Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 47% – 53%
- Shots 11 (3 on target) – 4 (1)
- Decisive moment: 71' Marc Cucurella, FN xPts +1.2
Marc Cucurella 71'
HT 0:0
Chelsea 6th → 4th · 66 pts|Manchester United 16th · 39 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.83–0.3).
Player of the matchMarc CucurellaDecisive moment71' Marc Cucurella+1.2
Player of the match
Marc Cucurella Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 19 min · level 71 min · Manchester United 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.
71'
Marc Cucurella
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Reece James +0.4
+1.2
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time 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
ChelseaManchester United
47%Possession53%
0.83Expected goals (xG)0.3
0.08xG per shot0.08
11Shots4
3Shots on target1
27%Shots on target %25%
6Shots in box4
403Passes471
81%Pass accuracy81%
7Corners2
1Saves2
10Fouls14
1Yellow cards6
3Offsides2
Compared with usual
Chelsea
54 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.83 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.3 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 16.5 | |
| On target | 3 | 6.5 | |
| Shots faced | 4 | 10.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 47% | 60.3% | |
| Passes | 403 | 573.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 88.1% | |
| Corners | 7 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.5 |
Manchester United
56 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 0.3 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.83 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 4 | 15.3 | |
| On target | 1 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 53% | 53.9% | |
| Passes | 471 | 507.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 84.1% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 10.7 |
Timeline
- 17' VAR Harry Maguire
- 31' Yellow Bruno Fernandes
- 47' Yellow Casemiro
- 62' VAR Tyrique George
- 65' Yellow Noussair Mazraoui
- 69' Yellow Amad Diallo
- 70' Sub Mason Mount → Alejandro Garnacho
- 70' Sub Casemiro → Manuel Ugarte
- 71' Goal Marc Cucurella league goal #5 assist Reece James
- 81' Sub Tyrique George → Roméo Lavia
- 81' Sub Bruno Fernandes → Kobbie Mainoo
- 81' Sub Luke Shaw → Ayden Heaven
- 90' Yellow Manuel Ugarte
- 90+1' Sub Pedro Neto → Malo Gusto
- 90+3' Yellow Ayden Heaven
- 90+5' Yellow Cole Palmer
Category leaders
- Key passesCole Palmer2
- Duels wonPatrick Dorgu10/17
- DribblesMoisés Caicedo2/4
- Defensive actionsMarc Cucurella6
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.