Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 44% – 56%
- Shots 14 (3 on target) – 14 (6)
- Decisive moment: 63' Mason Mount, FN xPts +1.2
Jean-Philippe Mateta 36' (pen)
HT 1:0
Joshua Zirkzee 54'
Mason Mount 63'
Mason Mount 63'
Crystal Palace 6th → 7th · 20 pts|Manchester United 12th → 6th · 21 pts
Crystal Palace edged xG (1.83–1.19) but Manchester United took the win.
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment63' Mason Mount+1.2
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.8 (Dominant)
Game state
Crystal Palace ahead 18 min · level 45 min · Manchester United ahead 27 min
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.
36'
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Pen goal
+0.8
54'
Joshua Zirkzee
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.2
+0.8
63'
Mason Mount
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.4
+1.2
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −0.6→ League points won 0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3
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
Crystal PalaceManchester United
44%Possession56%
1.83Expected goals (xG)1.19
0.13xG per shot0.09
14Shots14
3Shots on target6
21%Shots on target %43%
11Shots in box8
339Passes443
72%Pass accuracy79%
4Corners4
4Saves2
14Fouls14
3Yellow cards2
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
Crystal Palace
20 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.7 | |
| xG | 1.83 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.19 | 0.94 | |
| Shots | 14 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 9.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 44% | 46.8% | |
| Passes | 339 | 403.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 78% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 10.6 |
Manchester United
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 1.19 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.83 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 14 | 16.2 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 56% | 53.6% | |
| Passes | 443 | 459.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 81.2% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.2 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 8.9 |
Timeline
- 17' Yellow Bryan Mbeumo
- 35' VAR Jean-Philippe Mateta
- 36' Goal Jean-Philippe Mateta (pen) league goal #7
- 38' Sub Ismaïla Sarr → Edward Nketiah
- 53' Yellow Edward Nketiah
- 54' Sub Leny Yoro → Noussair Mazraoui
- 54' Goal Joshua Zirkzee league goal #1 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 63' Goal Mason Mount league goal #2 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 72' Yellow Luke Shaw
- 75' Yellow Marc Guéhi
- 78' Sub Adam Wharton → Will Hughes
- 78' Sub Yéremy Pino → Christantus Uche
- 82' Sub Luke Shaw → Lisandro Martínez
- 85' Sub Daichi Kamada → Jefferson Lerma
- 85' Sub Tyrick Mitchell → Justin Devenny
- 90+1' Sub Bryan Mbeumo → Kobbie Mainoo
- 90+1' Sub Amad Diallo → Patrick Dorgu
- 90+3' Yellow Jefferson Lerma
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes4
- Duels wonChris Richards10/17
- DribblesMason Mount2/3
- Defensive actionsBruno Fernandes7
- ShotsJean-Philippe Mateta4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonAmad Diallo3
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.