Arsenal 2-1 Fulham
Key numbers
- Possession 51% – 49%
- Shots 17 (4 on target) – 9 (3)
- Decisive moment: 37' Mikel Merino, FN xPts +0.7
Mikel Merino 37'
Bukayo Saka 73'
Bukayo Saka 73'
HT 1:0
Rodrigo Muniz 90+4'
Arsenal 2nd · 61 pts|Fulham 8th · 45 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.38–0.99).
Player of the matchGabriel MartinelliDecisive moment37' Mikel Merino+0.7
Player of the match
Gabriel Martinelli Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 53 min · level 37 min · Fulham ahead 0 min
- Bukayo Saka — off the bench 24 min · 1G 0A
- Ryan Sessegnon — off the bench 13 min · 0G 1A
- Rodrigo Muniz — off the bench 13 min · 1G 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.
37'
Mikel Merino
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Ethan Nwaneri +0.2
+0.7
73'
Bukayo Saka
Goal · assist Gabriel Martinelli
+0.2
90+4'
Rodrigo Muniz
Goal · assist Ryan Sessegnon
0.0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Fulham
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.1→ 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
ArsenalFulham
51%Possession49%
2.38Expected goals (xG)0.99
0.14xG per shot0.11
17Shots9
4Shots on target3
24%Shots on target %33%
15Shots in box8
479Passes473
90%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners4
2Saves3
2Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
5Offsides0
Compared with usual
Arsenal
45 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.84 | |
| xG | 2.38 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.99 | 0.75 | |
| Shots | 17 | 14.3 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 9.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 51% | 57.2% | |
| Passes | 479 | 494.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 86% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 2 | 10.8 | low |
Fulham
35 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.99 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 2.38 | 0.95 | |
| Shots | 9 | 14 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 49% | 54.7% | |
| Passes | 473 | 506.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 84.7% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.2 |
Timeline
- 16' Sub Gabriel Magalhães → Jakub Kiwior
- 37' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #6 assist Ethan Nwaneri
- 53' Yellow Joachim Andersen
- 57' Yellow Saša Lukić
- 66' Sub Ethan Nwaneri → Bukayo Saka
- 67' Sub Emile Smith Rowe → Alex Iwobi
- 67' Sub Saša Lukić → Andreas Pereira
- 67' Sub Adama Traoré → Willian
- 72' Yellow Declan Rice
- 73' Goal Bukayo Saka league goal #6 assist Gabriel Martinelli
- 77' Sub Jurriën Timber → Leandro Trossard
- 77' Sub Raúl Jiménez → Rodrigo Muniz
- 77' Sub Issa Diop → Ryan Sessegnon
- 90+4' Goal Rodrigo Muniz league goal #7 assist Ryan Sessegnon
Category leaders
- Key passesGabriel Martinelli5
- Duels wonJoachim Andersen8/10
- DribblesThomas Partey2/2
- Defensive actionsJoachim Andersen7
- ShotsRodrigo Muniz3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonMyles Lewis-Skelly7
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.