Arsenal 2-1 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 72% – 28%
- Shots 17 (6 on target) – 9 (4)
- Decisive moment: 86' Kai Havertz, FN xPts +1.4
Declan Rice 19'
Kai Havertz 86'
Kai Havertz 86'
HT 1:1
Yoane Wissa 45+4'
Arsenal 3rd → 1st · 64 pts|Brentford 16th · 26 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.28–0.97).
Player of the matchBenjamin WhiteDecisive moment86' Kai Havertz+1.4
Player of the match
Benjamin White Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 30 min · level 60 min · Brentford 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.
19'
Declan Rice
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Benjamin White +0.2
+0.5
45+4'
Yoane Wissa
Goal
+0.6
86'
Kai Havertz
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Benjamin White +0.4
+1.4
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.2Time 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
ArsenalBrentford
72%Possession28%
1.28Expected goals (xG)0.97
0.08xG per shot0.11
17Shots9
6Shots on target4
35%Shots on target %44%
11Shots in box6
564Passes226
82%Pass accuracy54%
10Corners4
3Saves4
9Fouls10
2Yellow cards4
1Offsides2
Compared with usual
Arsenal
37 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.89 | |
| xG | 1.28 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.97 | 0.64 | |
| Shots | 17 | 15.9 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.6 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 8.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 72% | 60.8% | |
| Passes | 564 | 576 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 86.8% | |
| Corners | 10 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.2 |
Brentford
last 8 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2.4 | |
| xG | 0.97 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.28 | 2 | |
| Shots | 9 | 10.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 18.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 28% | 36.9% | |
| Passes | 226 | 349 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 54% | 71.1% | low |
| Corners | 4 | 3.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 8.1 |
Timeline
- 4' Yellow Frank Onyeka
- 10' Yellow Gabriel Magalhães
- 19' Goal Declan Rice league goal #6 assist Benjamin White
- 21' Yellow Zanka
- 34' Sub Christian Nørgaard → Mathias Jensen
- 45+2' Yellow Kai Havertz
- 45+4' Goal Yoane Wissa league goal #7
- 70' Sub Jorginho → Gabriel Jesus
- 72' Yellow Yoane Wissa
- 78' Sub Frank Onyeka → Yehor Yarmoliuk
- 78' Sub Yoane Wissa → Neal Maupay
- 79' Sub Jakub Kiwior → Oleksandr Zinchenko
- 79' Sub Leandro Trossard → Reiss Nelson
- 86' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #8 assist Benjamin White
- 90' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Saman Ghoddos
- 90' Sub Zanka → Mikkel Damsgaard
- 90+5' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Thomas Partey
- 90+9' Yellow Nathan Collins
Category leaders
- Key passesBenjamin White3
- Duels wonGabriel Magalhães9/17
- DribblesLeandro Trossard3/4
- Defensive actionsVitaly Janelt6
- ShotsKai Havertz3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonFrank Onyeka4
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.