Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 51% – 49%
- Shots 12 (4 on target) – 14 (5)
- Decisive moment: 55' Declan Rice, FN xPts +0.8
Declan Rice 55'
HT 0:0
Arsenal 2nd · 71 pts|Newcastle 3rd · 66 pts
Newcastle edged xG (0.64–1.86) but Arsenal took the win.
Player of the matchJakub KiwiorDecisive moment55' Declan Rice+0.8
Player of the match
Jakub Kiwior Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 35 min · level 55 min · Newcastle 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.
55'
Declan Rice
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Martin Ødegaard +0.2
+0.8
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Newcastle
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
ArsenalNewcastle
51%Possession49%
0.64Expected goals (xG)1.86
0.05xG per shot0.13
12Shots14
4Shots on target5
33%Shots on target %36%
7Shots in box10
408Passes371
83%Pass accuracy83%
10Corners7
5Saves3
9Fouls9
3Yellow cards3
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Arsenal
56 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.91 | |
| xG | 0.64 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.86 | 0.82 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 9.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 51% | 57.1% | |
| Passes | 408 | 490.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 86% | |
| Corners | 10 | 6.5 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.4 |
Newcastle
46 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.86 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.64 | 0.97 | |
| Shots | 14 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 49% | 50.9% | |
| Passes | 371 | 451.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 81.8% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 46' Sub William Saliba → Riccardo Calafiori
- 55' Goal Declan Rice league goal #4 assist Martin Ødegaard
- 63' Sub Jacob Murphy → Lewis Miley
- 64' Yellow Emil Krafth
- 64' Sub Sven Botman → Emil Krafth
- 64' Sub Callum Wilson → William Osula
- 76' Sub Bukayo Saka → Kai Havertz
- 76' Sub Harvey Barnes → Joe Willock
- 88' Sub Leandro Trossard → Kieran Tierney
- 90+3' Yellow Joe Willock
- 90+3' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Jorginho
- 90+4' Yellow Kai Havertz
- 90+4' Yellow David Raya
- 90+8' Yellow Jakub Kiwior
- 90+8' Yellow Dan Burn
Category leaders
- Key passesMartin Ødegaard4
- Duels wonBruno Guimarães9/14
- DribblesLeandro Trossard5/8
- Defensive actionsJakub Kiwior8
- Fouls wonBruno Guimarães3
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.