Brighton 3-2 Liverpool
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 25 (12 on target) – 18 (5)
- Decisive moment: 85' Jack Hinshelwood, FN xPts +1.5
Yasin Ayari 32'
Kaoru Mitoma 69'
Jack Hinshelwood 85'
Kaoru Mitoma 69'
Jack Hinshelwood 85'
HT 1:2
Harvey Elliott 9'
Dominik Szoboszlai 45+1'
Dominik Szoboszlai 45+1'
Brighton 9th → 8th · 58 pts|Liverpool 1st · 83 pts
Liverpool edged xG (2.2–2.23) but Brighton took the win.
Player of the matchHarvey ElliottDecisive moment85' Jack Hinshelwood+1.5
Player of the match
Harvey Elliott Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Brighton ahead 5 min · level 38 min · Liverpool ahead 47 min
- Kaoru Mitoma — off the bench 25 min · 1G 0A
- Matt O'Riley — off the bench 17 min · 0G 1A
- Jack Hinshelwood — off the bench 14 min · 1G 0A
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.
9'
Harvey Elliott
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Conor Bradley +0.2
+0.6
32'
Yasin Ayari
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Brajan Gruda +0.2
+0.6
45+1'
Dominik Szoboszlai
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Harvey Elliott +0.2
+0.8
69'
Kaoru Mitoma
Goal
+0.8
85'
Jack Hinshelwood
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Matt O'Riley +0.5
+1.5
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +2.9Opponent moments −1.2Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −2.8Time effect −0.4→ 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
BrightonLiverpool
49%Possession51%
2.2Expected goals (xG)2.23
0.09xG per shot0.12
25Shots18
12Shots on target5
48%Shots on target %28%
17Shots in box12
445Passes472
87%Pass accuracy87%
3Corners3
3Saves9
9Fouls8
1Yellow cards0
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brighton
43 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.23 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 25 | 13.8 | high |
| On target | 12 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 49% | 51.7% | |
| Passes | 445 | 467.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 84% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.8 |
Liverpool
54 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0.94 | |
| xG | 2.23 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 2.2 | 0.85 | |
| Shots | 18 | 16.5 | |
| On target | 5 | 6.3 | |
| Shots faced | 25 | 10.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 51% | 57.8% | |
| Passes | 472 | 530.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 85.9% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 11 |
Timeline
- 9' Goal Harvey Elliott league goal #1 assist Conor Bradley
- 32' Goal Yasin Ayari league goal #2 assist Brajan Gruda
- 45+1' Goal Dominik Szoboszlai league goal #6 assist Harvey Elliott
- 63' Sub Federico Chiesa → Darwin Núñez
- 63' Sub Cody Gakpo → Luis Díaz
- 63' Sub Dominik Szoboszlai → Curtis Jones
- 65' Sub Simon Adingra → Kaoru Mitoma
- 69' Goal Kaoru Mitoma league goal #10
- 73' Sub Brajan Gruda → Matt O'Riley
- 74' Sub Yasin Ayari → Diego Gómez
- 77' Yellow Adam Webster
- 77' Sub Conor Bradley → Wataru Endo
- 84' Sub Yankuba Minteh → Jack Hinshelwood
- 84' Sub Danny Welbeck → Harry Howell
- 85' Goal Jack Hinshelwood league goal #3 assist Matt O'Riley
- 87' VAR Jack Hinshelwood
Category leaders
- Key passesBrajan Gruda5
- Duels wonMats Wieffer10/13
- DribblesPervis Estupiñán3/3
- Defensive actionsMats Wieffer8
- ShotsPervis Estupiñán5 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonRyan Gravenberch3
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.