Brentford 3-1 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 44% – 56%
- Shots 10 (8 on target) – 14 (6)
- Decisive moment: 8' Igor Thiago, FN xPts +0.7
Igor Thiago 8'
Igor Thiago 20'
Mathias Jensen 90'
Igor Thiago 20'
Mathias Jensen 90'
HT 2:1
Benjamin Šeško 26'
Brentford 17th → 11th · 7 pts|Manchester United 11th → 13th · 7 pts
Manchester United edged xG (2.02–2.08) but Brentford took the win.
Player of the matchIgor ThiagoDecisive moment8' Igor Thiago+0.7
Player of the match
Igor Thiago Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.3 (Dominant)
Game state
Brentford ahead 82 min · level 8 min · Manchester United ahead 0 min
- Mathias Jensen — off the bench 9 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.
8'
Igor Thiago
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Jordan Henderson +0.2
+0.7
20'
Igor Thiago
Goal
+0.5
26'
Benjamin Šeško
Goal
+0.4
90'
Mathias Jensen
Goal · assist Yehor Yarmolyuk
+0.2
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.4Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.6→ 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
BrentfordManchester United
44%Possession56%
2.02Expected goals (xG)2.08
0.2xG per shot0.15
10Shots14
8Shots on target6
80%Shots on target %43%
7Shots in box9
359Passes458
76%Pass accuracy81%
4Corners2
5Saves5
14Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brentford
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 2.02 | 0.85 | |
| xG against | 2.08 | 0.97 | |
| Shots | 10 | 8.1 | |
| On target | 8 | 3 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 14.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 44% | 39.7% | |
| Passes | 359 | 320.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 76% | 77.1% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 12.9 |
Manchester United
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 2.08 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 2.02 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 14 | 18.2 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 9.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 56% | 56.2% | |
| Passes | 458 | 462.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 83% | |
| Corners | 2 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.7 |
Timeline
- 8' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #3 assist Jordan Henderson
- 20' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #4
- 26' Goal Benjamin Šeško league goal #1
- 55' Yellow Bruno Fernandes
- 66' Sub Manuel Ugarte → Kobbie Mainoo
- 66' Sub Harry Maguire → Leny Yoro
- 72' Yellow Nathan Collins
- 75' Sub Aaron Hickey → Rico Henry
- 75' Sub Dango Ouattara → Keane Lewis-Potter
- 80' Yellow Kevin Schade
- 81' Sub Jordan Henderson → Frank Onyeka
- 81' Sub Mikkel Damsgaard → Vitaly Janelt
- 81' Sub Luke Shaw → Mason Mount
- 84' Yellow Patrick Dorgu
- 85' Sub Patrick Dorgu → Joshua Zirkzee
- 90' Sub Igor Thiago → Mathias Jensen
- 90' Goal Mathias Jensen league goal #1 assist Yehor Yarmolyuk
Category leaders
- Key passesDiogo Dalot3
- Duels wonPatrick Dorgu12/21
- DribblesFrank Onyeka2/2
- Defensive actionsMichael Kayode4
- ShotsBenjamin Šeško4 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonPatrick Dorgu5
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.