Manchester United 2-0 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 67% – 33%
- Shots 25 (10 on target) – 6 (1)
- Decisive moment: 76' Amad Diallo, FN xPts +1.2
Amad Diallo 76'
Christian Eriksen 87' (pen)
Christian Eriksen 87' (pen)
HT 0:0
Manchester United 16th → 14th · 42 pts|Aston Villa 6th · 66 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.95–0.39).
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment76' Amad Diallo+1.2
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 14 min · level 76 min · Aston Villa ahead 0 min
- Aston Villa: Red card 45+1' → ~45 min a player down
- Christian Eriksen — off the bench 24 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.
45+1'
Emiliano Martínez
Red card
−0.4
76'
Amad Diallo
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.4
+1.2
87'
Christian Eriksen
Pen goal
+0.2
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.4Opponent moments +0.4Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments −0.4Opponent moments −0.9Time 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
Manchester UnitedAston Villa
67%Possession33%
2.95Expected goals (xG)0.39
0.12xG per shot0.07
25Shots6
10Shots on target1
40%Shots on target %17%
14Shots in box4
605Passes300
88%Pass accuracy72%
4Corners3
1Saves8
10Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
5Offsides3
Compared with usual
Manchester United
58 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 2.95 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.39 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 25 | 15.1 | |
| On target | 10 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 11.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 67% | 54.2% | |
| Passes | 605 | 506.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 84% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.8 |
Aston Villa
56 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.39 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.95 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 6 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 1 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 25 | 11.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 33% | 51.9% | |
| Passes | 300 | 447.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 85.1% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.4 |
Timeline
- 20' Sub Noussair Mazraoui → Diogo Dalot
- 45+1' Yellow Amad Diallo
- 45+1' Red Emiliano Martínez
- 45+4' Sub Marco Asensio → Robin Olsen
- 46' Sub Diogo Dalot → Kobbie Mainoo
- 62' Sub John McGinn → Youri Tielemans
- 63' Sub Amadou Onana → Jacob Ramsey
- 66' Sub Ayden Heaven → Jonny Evans
- 66' Sub Mason Mount → Christian Eriksen
- 73' Yellow Pau Torres
- 76' Goal Amad Diallo league goal #8 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 80' Yellow Morgan Rogers
- 81' Sub Rasmus Højlund → Chido Obi-Martin
- 83' Sub Boubacar Kamara → Ross Barkley
- 84' Sub Morgan Rogers → Donyell Malen
- 87' Goal Christian Eriksen (pen) league goal #1
- 90+4' Yellow Casemiro
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes3
- Duels wonHarry Maguire9/11
- DribblesRoss Barkley3/4
- Defensive actionsBruno Fernandes5
- ShotsBruno Fernandes5 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonBoubacar Kamara5
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.