Arsenal 2-0 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 26 (9 on target) – 6 (1)
- Decisive moment: 53' Gabriel Jesus, FN xPts +0.8
Gabriel Jesus 53'
Kai Havertz 87'
Kai Havertz 87'
HT 0:0
Arsenal 2nd → 1st · 39 pts|Brighton 8th · 26 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.34–0.69).
Player of the matchGabriel JesusDecisive moment53' Gabriel Jesus+0.8
Player of the match
Gabriel Jesus Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 37 min · level 53 min · Brighton ahead 0 min
- Edward Nketiah — off the bench 9 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.
53'
Gabriel Jesus
Goal
+0.8
87'
Kai Havertz
Goal · assist Edward Nketiah
+0.2
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.1→ 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
ArsenalBrighton
49%Possession51%
2.34Expected goals (xG)0.69
0.09xG per shot0.12
26Shots6
9Shots on target1
35%Shots on target %17%
20Shots in box5
516Passes550
90%Pass accuracy90%
10Corners1
1Saves6
11Fouls9
1Yellow cards3
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Arsenal
24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.92 | |
| xG | 2.34 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.69 | 0.68 | |
| Shots | 26 | 14.4 | high |
| On target | 9 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 8.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 49% | 60.4% | |
| Passes | 516 | 564.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 86.8% | |
| Corners | 10 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 9.9 |
Brighton
23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.69 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 2.34 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 6 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 1 | 5.8 | low |
| Shots faced | 26 | 11.1 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 51% | 61% | |
| Passes | 550 | 602 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 88.3% | |
| Corners | 1 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.1 |
Timeline
- 27' Sub Joël Veltman → Jack Hinshelwood
- 38' Yellow Benjamin White
- 43' Yellow Kaoru Mitoma
- 53' Goal Gabriel Jesus league goal #3
- 60' Sub Adam Lallana → Facundo Buonanotte
- 60' Sub Evan Ferguson → João Pedro
- 60' Sub James Milner → Igor Júlio
- 76' Yellow Billy Gilmour
- 79' Sub Simon Adingra → Danny Welbeck
- 81' Sub Gabriel Jesus → Edward Nketiah
- 82' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Leandro Trossard
- 87' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #4 assist Edward Nketiah
- 89' Yellow Pascal Groß
- 89' Sub Kai Havertz → Emile Smith Rowe
- 89' Sub Bukayo Saka → Reiss Nelson
- 90+3' Sub Oleksandr Zinchenko → Jakub Kiwior
Category leaders
- Key passesGabriel Martinelli5
- Duels wonBukayo Saka7/10
- DribblesMartin Ødegaard4/5
- Defensive actionsOleksandr Zinchenko5
- ShotsMartin Ødegaard3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonBukayo Saka4
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.