Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 36% – 64%
- Shots 9 (4 on target) – 10 (1)
- Decisive moment: 12' Alexander Isak, FN xPts +0.8
Alexander Isak 12'
HT 1:0
Newcastle 12th → 8th · 15 pts|Arsenal 3rd · 18 pts
Arsenal edged xG (0.53–1.05) but Newcastle took the win.
Player of the matchValentino LivramentoDecisive moment12' Alexander Isak+0.8
Player of the match
Valentino Livramento Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 78 min · level 12 min · Arsenal 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.
12'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Anthony Gordon +0.2
+0.8
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.0→ League points won 3
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.8→ 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
NewcastleArsenal
36%Possession64%
0.53Expected goals (xG)1.05
0.06xG per shot0.11
9Shots10
4Shots on target1
44%Shots on target %10%
7Shots in box7
289Passes502
69%Pass accuracy86%
4Corners6
0Saves3
16Fouls18
4Yellow cards4
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
12 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.92 | |
| xG | 0.53 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.05 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.1 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 14.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 36% | 51.3% | |
| Passes | 289 | 461.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 69% | 81.6% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 10.8 |
Arsenal
14 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.79 | |
| xG | 1.05 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.53 | 0.88 | |
| Shots | 10 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 1 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 11.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 64% | 51.9% | |
| Passes | 502 | 461.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 83.8% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 18 | 10.4 | high |
Timeline
- 12' Goal Alexander Isak league goal #3 assist Anthony Gordon
- 39' Yellow Fabian Schär
- 56' Yellow Mikel Merino
- 61' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Ethan Nwaneri
- 61' Sub Mikel Merino → Oleksandr Zinchenko
- 62' Yellow Joe Willock
- 65' Sub Joe Willock → Sandro Tonali
- 66' Yellow Jurriën Timber
- 71' Yellow Sandro Tonali
- 71' Sub Jurriën Timber → Ben White
- 71' Sub Leandro Trossard → Gabriel Jesus
- 85' Sub Anthony Gordon → Harvey Barnes
- 86' Sub Thomas Partey → Jorginho
- 88' Yellow Jorginho
- 90+4' Yellow Nick Pope
- 90+5' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Lloyd Kelly
- 90+7' Yellow Kai Havertz
Category leaders
- Key passesValentino Livramento2
- Duels wonBruno Guimarães12/21
- DribblesBruno Guimarães2/2
- Defensive actionsLewis Hall7
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães7
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.