Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: 36% possession, one goal, five saves
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Possession 64% v 36% and shots 15 v 7 to Tottenham, but the score was 0-1
- xG 0.71 v 0.74, with 0.05 per shot for Tottenham against 0.11 for Arsenal
- Raya made five saves, worth +2.07 for goalkeeping in the FN Score
Arsenal won 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Gabriel Magalhães scoring the only goal on 64' from a Bukayo Saka assist. The first half ended goalless. Tottenham held 64% of possession and took 15 shots to Arsenal's seven, yet the three points went to the visitors. It was a match of one side keeping the ball and the other making its few chances count.
Tottenham completed 437 of 494 passes and won seven corners, but the return was thin. Only five of their 15 shots were on target and six were blocked, leaving an expected-goals figure of 0.71 and just 0.05 per shot. Set against their previous three league games this season, the drop was clear: they had averaged two goals, 12.3 corners and 593.3 passes, and here managed none, seven and 494.
Arsenal's seven shots all came from inside the box, four were on target, and their xG was 0.74 at 0.11 per shot. Their 36% possession was well below the 50% they had averaged in their previous three games, and their 282 passes compared with an average of 401.3. Gabriel Martinelli won six of eight dribbles, Kai Havertz won 12 of 21 duels and Thomas Partey made six defensive actions, each the best in the match. Martin Ødegaard and Declan Rice were out of the squad, with Jorginho and Martinelli starting.
With xG so close at 0.71 to 0.74, the gap came in the boxes. Raya saved all five Tottenham shots on target and earned +2.07 for goalkeeping in the FN Score. Magalhães topped that rating at 8.2. The result took Arsenal to 10 points and from sixth to second, while Tottenham stayed on four points.
Player of the match
Gabriel Magalhães 8.2Dominant
He scored the winner and topped the FN Score with 8.2, his biggest contribution being attack at +1.29.
Game state
0-1
Tottenham ahead 0 min · level 64 min · Arsenal ahead 26 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.
64'
Gabriel Magalhães
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Bukayo Saka +0.3
+1.1
Tottenham
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ 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.
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Match stats
TottenhamArsenal
0.71Expected goals (xG)0.74
Timeline
- 15'
Yellow
William Saliba
- 27'
Yellow
Destiny Udogie
- 32'
Yellow
Rodrigo Bentancur
- 35'
Yellow
Jurriën Timber
- 38'
Yellow
Guglielmo Vicario
- 45+2'
Yellow
Micky van de Ven
- 45+2'
Yellow
Dejan Kulusevski
- 49'
Yellow
Jorginho
- 64'
Goal
Gabriel Magalhães league goal #1 assist Bukayo Saka
- 68'
Sub
Brennan Johnson → Wilson Odobert
- 68'
Sub
Rodrigo Bentancur → Pape Matar Sarr
- 80'
Sub
James Maddison → Timo Werner
- 80'
Sub
Gabriel Martinelli → Raheem Sterling
- 80'
Sub
Leandro Trossard → Gabriel Jesus
- 86'
Sub
Bukayo Saka → Ethan Nwaneri
Category leaders
- Key passesPedro Porro4
- Duels wonKai Havertz12/21
- DribblesGabriel Martinelli6/8
- Defensive actionsThomas Partey6
#Tottenham#Arsenal#Premier League#Gabriel Magalhães#David Raya#Match Review
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.