Leicester 0-2 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 40% – 60%
- Shots 6 (2 on target) – 11 (5)
- Decisive moment: 81' Mikel Merino, FN xPts +1.4
HT 0:0
Mikel Merino 81'
Mikel Merino 87'
Mikel Merino 87'
Leicester 18th · 17 pts|Arsenal 2nd · 53 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.22–1.38).
Player of the matchEthan NwaneriDecisive moment81' Mikel Merino+1.4
Player of the match
Ethan Nwaneri Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Leicester ahead 0 min · level 81 min · Arsenal ahead 9 min
- Mikel Merino — off the bench 21 min · 2G 0A
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.
81'
Mikel Merino
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Ethan Nwaneri +0.4
+1.4
87'
Mikel Merino
Goal · assist Leandro Trossard
+0.1
Leicester
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.4→ League points won 0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.8→ 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
LeicesterArsenal
40%Possession60%
0.22Expected goals (xG)1.38
0.04xG per shot0.13
6Shots11
2Shots on target5
33%Shots on target %45%
4Shots in box6
321Passes491
72%Pass accuracy86%
3Corners7
3Saves2
9Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides4
Compared with usual
Leicester
29 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 0.22 | 0.8 | |
| xG against | 1.38 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 6 | 9.9 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 15.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 40% | 47.9% | |
| Passes | 321 | 453.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 81.6% | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.5 |
Arsenal
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.87 | |
| xG | 1.38 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.22 | 0.71 | |
| Shots | 11 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 9.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 60% | 57.2% | |
| Passes | 491 | 494.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 85.9% | |
| Corners | 7 | 6.9 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.6 |
Timeline
- 43' Sub James Justin → Woyo Coulibaly
- 46' Yellow Bilal El Khannouss
- 57' Yellow Jordan Ayew
- 69' Sub Raheem Sterling → Mikel Merino
- 75' Sub Jordan Ayew → Stephy Mavididi
- 75' Sub Thomas Partey → Jorginho
- 76' Sub Myles Lewis-Skelly → Riccardo Calafiori
- 81' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #3 assist Ethan Nwaneri
- 85' Sub Wilfred Ndidi → Patson Daka
- 85' Sub Bobby Decordova-Reid → Facundo Buonanotte
- 86' Yellow Jorginho
- 87' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #4 assist Leandro Trossard
- 89' Sub Leandro Trossard → Kieran Tierney
Category leaders
- Key passesBilal El Khannouss2
- Duels wonEthan Nwaneri13/16
- DribblesEthan Nwaneri7/8
- Defensive actionsWoyo Coulibaly6
- ShotsEthan Nwaneri3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonJamie Vardy4
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.