Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 12 (2 on target) – 4 (1)
- Decisive moment: 86' Gabriel Martinelli, FN xPts +1.7
Gabriel Martinelli 86'
HT 0:0
Arsenal 4th → 2nd · 20 pts|Manchester City 2nd → 3rd · 18 pts
Manchester City edged xG (0.39–0.48) but Arsenal took the win.
Player of the matchBenjamin WhiteDecisive moment86' Gabriel Martinelli+1.7
Player of the match
Benjamin White Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 4 min · level 86 min · Manchester City ahead 0 min
- Gabriel Martinelli — off the bench 45 min · 1G 0A
- Kai Havertz — off the bench 15 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.
86'
Gabriel Martinelli
Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Kai Havertz +0.5
+1.7
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +1.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.7→ 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
ArsenalManchester City
49%Possession51%
0.39Expected goals (xG)0.48
0.03xG per shot0.12
12Shots4
2Shots on target1
17%Shots on target %25%
6Shots in box3
500Passes521
87%Pass accuracy87%
5Corners4
0Saves1
8Fouls7
2Yellow cards3
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Arsenal
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.8 | |
| xG | 0.39 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.48 | 0.74 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 2 | 6.1 | low |
| Shots faced | 4 | 10.7 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.03 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 49% | 62.1% | |
| Passes | 500 | 595.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 87.8% | |
| Corners | 5 | 7.6 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 9.7 |
Manchester City
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.8 | |
| xG | 0.48 | 2.1 | |
| xG against | 0.39 | 0.64 | |
| Shots | 4 | 19.2 | low |
| On target | 1 | 7.6 | low |
| Shots faced | 12 | 5.7 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 51% | 67.7% | low |
| Passes | 521 | 694.2 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 90.6% | low |
| Corners | 4 | 6.9 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 8.3 |
Timeline
- 11' Yellow Jorginho
- 23' Yellow Bernardo Silva
- 29' Yellow Mateo Kovačić
- 46' Sub Leandro Trossard → Gabriel Martinelli
- 68' Sub Rico Lewis → John Stones
- 68' Sub Julián Álvarez → Jérémy Doku
- 68' Sub Mateo Kovačić → Matheus Nunes
- 75' Sub Oleksandr Zinchenko → Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 75' Sub Edward Nketiah → Kai Havertz
- 75' Sub Jorginho → Thomas Partey
- 86' Goal Gabriel Martinelli league goal #1 assist Kai Havertz
- 90+3' Yellow Gabriel Jesus
- 90+3' Yellow Ederson
Category leaders
- Key passesBenjamin White2
- Duels wonPhil Foden11/21
- DribblesPhil Foden4/9
- Defensive actionsDeclan Rice7
- ShotsEdward Nketiah3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonPhil Foden3
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.