Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield Utd
Key numbers
- Possession 67% – 33%
- Shots 13 (8 on target) – 2 (0)
- Decisive moment: 28' Edward Nketiah, FN xPts +0.5
Edward Nketiah 28'
Edward Nketiah 50'
Edward Nketiah 58'
Fábio Vieira 88' (pen)
Takehiro Tomiyasu 90+6'
Edward Nketiah 50'
Edward Nketiah 58'
Fábio Vieira 88' (pen)
Takehiro Tomiyasu 90+6'
HT 1:0
Arsenal 3rd → 2nd · 24 pts|Sheffield Utd 20th · 1 pt
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.77–0.03).
Player of the matchEdward NketiahDecisive moment28' Edward Nketiah+0.5
Player of the match
Edward Nketiah Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 62 min · level 28 min · Sheffield Utd ahead 0 min
- Takehiro Tomiyasu — off the bench 24 min · 1G 0A
- Fábio Vieira — off the bench 17 min · 1G 0A
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.
28'
Edward Nketiah
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Declan Rice +0.2
+0.5
50'
Edward Nketiah
Goal
+0.2
58'
Edward Nketiah
Goal · assist Emile Smith Rowe
0.0
88'
Fábio Vieira
Pen goal
0.0
90+6'
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Goal
0.0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.5Own moments +0.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.2→ League points won 3
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 0.4Own moments 0.0Opponent 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
ArsenalSheffield Utd
67%Possession33%
2.77Expected goals (xG)0.03
0.21xG per shot0.02
13Shots2
8Shots on target0
62%Shots on target %0%
10Shots in box0
659Passes323
91%Pass accuracy75%
6Corners1
0Saves2
9Fouls13
0Yellow cards3
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Arsenal
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2 | high |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.85 | |
| xG | 2.77 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.03 | 0.77 | |
| Shots | 13 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 8 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 2 | 10.2 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.21 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 67% | 59.3% | |
| Passes | 659 | 572.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 87% | high |
| Corners | 6 | 7.2 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.2 |
Sheffield Utd
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.7 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2.4 | |
| xG | 0.03 | 0.75 | |
| xG against | 2.77 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 2 | 9.3 | low |
| On target | 0 | 3.2 | low |
| Shots faced | 13 | 19.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.02 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 33% | 41.8% | |
| Passes | 323 | 385.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 73.2% | |
| Corners | 1 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 11.2 |
Timeline
- 28' Goal Edward Nketiah league goal #3 assist Declan Rice
- 50' Goal Edward Nketiah league goal #4
- 58' Goal Edward Nketiah league goal #5 assist Emile Smith Rowe
- 59' Sub Rhian Brewster → Cameron Archer
- 59' Sub Anis Ben Slimane → Ben Osborn
- 60' Yellow Ben Osborn
- 66' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Leandro Trossard
- 66' Sub Benjamin White → Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 70' Yellow Jayden Bogle
- 71' Sub Jayden Bogle → George Baldock
- 71' Sub James McAtee → John Fleck
- 73' Sub Bukayo Saka → Reiss Nelson
- 74' Sub Emile Smith Rowe → Fábio Vieira
- 83' Sub Gustavo Hamer → Ryan One
- 85' VAR Fábio Vieira
- 87' Yellow Oliver Norwood
- 88' Goal Fábio Vieira (pen) league goal #1
- 89' Sub Declan Rice → Mohamed Elneny
- 90+6' Goal Takehiro Tomiyasu league goal #1
Category leaders
- Key passesGabriel Martinelli3
- Duels wonGabriel Martinelli7/10
- DribblesGabriel Martinelli3/3
- Defensive actionsGustavo Hamer6
- ShotsEdward Nketiah3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonEdward Nketiah3
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.