Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea
Key numbers
- Possession 41% – 59%
- Shots 12 (4 on target) – 8 (2)
- Decisive moment: 20' Mikel Merino, FN xPts +0.5
Mikel Merino 20'
HT 1:0
Arsenal 2nd · 58 pts|Chelsea 4th · 49 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.77–0.35).
Player of the matchJurriën TimberDecisive moment20' Mikel Merino+0.5
Player of the match
Jurriën Timber Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.4 (Strong)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 70 min · level 20 min · Chelsea 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.
20'
Mikel Merino
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Martin Ødegaard +0.2
+0.5
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.4Time effect −0.3→ 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
ArsenalChelsea
41%Possession59%
0.77Expected goals (xG)0.35
0.06xG per shot0.04
12Shots8
4Shots on target2
33%Shots on target %25%
9Shots in box3
346Passes508
84%Pass accuracy87%
5Corners4
2Saves4
10Fouls13
3Yellow cards3
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Arsenal
44 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.86 | |
| xG | 0.77 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.35 | 0.75 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 9.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 41% | 57.5% | |
| Passes | 346 | 497.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 86% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.8 |
Chelsea
42 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.35 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.77 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 8 | 16.7 | |
| On target | 2 | 6.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 10.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 59% | 60.6% | |
| Passes | 508 | 573.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 88% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.8 |
Timeline
- 20' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #5 assist Martin Ødegaard
- 30' Yellow Levi Colwill
- 52' Yellow Pedro Neto
- 54' Yellow Gabriel Magalhães
- 58' Yellow Thomas Partey
- 59' Yellow Wesley Fofana
- 65' Yellow Martin Ødegaard
- 76' Sub Christopher Nkunku → Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- 76' Sub Jadon Sancho → Tyrique George
- 79' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Ethan Nwaneri
- 82' Sub Reece James → Roméo Lavia
- 86' Sub Benoît Badiashile → Tosin Adarabioyo
- 86' Sub Wesley Fofana → Malo Gusto
- 90' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Kieran Tierney
Category leaders
- Key passesMartin Ødegaard3
- Duels wonJurriën Timber9/13
- DribblesGabriel Martinelli2/5
- Defensive actionsWilliam Saliba4
- ShotsGabriel Martinelli3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonLeandro Trossard4
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.