Manchester United 3-2 Fulham
Key numbers
- Possession 42% – 58%
- Shots 13 (6 on target) – 14 (6)
- Decisive moment: 90' Benjamin Šeško, FN xPts +1.5
Casemiro 19'
Matheus Cunha 56'
Benjamin Šeško 90'
Matheus Cunha 56'
Benjamin Šeško 90'
HT 1:0
Raúl Jiménez 85' (pen)
Kevin 90'
Kevin 90'
Manchester United 6th → 4th · 41 pts|Fulham 7th · 34 pts
Fulham edged xG (1.79–1.94) but Manchester United took the win.
Player of the matchCasemiroDecisive moment90' Benjamin Šeško+1.5
Player of the match
Casemiro Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 71 min · level 19 min · Fulham ahead 0 min
- Benjamin Šeško — off the bench 16 min · 1G 0A
- Ryan Sessegnon — off the bench 19 min · 0G 1A
- Kevin — off the bench 19 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.
19'
Casemiro
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.2
+0.7
56'
Matheus Cunha
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Casemiro +0.2
+0.5
85'
Raúl Jiménez
Pen goal
+0.2
90'
Kevin
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Ryan Sessegnon +0.3
+1.0
90'
Benjamin Šeško
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.5
+1.5
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +2.7Opponent moments −1.8Time effect +0.7→ League points won 3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −2.0Time effect −0.5→ 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 UnitedFulham
42%Possession58%
1.79Expected goals (xG)1.94
0.14xG per shot0.14
13Shots14
6Shots on target6
46%Shots on target %43%
12Shots in box8
428Passes576
87%Pass accuracy90%
3Corners7
4Saves3
6Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides2
Compared with usual
Manchester United
25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.79 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.94 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 13 | 16.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.8 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 42% | 53.6% | |
| Passes | 428 | 460.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 81.7% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 9.6 |
Fulham
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.94 | 1 | |
| xG against | 1.79 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 14 | 12.3 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.1 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 10.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 58% | 53% | |
| Passes | 576 | 492.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 83.9% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.4 |
Timeline
- 18' VAR Matheus Cunha
- 19' Goal Casemiro league goal #5 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 42' Yellow Joachim Andersen
- 56' Goal Matheus Cunha league goal #6 assist Casemiro
- 64' Yellow Casemiro
- 69' VAR Jorge Cuenca
- 71' Sub Antonee Robinson → Ryan Sessegnon
- 71' Sub Emile Smith Rowe → Kevin
- 74' Sub Matheus Cunha → Benjamin Šeško
- 75' Sub Casemiro → Manuel Ugarte
- 79' Sub Samuel Chukwueze → Tom Cairney
- 83' Yellow Harry Maguire
- 85' Goal Raúl Jiménez (pen) league goal #6
- 86' Sub Diogo Dalot → Noussair Mazraoui
- 86' Sub Jorge Cuenca → Calvin Bassey
- 90' Goal Kevin league goal #1 assist Ryan Sessegnon
- 90' Goal Benjamin Šeško league goal #5 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 90+6' Sub Bryan Mbeumo → Leny Yoro
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes4
- Duels wonHarry Maguire11/13
- DribblesAmad Diallo3/7
- Defensive actionsHarry Maguire6
- ShotsBenjamin Šeško3 (on target 1)
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.