Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace
Key numbers
- Possession 28% – 72%
- Shots 13 (4 on target) – 12 (4)
- Decisive moment: 43' Paul Dawson, FN xPts +0.9
Paul Dawson 43'
I. Buckley 60'
I. Buckley 60'
HT 1:0
Yéremy Pino 90'
Macclesfield won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.21–0.75).
Player of the matchPaul DawsonDecisive moment43' Paul Dawson+0.9
Player of the match
Paul Dawson Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
Macclesfield ahead 47 min · level 43 min · Crystal Palace 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.
43'
Paul Dawson
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Luke Duffy +0.3
+0.9
60'
I. Buckley
Goal
+0.7
90'
Yéremy Pino
Goal
+0.2
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Macclesfield is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
MacclesfieldCrystal Palace
28%Possession72%
1.21Expected goals (xG)0.75
0.09xG per shot0.06
13Shots12
4Shots on target4
31%Shots on target %33%
4Shots in box7
206Passes534
49%Pass accuracy81%
2Corners3
3Saves2
8Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
0Offsides7
Compared with usual
Crystal Palace
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.97 | |
| xG | 0.75 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.21 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 10.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 72% | 46.2% | |
| Passes | 534 | 400.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 77.6% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.4 |
Timeline
- 43' Goal Paul Dawson assist Luke Duffy
- 45+2' Yellow Josh Kay
- 46' Sub Jaydee Canvot → Tyrick Mitchell
- 46' Sub Joel Drakes-Thomas → Brennan Johnson
- 46' Sub Kaden Rodney → Will Hughes
- 60' Goal I. Buckley
- 62' Yellow Borna Sosa
- 69' Sub Justin Devenny → Benjamin Casey
- 76' Yellow Marc Guéhi
- 79' Yellow Sam Heathcote
- 79' Sub Luis Lacey → Cameron Borthwick-Jackson
- 79' Sub Josh Kay → Carlos Dos Santos
- 79' Sub Luke Duffy → Luke Matheson
- 90' Goal Yéremy Pino competition goal #1
- 90+5' Sub D'Mani Mellor → Danny Whitehead
Category leaders
- Key passesLuke Duffy2
- Duels wonPaul Dawson15/28
- DribblesLuis Lacey3/4
- Defensive actionsMarc Guéhi7
- ShotsJosh Kay3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonPaul Dawson4
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.