Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 55% – 45%
- Shots 18 (8 on target) – 3 (2)
- Decisive moment: 24' Kai Havertz, FN xPts +0.4
Sven Botman 18' (OG)
Kai Havertz 24'
Bukayo Saka 65'
Jakub Kiwior 69'
Kai Havertz 24'
Bukayo Saka 65'
Jakub Kiwior 69'
HT 2:0
Joe Willock 84'
Arsenal 3rd · 58 pts|Newcastle 8th · 37 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.86–0.16).
Player of the matchKai HavertzDecisive moment24' Kai Havertz+0.4
Player of the match
Kai Havertz Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 72 min · level 18 min · Newcastle ahead 0 min
- Dan Burn — off the bench 17 min · 0G 1A
- Joe Willock — 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.
18'
Sven Botman
Own goal
−0.5
24'
Kai Havertz
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Gabriel Martinelli +0.1
+0.4
65'
Bukayo Saka
Goal · assist Kai Havertz
+0.1
69'
Jakub Kiwior
Goal · assist Declan Rice
0.0
84'
Joe Willock
Goal · assist Dan Burn
0.0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +0.5Opponent moments +0.6Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments −0.5Opponent moments −0.3Time 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
ArsenalNewcastle
55%Possession45%
2.86Expected goals (xG)0.16
0.16xG per shot0.05
18Shots3
8Shots on target2
44%Shots on target %67%
15Shots in box3
557Passes462
85%Pass accuracy80%
9Corners0
1Saves4
15Fouls6
1Yellow cards0
3Offsides2
Compared with usual
Arsenal
35 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.91 | |
| xG | 2.86 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.16 | 0.67 | |
| Shots | 18 | 15.7 | |
| On target | 8 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 3 | 9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 55% | 60.4% | |
| Passes | 557 | 567.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 86.7% | |
| Corners | 9 | 6.7 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 10.3 |
Newcastle
36 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 0.16 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 2.86 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 3 | 12.5 | low |
| On target | 2 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 14.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 45% | 50.3% | |
| Passes | 462 | 459.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 81.7% | |
| Corners | 0 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 10.6 |
Timeline
- 7' Yellow Martin Ødegaard
- 18' Goal Sven Botman (OG)
- 24' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #6 assist Gabriel Martinelli
- 64' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Leandro Trossard
- 64' Sub Alexander Isak → Harvey Barnes
- 64' Sub Miguel Almirón → Jacob Murphy
- 65' Goal Bukayo Saka league goal #13 assist Kai Havertz
- 69' Goal Jakub Kiwior league goal #1 assist Declan Rice
- 73' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Joe Willock
- 73' Sub Valentino Livramento → Dan Burn
- 73' Sub Sven Botman → Jamaal Lascelles
- 76' Sub Bukayo Saka → Reiss Nelson
- 76' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Emile Smith Rowe
- 76' Sub Kai Havertz → Edward Nketiah
- 84' Goal Joe Willock league goal #1 assist Dan Burn
- 89' Sub Jorginho → Mohamed Elneny
Category leaders
- Key passesDeclan Rice4
- Duels wonBruno Guimarães9/14
- DribblesBruno Guimarães4/5
- Defensive actionsGabriel Magalhães4
- ShotsBukayo Saka3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães5
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.