Premier League · 2024

Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Manchester United · Premier League

1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Tottenham Hotspur won 1–0.

Shots
2216
Shots on target
76
Expected goals
2.231.52
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United 1–0. Recorded in this match (Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United): shots 22–16, shots on target 7–6, expected goals 2.23–1.52, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Tottenham Hotspur's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Tottenham Hotspur's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.96 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match1.96 goals/match1.52 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots16 shotsTottenham Hotspur 22 shots, Manchester United 16 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots6 shotsTottenham Hotspur 7 shots, Manchester United 6 shots
  • Expected goals2.23 xG1.52 xGTottenham Hotspur 2.23 xG, Manchester United 1.52 xG
  • Possession56%44%Tottenham Hotspur 56%, Manchester United 44%
  • Corners10 corners5 cornersTottenham Hotspur 10 corners, Manchester United 5 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls9 foulsTottenham Hotspur 13 fouls, Manchester United 9 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Rodrigo Bentancur · Tottenham Hotspur · 62′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Manchester United · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedBruno Fernandes · Manchester United · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDjed Spence · Tottenham Hotspur · 68′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRasmus Højlund · Manchester United · 72′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRasmus Højlund · Manchester United · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 10′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRasmus Højlund · Manchester United · 79′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Dorgu · Manchester United · 11′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKevin Danso · Tottenham Hotspur · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 69′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYves Bissouma · Tottenham Hotspur · 79′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 49′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMatthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 84′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 19′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLucas Bergvall · Tottenham Hotspur · 49′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 75′ · 0.07 xG · on targetMatthijs de Ligt · Manchester United · 40′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedBen Davies · Tottenham Hotspur · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLucas Bergvall · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.10 xG · on targetAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 58′ · 0.10 xG · on targetSon Heung-min · Tottenham Hotspur · 61′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCasemiro · Manchester United · 84′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedCasemiro · Manchester United · 89′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 89′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 55′ · 0.11 xG · on targetMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 61′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 79′ · 0.11 xG · on targetAlejandro Garnacho · Manchester United · 23′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedDejan Kulusevski · Tottenham Hotspur · 53′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 26′ · 0.18 xG · on targetMathys Tel · Tottenham Hotspur · 53′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Dalot · Manchester United · 10′ · 0.30 xG · off target or blockedJoshua Zirkzee · Manchester United · 72′ · 0.36 xG · off target or blockedJames Maddison · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′ · 0.70 xG · goal
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  • goal
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Tottenham Hotspur: 22 shots, 7 on target, 2.32 xG. Manchester United: 16 shots, 6 on target, 1.52 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′James Maddison · Tottenham Hotspur · 13′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Tottenham Hotspur 2.32 xG · Manchester United 1.52 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Tottenham Hotspur
2Draws
1Manchester United
Manchester United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League0–3
Manchester United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–2
Tottenham Hotspur — Manchester United · Premier League2–0
Tottenham Hotspur — Manchester United · Premier League2–2
Manchester United — Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Tottenham Hotspur favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Manchester United in 6

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Tottenham Hotspur25 matchesManchester United25 matches
1.96 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/251.12 goals/match
1.48 goals/matchGoals allowed25/25▲ 1.4 goals/match
1.7 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/251.43 xG/match
14.7 shots/match ▲Shots25/2513.4 shots/match
5.44 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/254.52 shots/match
57.4% ●Possession25/2553.6%
7.6 corners/match ●Corners25/255 corners/match
11 fouls/matchFouls25/2511.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 16 Feb 2025, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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