Emswood 4 - 2 Worpinslempton

Key Events:

• 2' Emswood Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Israel Morales
• 10' Emswood Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Kenny Au
• 18' Emswood Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Kenny Au
• 53' Worpinslempton Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Saliou Sow
• 70' Yellow card to Emswood Xinping Boon
• 82' Worpinslempton Xinping Boon scores
• 84' Emswood Kenny Au scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Emswood scored four from 3.19 xG, a modest overperformance of 0.81 goals, while Worpinslempton scored twice from 1.54 xG, finishing 0.46 above the estimate. The figures support a match in which the hosts created and converted the stronger body of chances: they had 15 shots, 11 on target, against six shots from the visitors, all six on target. Worpinslempton were notably efficient with their limited attempts, but Emswood’s greater volume and early three-goal burst gave them the platform. The late 3-2 scoreline made the contest look briefly more delicate than the underlying shot count suggested.

• No Worpinslempton players reached a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The opening half-hour belonged emphatically to Emswood, with Xinping Boon completing his hat-trick before the match had reached its 20th minute. Kenny Au supplied two of those goals and later added one of his own, giving the hosts both a prolific finisher and a steady source of service. Worpinslempton did not disappear after the early damage: Luis Pinto pulled one back in the second half, and the visitors’ second goal brought the margin down to one with eight minutes left.

That made Kenny Au’s goal in the 84th minute more than a statistical footnote. It came only two minutes after Worpinslempton had made it 3-2, restoring breathing room and settling a match that had briefly acquired a different shape. The 4-2 result reflects Emswood’s control of the attacking volume, while the visitors’ six shots on target and two goals show they made their opportunities count. In the end, the early lead did the heavy lifting, and Au’s late finish ensured it did not have to do the whole job alone.