Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 53% – 47%
- Shots 16 (6 on target) – 9 (2)
- Decisive moment: 71' Matheus Cunha, FN xPts +1.2
Casemiro 53'
Matheus Cunha 71'
Benjamin Šeško 81'
Matheus Cunha 71'
Benjamin Šeško 81'
HT 0:0
Ross Barkley 64'
Manchester United 3rd · 54 pts|Aston Villa 4th · 51 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.07–1.02).
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment71' Matheus Cunha+1.2
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 30 min · level 60 min · Aston Villa ahead 0 min
- Benjamin Šeško — off the bench 15 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.
53'
Casemiro
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.3
+1.0
64'
Ross Barkley
Goal
+0.8
71'
Matheus Cunha
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.4
+1.2
81'
Benjamin Šeško
Goal
+0.3
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −1.1Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.9Time effect 0.0→ 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 UnitedAston Villa
53%Possession47%
1.07Expected goals (xG)1.02
0.07xG per shot0.11
16Shots9
6Shots on target2
38%Shots on target %22%
11Shots in box6
479Passes426
85%Pass accuracy85%
6Corners6
1Saves3
10Fouls5
3Yellow cards2
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester United
31 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.07 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.02 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 16 | 16.4 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 10.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 53% | 54.2% | |
| Passes | 479 | 476.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.6 |
Aston Villa
41 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.02 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.07 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.5 | |
| On target | 2 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 47% | 54.2% | |
| Passes | 426 | 461 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 84.9% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 41' Yellow Ollie Watkins
- 53' Goal Casemiro league goal #7 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 60' Yellow Casemiro
- 60' Sub Ollie Watkins → Tammy Abraham
- 61' Sub John McGinn → Leon Bailey
- 64' Goal Ross Barkley league goal #2
- 69' Yellow Emiliano Buendía
- 71' Goal Matheus Cunha league goal #7 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 72' Yellow Leny Yoro
- 75' Sub Bryan Mbeumo → Benjamin Šeško
- 81' Goal Benjamin Šeško league goal #9
- 82' Sub Ross Barkley → Douglas Luiz
- 82' Sub Lucas Digne → Ian Maatsen
- 86' Sub Emiliano Buendía → Andrés García
- 90+1' Sub Casemiro → Manuel Ugarte
- 90+6' Yellow Harry Maguire
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes6
- Duels wonMorgan Rogers8/12
- DribblesKobbie Mainoo2/4
- Defensive actionsLeny Yoro6
- Fouls wonMorgan Rogers3
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.