Premier League · Matchweek 17
Morgan Rogers 45'
Morgan Rogers 57'
HT 1:1
Matheus Cunha 45'
Sun, 21 Dec 2025, 16:30 (UK) · Villa Park, Birmingham
Aston Villa 3rd · 36 pts|Manchester United 7th · 26 pts

Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.54–1.33).

Player of the matchMorgan Rogers8.4Decisive moment57' Morgan Rogers+1.0

Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester United

Key numbers

  • Possession 43% – 57%
  • Shots 12 (4 on target) – 15 (6)
  • Decisive moment: 57' Morgan Rogers, FN xPts +1.0
Player of the match
Morgan Rogers 8.4Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-1
Aston Villa ahead 33 min · level 57 min · Manchester United ahead 0 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.

45' Morgan Rogers Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist John McGinn +0.3 +0.9
45' Matheus Cunha Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Patrick Dorgu +0.2 +0.7
57' Morgan Rogers Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Ollie Watkins +0.3 +1.0
Aston Villa Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Manchester United Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.5Time 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 VillaManchester United
43%Possession57%
1.54Expected goals (xG)1.33
0.13xG per shot0.09
12Shots15
4Shots on target6
33%Shots on target %40%
8Shots in box5
351Passes460
80%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners5
5Saves2
4Fouls2
1Yellow cards2
3Offsides1

Compared with usual

Aston Villa

23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.6
Conceded10.96
xG1.541.2
xG against1.331.2
Shots1211.9
On target44.7
Shots faced1512
xG per shot0.130.09
Possession43%54.8%
Passes351461
Pass accuracy80%85.3%
Corners55.1
Fouls410.4

Manchester United

17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.9
Conceded21.6
xG1.331.8
xG against1.541.3
Shots1517.3
On target65.9
Shots faced1211
xG per shot0.090.11
Possession57%55.2%
Passes460464.6
Pass accuracy86%81.2%
Corners54.6
Fouls210

Timeline

  • 45' Goal Morgan Rogers league goal #6 assist John McGinn
  • 45' Goal Matheus Cunha league goal #3 assist Patrick Dorgu
  • 46' Sub Bruno Fernandes → Lisandro Martínez
  • 57' Goal Morgan Rogers league goal #7 assist Ollie Watkins
  • 68' Yellow Manuel Ugarte
  • 72' Yellow Diogo Dalot
  • 73' Sub Manuel Ugarte → Joshua Zirkzee
  • 73' Sub Benjamin Šeško → Jack Fletcher
  • 75' Sub Ollie Watkins → Donyell Malen
  • 75' Sub Ian Maatsen → Lucas Digne
  • 84' Sub Amadou Onana → Emiliano Buendía
  • 84' Sub John McGinn → Evann Guessand
  • 84' Sub Leny Yoro → Shea Lacey
  • 88' Sub Boubacar Kamara → Lamare Bogarde
  • 90+2' Yellow Lamare Bogarde

Category leaders

  • Key passesJohn McGinn3
  • Duels wonPatrick Dorgu13/16
  • DribblesDiogo Dalot2/3
  • Defensive actionsLuke Shaw7
  • ShotsMatheus Cunha6 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonYouri Tielemans4

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.