Brentford 0-1 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 36% – 64%
- Shots 9 (3 on target) – 15 (4)
- Decisive moment: 89' Kai Havertz, FN xPts +1.8
HT 0:0
Kai Havertz 89'
Brentford 11th · 16 pts|Arsenal 3rd → 1st · 30 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.19–1.65).
Player of the matchBukayo SakaDecisive moment89' Kai Havertz+1.8
Player of the match
Bukayo Saka Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.6 (Strong)
Game state
Brentford ahead 0 min · level 89 min · Arsenal ahead 1 min
- Kai Havertz — off the bench 11 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.
89'
Kai Havertz
Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Bukayo Saka +0.5
+1.8
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
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
BrentfordArsenal
36%Possession64%
1.19Expected goals (xG)1.65
0.13xG per shot0.11
9Shots15
3Shots on target4
33%Shots on target %27%
7Shots in box11
298Passes508
65%Pass accuracy82%
1Corners8
3Saves1
9Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
2Offsides3
Compared with usual
Brentford
14 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.19 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.65 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 9 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 12.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 36% | 49.5% | |
| Passes | 298 | 450.6 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 65% | 79% | low |
| Corners | 1 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.3 |
Arsenal
18 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.89 | |
| xG | 1.65 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.19 | 0.63 | |
| Shots | 15 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 8.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 64% | 60.8% | |
| Passes | 508 | 575.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 87.2% | |
| Corners | 8 | 7.4 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 10.1 |
Timeline
- 44' VAR Leandro Trossard
- 45+1' Yellow Kristoffer Ajer
- 56' Yellow Gabriel Martinelli
- 66' Sub Gabriel Jesus → Edward Nketiah
- 72' Sub Yehor Yarmoliuk → Shandon Baptiste
- 72' Sub Yoane Wissa → Neal Maupay
- 79' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Kai Havertz
- 89' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #2 assist Bukayo Saka
- 90' Sub Frank Onyeka → Keane Lewis-Potter
- 90' Sub Saman Ghoddos → Zanka
- 90+3' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Jorginho
- 90+3' Sub Bukayo Saka → Benjamin White
Category leaders
- Key passesBukayo Saka5
- Duels wonGabriel Magalhães8/10
- DribblesGabriel Martinelli2/3
- Defensive actionsFrank Onyeka7
- ShotsGabriel Jesus3 (on target 2)
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.