Manchester United 4-2 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 44% – 56%
- Shots 13 (9 on target) – 17 (5)
- Decisive moment: 24' Matheus Cunha, FN xPts +0.8
Matheus Cunha 24'
Casemiro 34'
Bryan Mbeumo 61'
Bryan Mbeumo 90'
Casemiro 34'
Bryan Mbeumo 61'
Bryan Mbeumo 90'
HT 2:0
Danny Welbeck 74'
Charalampos Kostoulas 90'
Charalampos Kostoulas 90'
Manchester United 9th → 4th · 16 pts|Brighton 10th → 12th · 12 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.29–1.12).
Player of the matchBryan MbeumoDecisive moment24' Matheus Cunha+0.8
Player of the match
Bryan Mbeumo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 66 min · level 24 min · Brighton ahead 0 min
- Ayden Heaven — off the bench 25 min · 0G 1A
- James Milner — off the bench 31 min · 0G 1A
- Charalampos Kostoulas — off the bench 11 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.
24'
Matheus Cunha
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Casemiro +0.2
+0.8
34'
Casemiro
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Luke Shaw +0.2
+0.5
61'
Bryan Mbeumo
Goal · assist Benjamin Šeško
+0.1
74'
Danny Welbeck
Goal
0.0
90'
Charalampos Kostoulas
Goal · assist James Milner
+0.1
90'
Bryan Mbeumo
Goal · assist Ayden Heaven
+0.2
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −0.3Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −1.3Time 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
Manchester UnitedBrighton
44%Possession56%
1.29Expected goals (xG)1.12
0.1xG per shot0.07
13Shots17
9Shots on target5
69%Shots on target %29%
7Shots in box10
442Passes568
82%Pass accuracy85%
1Corners6
3Saves5
4Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
2Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester United
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.4 | high |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 1.29 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.12 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 13 | 16.7 | |
| On target | 9 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 10.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 44% | 53.2% | |
| Passes | 442 | 441.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 80.6% | |
| Corners | 1 | 4.1 | low |
| Fouls | 4 | 10.2 | low |
Brighton
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.1 | high |
| xG | 1.12 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.29 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 17 | 13 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.6 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 11.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 56% | 49.6% | |
| Passes | 568 | 420.7 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 83.3% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 13.2 |
Timeline
- 24' Goal Matheus Cunha league goal #1 assist Casemiro
- 34' Goal Casemiro league goal #2 assist Luke Shaw
- 41' Yellow Carlos Baleba
- 59' Sub Carlos Baleba → James Milner
- 59' Sub Maxim De Cuyper → Tom Watson
- 60' Sub Yasin Ayari → Diego Gómez
- 61' Goal Bryan Mbeumo league goal #3 assist Benjamin Šeško
- 65' Sub Luke Shaw → Ayden Heaven
- 70' Sub Casemiro → Kobbie Mainoo
- 70' Sub Amad Diallo → Patrick Dorgu
- 72' Yellow Patrick Dorgu
- 74' Goal Danny Welbeck league goal #5
- 79' Sub Georginio Rutter → Charalampos Kostoulas
- 81' Yellow Benjamin Šeško
- 81' Sub Matheus Cunha → Manuel Ugarte
- 82' Sub Benjamin Šeško → Joshua Zirkzee
- 87' Sub Mats Wieffer → Stefanos Tzimas
- 90' Goal Charalampos Kostoulas league goal #1 assist James Milner
- 90' Goal Bryan Mbeumo league goal #4 assist Ayden Heaven
- 90+4' Yellow Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes2
- Duels wonJan Paul van Hecke11/20
- DribblesBryan Mbeumo4/5
- Defensive actionsJan Paul van Hecke8
- ShotsBruno Fernandes3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonBruno Fernandes3
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.