Brighton 0-3 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 55% – 45%
- Shots 10 (2 on target) – 20 (7)
- Decisive moment: 33' Bukayo Saka, FN xPts +0.8
HT 0:1
Bukayo Saka 33' (pen)
Kai Havertz 62'
Leandro Trossard 86'
Kai Havertz 62'
Leandro Trossard 86'
Brighton 9th → 10th · 43 pts|Arsenal 3rd → 1st · 71 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.53–3.39).
Player of the matchKai HavertzDecisive moment33' Bukayo Saka+0.8
Player of the match
Kai Havertz Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Brighton ahead 0 min · level 33 min · Arsenal ahead 57 min
- Leandro Trossard — off the bench 26 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.
33'
Bukayo Saka
Pen goal
+0.8
62'
Kai Havertz
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jorginho +0.1
+0.4
86'
Leandro Trossard
Goal · assist Kai Havertz
0.0
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ 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
BrightonArsenal
55%Possession45%
0.53Expected goals (xG)3.39
0.05xG per shot0.17
10Shots20
2Shots on target7
20%Shots on target %35%
7Shots in box16
529Passes439
88%Pass accuracy83%
8Corners7
4Saves2
14Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
2Offsides2
Compared with usual
Brighton
42 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.53 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 3.39 | 1.2 | high |
| Shots | 10 | 14.6 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 11.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 55% | 62% | |
| Passes | 529 | 634.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 88.7% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 10.5 |
Arsenal
41 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.83 | |
| xG | 3.39 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.53 | 0.65 | |
| Shots | 20 | 15.6 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 8.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 45% | 60.1% | |
| Passes | 439 | 569.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 86.2% | |
| Corners | 7 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.7 |
Timeline
- 33' Goal Bukayo Saka (pen) league goal #14
- 62' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #9 assist Jorginho
- 63' Sub Jakub Moder → Facundo Buonanotte
- 63' Sub Julio Enciso → João Pedro
- 64' Sub Bukayo Saka → Gabriel Martinelli
- 64' Sub Gabriel Jesus → Leandro Trossard
- 72' Sub Oleksandr Zinchenko → Takehiro Tomiyasu
- 76' Yellow Carlos Baleba
- 76' Sub Danny Welbeck → Ansu Fati
- 79' Yellow William Saliba
- 86' Goal Leandro Trossard league goal #8 assist Kai Havertz
- 89' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Fábio Vieira
- 89' Sub Kai Havertz → Edward Nketiah
- 90+5' Yellow Benjamin White
Category leaders
- Key passesKai Havertz4
- Duels wonSimon Adingra8/13
- DribblesSimon Adingra2/6
- Defensive actionsTariq Lamptey5
- ShotsJulio Enciso4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonKai Havertz4
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.