Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 62% – 38%
- Shots 15 (2 on target) – 9 (3)
- Decisive moment: 27' Bukayo Saka, FN xPts +0.4
Cristian Romero 64'
Heung-min Son 87' (pen)
Heung-min Son 87' (pen)
HT 0:3
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 15' (OG)
Bukayo Saka 27'
Kai Havertz 38'
Bukayo Saka 27'
Kai Havertz 38'
Tottenham 5th · 60 pts|Arsenal 1st · 80 pts
Tottenham edged xG (2.42–1.03) but Arsenal took the win.
Player of the matchBukayo SakaDecisive moment27' Bukayo Saka+0.4
Player of the match
Bukayo Saka Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Tottenham ahead 0 min · level 15 min · Arsenal ahead 75 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.
15'
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Own goal
−0.6
27'
Bukayo Saka
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Kai Havertz +0.1
+0.4
38'
Kai Havertz
Goal · assist Declan Rice
+0.1
64'
Cristian Romero
Goal
0.0
87'
Heung-min Son
Pen goal
+0.1
Tottenham
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments −0.5Opponent moments −0.4Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.5Opponent moments +0.5Time 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
TottenhamArsenal
62%Possession38%
2.42Expected goals (xG)1.03
0.16xG per shot0.11
15Shots9
2Shots on target3
13%Shots on target %33%
10Shots in box8
564Passes344
90%Pass accuracy81%
8Corners6
1Saves0
12Fouls16
2Yellow cards1
3Offsides4
Compared with usual
Tottenham
35 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 2.42 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.03 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 15 | 14.8 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 13 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 62% | 61.5% | |
| Passes | 564 | 587.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 86.6% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.1 |
Arsenal
47 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.83 | |
| xG | 1.03 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 2.42 | 0.71 | high |
| Shots | 9 | 15.9 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 8.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 38% | 58.9% | |
| Passes | 344 | 558.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 86.3% | |
| Corners | 6 | 6.4 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 10.8 |
Timeline
- 15' Goal Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (OG)
- 25' VAR Micky van de Ven
- 27' Goal Bukayo Saka league goal #15 assist Kai Havertz
- 31' Sub Timo Werner → Brennan Johnson
- 38' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #12 assist Declan Rice
- 46' Sub Rodrigo Bentancur → Pape Matar Sarr
- 63' Sub Leandro Trossard → Gabriel Martinelli
- 64' Sub James Maddison → Richarlison
- 64' Sub Pierre-Emile Højbjerg → Yves Bissouma
- 64' Goal Cristian Romero league goal #5
- 77' Yellow Dejan Kulusevski
- 81' Yellow Ben Davies
- 83' Yellow Thomas Partey
- 85' VAR Ben Davies
- 87' Sub Ben Davies → Giovani Lo Celso
- 87' Goal Heung-min Son (pen) league goal #16
- 89' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Jakub Kiwior
Category leaders
- Key passesDejan Kulusevski2
- Duels wonDejan Kulusevski13/22
- DribblesDejan Kulusevski5/7
- Defensive actionsDeclan Rice7
- ShotsCristian Romero3 (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.