Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 37% – 63%
- Shots 8 (3 on target) – 20 (7)
- Decisive moment: 90' Gabriel Magalhães, FN xPts +1.6
Nick Woltemade 34'
HT 1:0
Mikel Merino 84'
Gabriel Magalhães 90'
Gabriel Magalhães 90'
Newcastle 15th · 6 pts|Arsenal 7th → 2nd · 13 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.61–2.04).
Player of the matchGabriel MagalhãesDecisive moment90' Gabriel Magalhães+1.6
Player of the match
Gabriel Magalhães Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Newcastle ahead 50 min · level 40 min · Arsenal ahead 0 min
- Mikel Merino — off the bench 20 min · 1G 0A
- Martin Ødegaard — off the bench 8 min · 0G 1A
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.
34'
Nick Woltemade
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Sandro Tonali +0.2
+0.8
84'
Mikel Merino
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Declan Rice +0.3
+1.0
90'
Gabriel Magalhães
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Martin Ødegaard +0.5
+1.6
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −2.5Time effect +0.5→ League points won 0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +2.6Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
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
NewcastleArsenal
37%Possession63%
0.61Expected goals (xG)2.04
0.08xG per shot0.1
8Shots20
3Shots on target7
38%Shots on target %35%
7Shots in box18
279Passes495
70%Pass accuracy82%
7Corners12
5Saves2
8Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Newcastle
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.86 | |
| xG | 0.61 | 0.86 | |
| xG against | 2.04 | 0.55 | |
| Shots | 8 | 13 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 8.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 37% | 52.7% | |
| Passes | 279 | 450.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 70% | 79.7% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 11.3 |
Arsenal
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.29 | |
| xG | 2.04 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.61 | 0.52 | |
| Shots | 20 | 12.6 | |
| On target | 7 | 3.9 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 8.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 63% | 59.7% | |
| Passes | 495 | 514.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 85.7% | |
| Corners | 12 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.9 |
Timeline
- 15' VAR Viktor Gyökeres
- 34' Goal Nick Woltemade league goal #2 assist Sandro Tonali
- 46' Sub Cristhian Mosquera → William Saliba
- 56' Yellow Riccardo Calafiori
- 66' Sub Jacob Murphy → Anthony Elanga
- 67' Sub Anthony Gordon → Kieran Trippier
- 67' Sub Nick Woltemade → William Osula
- 70' Sub Bukayo Saka → Gabriel Martinelli
- 70' Sub Riccardo Calafiori → Mikel Merino
- 77' Sub Valentino Livramento → Jamaal Lascelles
- 82' Sub Martín Zubimendi → Martin Ødegaard
- 83' Yellow Joelinton
- 84' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #1 assist Declan Rice
- 88' Yellow Dan Burn
- 88' Sub Leandro Trossard → Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 90' Goal Gabriel Magalhães league goal #1 assist Martin Ødegaard
- 90+4' Sub Joelinton → Harvey Barnes
Category leaders
- Key passesSandro Tonali3
- Duels wonGabriel Magalhães12/15
- DribblesJurriën Timber3/6
- Defensive actionsGabriel Magalhães8
- ShotsEberechi Eze3 (on target 2)
- 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.