Man United vs West Brom

21 November 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee David Coote

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Bruno Fernandes 56’ (pen)

Match summary

Man United beat West Brom 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Bruno Fernandes put Man United ahead from the penalty spot in the 56th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.43 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to West Brom's 0.44 from 7.

Match stats

Man United West Brom
17 Shots 7
7 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.43 xG 0.44
1.67 Non-penalty xG 0.44
20 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man United West Brom
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Bruno Fernandes
Penalty
1-0 (Man United)
56’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Man United
  • Edinson Cavani
West Brom
  • Conor Gallagher

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.44 56’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.44 56’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 Fernandes 56’
Man United 2.43 xGWest Brom 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Brom attacking Man United attacking 
56’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 67’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 16’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 72’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Branislav Ivanovic (West Brom), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Conor Townsend (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Alex Telles (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Callum Robinson (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Anthony Martial (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Matheus Pereira (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Alex Telles (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 67’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 16’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 72’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Kyle Bartley (West Brom), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 21’ Branislav Ivanovic (West Brom), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 71’ Harry Maguire (Man United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Conor Townsend (West Brom), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 20’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Anthony Martial (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Alex Telles (Man United), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 65’ Callum Robinson (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Anthony Martial (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Matheus Pereira (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 64’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Edinson Cavani (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Alex Telles (Man United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David de Gea GK900 0.000.000
Aaron Wan-Bissaka DEF900 0.000.111
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.041
Harry Maguire DEF902 0.180.000
Alex Telles DEF902 0.040.000
Nemanja Matic MID900 0.000.021
Fred MID851 0.020.061
Juan Mata MID640 0.000.021
Bruno Fernandes MID9014 0.871.176
Marcus Rashford MID802 0.580.000
Anthony Martial FWD904 0.580.101
Edinson Cavani Sub262 0.150.000
Donny van de Beek Sub100 0.000.000
Scott McTominay Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 72% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.61
West Brom win 11% Avg odds 9.13

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

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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.