Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Key numbers
- Possession 78% – 22%
- Shots 15 (7 on target) – 6 (2)
- Decisive moment: 26' Edward Nketiah, FN xPts +0.4
Edward Nketiah 26'
Bukayo Saka 32'
Bukayo Saka 32'
HT 2:0
Taiwo Awoniyi 82'
Arsenal · 3 pts|Nottingham Forest · 0 pts
Nottingham Forest edged xG (0.83–1.18) but Arsenal took the win.
Player of the matchBukayo SakaDecisive moment26' Edward Nketiah+0.4
Player of the match
Bukayo Saka Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 64 min · level 26 min · Nottingham Forest ahead 0 min
- Taiwo Awoniyi — off the bench 19 min · 1G 0A
- Anthony Elanga — off the bench 10 min · 0G 1A
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.
26'
Edward Nketiah
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Gabriel Martinelli +0.1
+0.4
32'
Bukayo Saka
Goal · assist William Saliba
+0.1
82'
Taiwo Awoniyi
Goal · assist Anthony Elanga
+0.1
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.6Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −0.1Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Nottingham Forest
Expected (last two seasons) 0.3Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −0.4Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
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
ArsenalNottingham Forest
78%Possession22%
0.83Expected goals (xG)1.18
0.06xG per shot0.2
15Shots6
7Shots on target2
47%Shots on target %33%
8Shots in box4
769Passes200
90%Pass accuracy69%
8Corners3
1Saves5
12Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
2Offsides1
Timeline
- 26' Goal Edward Nketiah league goal #1 assist Gabriel Martinelli
- 28' Yellow Ola Aina
- 32' Goal Bukayo Saka league goal #1 assist William Saliba
- 45+5' Yellow Jurriën Timber
- 50' Sub Jurriën Timber → Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 71' Sub Danilo → Taiwo Awoniyi
- 72' Sub Ola Aina → Neco Williams
- 74' Sub Edward Nketiah → Leandro Trossard
- 80' Sub Brennan Johnson → Anthony Elanga
- 81' Yellow Orel Mangala
- 82' Goal Taiwo Awoniyi league goal #1 assist Anthony Elanga
- 86' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Gabriel Magalhães
- 90' Sub Joe Worrall → Chris Wood
- 90' Sub Orel Mangala → Cheikhou Kouyaté
- 90+2' Yellow Benjamin White
Category leaders
- Key passesBukayo Saka3
- Duels wonKai Havertz8/16
- DribblesMorgan Gibbs-White3/7
- Defensive actionsThomas Partey5
- ShotsDeclan Rice3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonKai Havertz4
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.