Man City vs Man United

7 March 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Bruno Fernandes 2’ (pen)
  • Luke Shaw 50’

Match summary

Man United beat Man City 2-0 on the road. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Bruno Fernandes put Man United ahead from the penalty spot in the 2nd minute and Luke Shaw made it 0-2 in the 50th minute, set up by Marcus Rashford.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Man City's 1.28 from 23.

Match stats

Man City Man United
23 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.28 xG 2.11
1.28 Non-penalty xG 1.35
13 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Man City Man United
Kick-off
2’
Bruno Fernandes
Penalty0-1 (Man United)
Half-time0-1
50’
Luke Shaw
Assist: Marcus Rashford0-2 (Man United)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man United
  • Dean Henderson
  • Harry Maguire
  • Luke Shaw

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 2.11 2’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 0-1 2’ 50’ Luke Shaw (Man United), 0-2 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 2.11 2’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 0-1 Fernandes 2’ 50’ Luke Shaw (Man United), 0-2 Shaw 50’
Man City 1.28 xGMan United 2.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Man City attacking 
2’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 68’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 85’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 4’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 75’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 55’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 47’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 19’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ John Stones (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 58’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 68’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 85’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 4’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 75’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Luke Shaw (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 55’ Daniel James (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 46’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 38’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 89’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Rodri (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ John Stones (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ John Stones (Man City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
João Cancelo DEF661 0.020.051
Rúben Dias DEF900 0.000.021
John Stones DEF902 0.040.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF901 0.020.092
Kevin De Bruyne MID904 0.210.638
Ilkay Gündogan MID904 0.200.113
Rodri MID902 0.090.042
Riyad Mahrez FWD904 0.150.122
Gabriel Jesus FWD712 0.090.071
Raheem Sterling FWD902 0.350.051
Kyle Walker Sub240 0.000.001
Phil Foden Sub191 0.100.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 64% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.39
Man United win 14% Avg odds 6.76

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.