Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 14 (3 on target) – 3 (2)
- Decisive moment: 61' Thomas Partey, FN xPts +1.0
Thomas Partey 61'
HT 0:0
Yoane Wissa 74'
Arsenal 2nd · 63 pts|Brentford 12th → 11th · 43 pts
1-1 draw, with xG at 0.96–0.24.
Player of the matchThomas ParteyDecisive moment61' Thomas Partey+1.0
Player of the match
Thomas Partey Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 13 min · level 77 min · Brentford 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.
61'
Thomas Partey
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Declan Rice +0.3
+1.0
74'
Yoane Wissa
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nathan Collins +0.2
+0.8
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.8→ League points won 1
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.8Opponent 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
ArsenalBrentford
64%Possession36%
0.96Expected goals (xG)0.24
0.07xG per shot0.08
14Shots3
3Shots on target2
21%Shots on target %67%
8Shots in box3
480Passes280
87%Pass accuracy78%
13Corners5
1Saves2
7Fouls9
1Yellow cards3
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Arsenal
48 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.83 | |
| xG | 0.96 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.24 | 0.75 | |
| Shots | 14 | 14.3 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 3 | 9.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 64% | 57.2% | |
| Passes | 480 | 493.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 86.2% | |
| Corners | 13 | 6.7 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 10.6 |
Brentford
36 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.24 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.96 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 3 | 11.6 | low |
| On target | 2 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 16.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 36% | 50.3% | |
| Passes | 280 | 436.8 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 81.1% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 8.3 |
Timeline
- 27' VAR Kieran Tierney
- 28' Yellow Christian Nørgaard
- 34' Yellow Kevin Schade
- 61' Goal Thomas Partey league goal #4 assist Declan Rice
- 62' Sub Oleksandr Zinchenko → Martin Ødegaard
- 62' Sub Kieran Tierney → Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 63' Sub Ethan Nwaneri → Bukayo Saka
- 69' Sub Thomas Partey → Jurriën Timber
- 69' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Yehor Yarmolyuk
- 69' Sub Kristoffer Ajer → Michael Kayode
- 74' Goal Yoane Wissa league goal #15 assist Nathan Collins
- 75' Sub Declan Rice → Mikel Merino
- 78' Yellow Yehor Yarmolyuk
- 80' Sub Mikkel Damsgaard → Mathias Jensen
- 90+1' Sub Christian Nørgaard → Gustavo Nunes
- 90+4' Yellow Martin Ødegaard
Category leaders
- Key passesWilliam Saliba3
- Duels wonSepp van den Berg8/8
- DribblesEthan Nwaneri3/3
- Defensive actionsChristian Nørgaard5
- Fouls wonGabriel Martinelli3
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.