Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa
Key numbers
- Possession 66% – 34%
- Shots 18 (6 on target) – 8 (4)
- Decisive moment: 35' Gabriel Martinelli, FN xPts +0.7
Gabriel Martinelli 35'
Kai Havertz 55'
Kai Havertz 55'
HT 1:0
Youri Tielemans 60'
Ollie Watkins 68'
Ollie Watkins 68'
Arsenal 2nd · 44 pts|Aston Villa 8th → 7th · 36 pts
2-2 draw, with xG at 1.33–1.04.
Player of the matchLeandro TrossardDecisive moment35' Gabriel Martinelli+0.7
Player of the match
Leandro Trossard Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 33 min · level 57 min · Aston Villa ahead 0 min
- Lucas Digne — off the bench 45 min · 0G 1A
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.
35'
Gabriel Martinelli
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Leandro Trossard +0.2
+0.7
55'
Kai Havertz
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Leandro Trossard +0.1
+0.3
60'
Youri Tielemans
Goal · assist Lucas Digne
+0.2
68'
Ollie Watkins
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Matty Cash +0.2
+0.7
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.8→ League points won 1
Aston Villa
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.7Time effect +0.1→ 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
ArsenalAston Villa
66%Possession34%
1.33Expected goals (xG)1.04
0.07xG per shot0.13
18Shots8
6Shots on target4
33%Shots on target %50%
11Shots in box5
483Passes262
89%Pass accuracy74%
10Corners1
2Saves4
10Fouls18
2Yellow cards3
3Offsides2
Compared with usual
Arsenal
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.84 | |
| xG | 1.33 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.04 | 0.74 | |
| Shots | 18 | 14.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 9.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 66% | 56.9% | |
| Passes | 483 | 503.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 85.8% | |
| Corners | 10 | 6.4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.7 |
Aston Villa
30 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.04 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 1.33 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 8 | 13 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 11.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 34% | 51.5% | |
| Passes | 262 | 450.5 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 85.5% | low |
| Corners | 1 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 18 | 11.3 |
Timeline
- 20' Yellow Ian Maatsen
- 35' Goal Gabriel Martinelli league goal #6 assist Leandro Trossard
- 37' Sub Amadou Onana → Lamare Bogarde
- 46' Sub Ian Maatsen → Lucas Digne
- 55' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #8 assist Leandro Trossard
- 60' Goal Youri Tielemans league goal #1 assist Lucas Digne
- 67' Yellow Leandro Trossard
- 68' Goal Ollie Watkins league goal #10 assist Matty Cash
- 78' Yellow Boubacar Kamara
- 80' Sub Ollie Watkins → Jhon Durán
- 82' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Raheem Sterling
- 85' Sub Jacob Ramsey → Leon Bailey
- 89' VAR Kai Havertz
- 90+4' Yellow Raheem Sterling
- 90+5' Yellow Morgan Rogers
Category leaders
- Key passesLeandro Trossard3
- Duels wonMikel Merino10/16
- DribblesLeandro Trossard2/3
- Defensive actionsBoubacar Kamara7
- ShotsLeandro Trossard4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMyles Lewis-Skelly4
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.