Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 44% – 56%
- Shots 14 (5 on target) – 15 (7)
- Decisive moment: 70' Mikel Merino, FN xPts +0.9
Cody Gakpo 20'
Luis Díaz 21'
Luis Díaz 21'
HT 2:0
Gabriel Martinelli 47'
Mikel Merino 70'
Mikel Merino 70'
Liverpool 1st · 83 pts|Arsenal 2nd · 68 pts
2-2 draw, with xG at 2.39–2.58.
Player of the matchLeandro TrossardDecisive moment70' Mikel Merino+0.9
Player of the match
Leandro Trossard Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.6 (Strong)
Game state
Liverpool ahead 50 min · level 40 min · Arsenal ahead 0 min
- Arsenal: Red card 79' → ~11 min a player down
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'
Cody Gakpo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Andrew Robertson +0.2
+0.8
21'
Luis Díaz
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Dominik Szoboszlai +0.2
+0.5
47'
Gabriel Martinelli
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Leandro Trossard +0.1
+0.3
70'
Mikel Merino
Goal
+0.9
79'
Mikel Merino
Red card
−0.1
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.1→ League points won 1
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.3→ 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
LiverpoolArsenal
44%Possession56%
2.39Expected goals (xG)2.58
0.17xG per shot0.17
14Shots15
5Shots on target7
36%Shots on target %47%
10Shots in box11
355Passes447
82%Pass accuracy86%
3Corners1
4Saves3
13Fouls10
1Yellow cards3
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Liverpool
53 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.92 | |
| xG | 2.39 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 2.58 | 0.82 | |
| Shots | 14 | 16.5 | |
| On target | 5 | 6.3 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 10.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 44% | 58% | |
| Passes | 355 | 533.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 86% | |
| Corners | 3 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 11 |
Arsenal
55 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.89 | |
| xG | 2.58 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 2.39 | 0.79 | high |
| Shots | 15 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 9.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 56% | 57.1% | |
| Passes | 447 | 491.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 86% | |
| Corners | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.4 |
Timeline
- 20' Goal Cody Gakpo league goal #10 assist Andrew Robertson
- 21' Goal Luis Díaz league goal #13 assist Dominik Szoboszlai
- 34' Yellow Mikel Merino
- 43' Yellow Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 47' Goal Gabriel Martinelli league goal #8 assist Leandro Trossard
- 60' Yellow Conor Bradley
- 66' Sub Cody Gakpo → Alexis Mac Allister
- 67' Sub Conor Bradley → Trent Alexander-Arnold
- 67' Sub Curtis Jones → Darwin Núñez
- 70' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #7
- 78' Sub Leandro Trossard → Kieran Tierney
- 78' Sub Ben White → Riccardo Calafiori
- 79' Second yellow Mikel Merino
- 79' Sub Luis Díaz → Diogo Jota
- 83' Sub Ryan Gravenberch → Harvey Elliott
- 88' Sub Bukayo Saka → Oleksandr Zinchenko
Category leaders
- Key passesBukayo Saka4
- Duels wonMikel Merino9/21
- DribblesLeandro Trossard3/5
- Defensive actionsMikel Merino6
- ShotsBukayo Saka3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonMyles Lewis-Skelly5
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.