Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
Key numbers
- Possession 48% – 52%
- Shots 9 (4 on target) – 11 (4)
- Decisive moment: 49' John McGinn, FN xPts +0.9
Ollie Watkins 37'
John McGinn 49'
Emiliano Buendía 51'
John McGinn 49'
Emiliano Buendía 51'
HT 1:1
Raúl Jiménez 3'
Aston Villa 18th → 16th · 6 pts|Fulham 9th → 10th · 8 pts
Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.11–0.92).
Player of the matchEmiliano BuendíaDecisive moment49' John McGinn+0.9
Player of the match
Emiliano Buendía Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
Aston Villa ahead 41 min · level 15 min · Fulham ahead 34 min
- Emiliano Buendía — off the bench 45 min · 1G 1A
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.
3'
Raúl Jiménez
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Saša Lukić +0.2
+0.7
37'
Ollie Watkins
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Lucas Digne +0.2
+0.8
49'
John McGinn
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Emiliano Buendía +0.3
+0.9
51'
Emiliano Buendía
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Morgan Rogers +0.1
+0.4
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +2.1Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.9Time effect +0.2→ 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
Aston VillaFulham
48%Possession52%
1.11Expected goals (xG)0.92
0.12xG per shot0.08
9Shots11
4Shots on target4
44%Shots on target %36%
4Shots in box9
403Passes414
84%Pass accuracy86%
2Corners8
3Saves1
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards4
2Offsides4
Compared with usual
Aston Villa
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0.43 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.86 | |
| xG | 1.11 | 0.73 | |
| xG against | 0.92 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 9 | 10.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.1 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 13.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.07 | |
| Possession | 48% | 56.9% | |
| Passes | 403 | 455.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84.1% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.1 |
Fulham
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0.71 | |
| xG | 0.92 | 0.77 | |
| xG against | 1.11 | 0.98 | |
| Shots | 11 | 10.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.6 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 9.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 52% | 55.7% | |
| Passes | 414 | 494.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 85% | |
| Corners | 8 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 12.9 |
Timeline
- 3' Goal Raúl Jiménez league goal #1 assist Saša Lukić
- 11' Sub Raúl Jiménez → Adama Traoré
- 22' Yellow Joshua King
- 32' Sub Tyrone Mings → Pau Torres
- 34' Yellow Saša Lukić
- 37' Goal Ollie Watkins league goal #1 assist Lucas Digne
- 45+1' Yellow Harry Wilson
- 45+5' Yellow John McGinn
- 46' Sub Harvey Elliott → Emiliano Buendía
- 49' Goal John McGinn league goal #1 assist Emiliano Buendía
- 51' Goal Emiliano Buendía league goal #1 assist Morgan Rogers
- 55' Yellow Calvin Bassey
- 65' Sub Joshua King → Emile Smith Rowe
- 65' Sub Alex Iwobi → Kevin
- 72' Sub John McGinn → Boubacar Kamara
- 80' Sub Ryan Sessegnon → Antonee Robinson
- 80' Sub Harry Wilson → Samuel Chukwueze
- 82' Sub Lamare Bogarde → Victor Lindelöf
- 83' Sub Evann Guessand → Donyell Malen
Category leaders
- Key passesMorgan Rogers2
- Duels wonEvann Guessand7/15
- DribblesEvann Guessand4/7
- Defensive actionsRyan Sessegnon6
- Fouls wonSaša Lukić3
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.