Sunderland 0-1 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 48% – 52%
- Shots 14 (4 on target) – 12 (4)
- Decisive moment: 58' Yankuba Minteh, FN xPts +1.1
HT 0:0
Yankuba Minteh 58'
Sunderland 11th → 12th · 40 pts|Brighton 14th → 9th · 40 pts
Brighton won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.9–1.68).
Player of the matchYankuba MintehDecisive moment58' Yankuba Minteh+1.1
Player of the match
Yankuba Minteh Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
Sunderland ahead 0 min · level 58 min · Brighton ahead 32 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.
58'
Yankuba Minteh
Goal
+1.1
Sunderland
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.8→ League points won 0
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.8→ 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
SunderlandBrighton
48%Possession52%
0.9Expected goals (xG)1.68
0.06xG per shot0.14
14Shots12
4Shots on target4
29%Shots on target %33%
8Shots in box9
422Passes471
79%Pass accuracy79%
7Corners3
3Saves3
7Fouls12
1Yellow cards2
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Sunderland
33 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.9 | 0.96 | |
| xG against | 1.68 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 14 | 10.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 14.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 48% | 45.8% | |
| Passes | 422 | 389 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 78.7% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 10.5 |
Brighton
34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.68 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 13.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 52% | 53% | |
| Passes | 471 | 470.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 83.9% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 12.6 |
Timeline
- 50' VAR Chris Rigg
- 51' Yellow Diego Gómez
- 58' Goal Yankuba Minteh league goal #2
- 64' Sub Daniel Ballard → Luke O'Nien
- 74' Yellow Yankuba Minteh
- 75' Yellow Granit Xhaka
- 76' Sub Yankuba Minteh → Maxim De Cuyper
- 78' Sub Brian Brobbey → Eliezer Mayenda
- 85' Sub Chemsdine Talbi → Dennis Cirkin
- 88' Sub Jack Hinshelwood → Yasin Ayari
- 90+4' Sub Diego Gómez → Joël Veltman
- 90+5' Sub Danny Welbeck → Matt O'Riley
Category leaders
- Key passesJack Hinshelwood3
- Duels wonNoah Sadiki8/11
- DribblesChris Rigg2/4
- Defensive actionsDaniel Ballard6
- Fouls wonNoah Sadiki4
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.