Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 41% – 59%
- Shots 9 (2 on target) – 14 (1)
- Decisive moment: 64' Anthony Gordon, FN xPts +1.2
Anthony Gordon 64'
HT 0:0
Newcastle 8th → 6th · 20 pts|Arsenal 3rd · 24 pts
Newcastle won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.04–0.57).
Player of the matchJoelintonDecisive moment64' Anthony Gordon+1.2
Player of the match
Joelinton Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 26 min · level 64 min · Arsenal ahead 0 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.
64'
Anthony Gordon
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Joelinton +0.4
+1.2
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.3→ 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
NewcastleArsenal
41%Possession59%
1.04Expected goals (xG)0.57
0.12xG per shot0.04
9Shots14
2Shots on target1
22%Shots on target %7%
5Shots in box5
342Passes484
79%Pass accuracy84%
0Corners11
1Saves0
14Fouls9
5Yellow cards1
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Newcastle
15 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.87 | |
| xG | 1.04 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.57 | 1 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.5 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 41% | 50.1% | |
| Passes | 342 | 467.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 0 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 11.8 |
Arsenal
15 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2.1 | low |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.93 | |
| xG | 0.57 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.04 | 0.67 | |
| Shots | 14 | 14 | |
| On target | 1 | 5.4 | low |
| Shots faced | 9 | 9.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 59% | 60.7% | |
| Passes | 484 | 585.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 87.5% | |
| Corners | 11 | 7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.2 |
Timeline
- 37' Yellow Anthony Gordon
- 37' Yellow Kai Havertz
- 38' Yellow Fabian Schär
- 38' Yellow Sean Longstaff
- 46' Sub Dan Burn → Valentino Livramento
- 62' Sub Callum Wilson → Joe Willock
- 63' Sub Miguel Almirón → Jacob Murphy
- 64' Goal Anthony Gordon league goal #4 assist Joelinton
- 68' VAR Anthony Gordon
- 73' Sub Benjamin White → Oleksandr Zinchenko
- 79' Sub Edward Nketiah → Leandro Trossard
- 79' Sub Jorginho → Fábio Vieira
- 80' Sub Jacob Murphy → Matt Ritchie
- 88' Yellow Bruno Guimarães
- 90+1' Yellow Valentino Livramento
Category leaders
- Key passesGabriel Martinelli5
- Duels wonKai Havertz8/16
- DribblesGabriel Martinelli3/7
- Defensive actionsJamaal Lascelles5
- Fouls wonBukayo Saka5
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.