yellow Maxence Lacroix
- 56' Goal James McAtee league goal #3 assist Ederson
- 63' Sub Maxence Lacroix → Nathaniel Clyne
- 63' Sub Tyrick Mitchell → Ben Chilwell
- 68' Yellow James McAtee
- 71' Sub Ederson → Stefan Ortega
- 79' Goal Nico O'Reilly league goal #1
- 80' Sub Adam Wharton → Justin Devenny
- 80' Sub Eberechi Eze → Matheus França
- 82' Sub Omar Marmoush → Oscar Bobb
- 82' Sub James McAtee → Savinho
- 87' Sub Kevin De Bruyne → Jérémy Doku
- 87' Sub Mateo Kovačić → Jack Grealish
- 90+4' Yellow Jefferson Lerma
Category leaders
- Key passesKevin De Bruyne4
- Duels wonNico González7/11
- DribblesNico O'Reilly2/3
- Defensive actionsChris Richards7
- ShotsJames McAtee4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonRico Lewis3
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.