Brighton 1-1 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 11 (4 on target) – 9 (3)
- Decisive moment: 61' João Pedro, FN xPts +0.8
João Pedro 61' (pen)
HT 0:1
Ethan Nwaneri 16'
Brighton 11th → 10th · 28 pts|Arsenal 2nd · 40 pts
1-1 draw, with xG at 1.52–0.88.
Player of the matchJoão PedroDecisive moment61' João Pedro+0.8
Player of the match
João Pedro Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.2 (Strong)
Game state
Brighton ahead 0 min · level 45 min · Arsenal ahead 45 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.
16'
Ethan Nwaneri
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Mikel Merino +0.2
+0.7
61'
João Pedro
Pen goal
+0.8
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.1→ League points won 1
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.6→ League points won 1
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
45%Possession55%
1.52Expected goals (xG)0.88
0.14xG per shot0.1
11Shots9
4Shots on target3
36%Shots on target %33%
6Shots in box6
427Passes519
86%Pass accuracy88%
2Corners5
2Saves3
17Fouls14
2Yellow cards3
0Offsides3
Compared with usual
Brighton
22 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.52 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.88 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 11 | 15 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 11.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 45% | 52.5% | |
| Passes | 427 | 463.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 85% | |
| Corners | 2 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 11.4 |
Arsenal
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.79 | |
| xG | 0.88 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.52 | 0.76 | |
| Shots | 9 | 14 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 10 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 55% | 56.2% | |
| Passes | 519 | 497.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 85.7% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 10.6 |
Timeline
- 16' Goal Ethan Nwaneri league goal #2 assist Mikel Merino
- 45+1' Yellow Ethan Nwaneri
- 46' Sub Matt O'Riley → Georginio Rutter
- 46' Sub Brajan Gruda → Yankuba Minteh
- 46' Sub Ethan Nwaneri → Gabriel Martinelli
- 61' Goal João Pedro (pen) league goal #5
- 62' Sub Simon Adingra → Kaoru Mitoma
- 64' Yellow Joël Veltman
- 64' Sub Jorginho → Martin Ødegaard
- 66' Sub Igor Júlio → Adam Webster
- 82' Yellow Yankuba Minteh
- 84' Yellow Mikel Merino
- 90' Yellow Riccardo Calafiori
Category leaders
- Key passesDeclan Rice4
- Duels wonPervis Estupiñán7/13
- DribblesPervis Estupiñán2/4
- Defensive actionsRiccardo Calafiori5
- Fouls wonJoão Pedro4
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.