Lens 2-1 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 33% – 67%
- Shots 10 (3 on target) – 11 (6)
- Decisive moment: 69' Elye Wahi, FN xPts +1.3
Adrien Thomasson 25'
Elye Wahi 69'
Elye Wahi 69'
HT 1:1
Gabriel Jesus 14'
Arsenal edged xG (0.64–1.31) but Lens took the win.
Player of the matchDeclan RiceDecisive moment69' Elye Wahi+1.3
Player of the match
Declan Rice Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Lens ahead 21 min · level 58 min · Arsenal ahead 11 min
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.
14'
Gabriel Jesus
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Bukayo Saka +0.2
+0.8
25'
Adrien Thomasson
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Elye Wahi +0.2
+0.8
69'
Elye Wahi
Goal · scorer +0.9 · assist Przemysław Frankowski +0.4
+1.3
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
LensArsenal
33%Possession67%
0.64Expected goals (xG)1.31
0.06xG per shot0.12
10Shots11
3Shots on target6
30%Shots on target %55%
9Shots in box10
338Passes702
78%Pass accuracy89%
3Corners5
6Saves1
8Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
4Offsides0
Compared with usual
Lens
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 0.64 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.31 | 1 | |
| Shots | 10 | 15.8 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.1 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 10.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 33% | 52% | low |
| Passes | 338 | 476.5 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 82.1% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6.6 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 14.9 | low |
Arsenal
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.67 | |
| xG | 1.31 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.64 | 0.75 | |
| Shots | 11 | 14.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 6.1 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 10.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 67% | 61.6% | |
| Passes | 702 | 583.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 87.7% | |
| Corners | 5 | 7.9 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.7 |
Timeline
- 14' Goal Gabriel Jesus competition goal #2 assist Bukayo Saka
- 25' Goal Adrien Thomasson competition goal #1 assist Elye Wahi
- 34' Sub Bukayo Saka → Fábio Vieira
- 69' Goal Elye Wahi competition goal #1 assist Przemysław Frankowski
- 70' Sub Leandro Trossard → Reiss Nelson
- 71' Sub Kai Havertz → Emile Smith Rowe
- 71' Sub Oleksandr Zinchenko → Benjamin White
- 73' Sub Nampalys Mendy → Andy Diouf
- 73' Sub Adrien Thomasson → Angelo Fulgini
- 73' Sub Elye Wahi → Wesley Saïd
- 80' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Edward Nketiah
- 81' Sub Deiver Machado → Ruben Aguilar
- 90' Yellow Salis Abdul Samed
- 90' Yellow Gabriel Jesus
Category leaders
- Key passesAdrien Thomasson3
- Duels wonFlorian Sotoca9/15
- DribblesDeclan Rice4/4
- Defensive actionsDeclan Rice6
- ShotsAdrien Thomasson3 (on target 1)
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.