Premier League · Matchweek 9
Eberechi Eze 39'
HT 1:0
Sun, 26 Oct 2025, 14:00 (UK) · Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal 1st · 22 pts|Crystal Palace 9th · 13 pts

Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.92–0.45).

Player of the matchGabriel Magalhães7.6Decisive moment39' Eberechi Eze+0.7

Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace

Key numbers

  • Possession 60% – 40%
  • Shots 10 (3 on target) – 7 (1)
  • Decisive moment: 39' Eberechi Eze, FN xPts +0.7
Player of the match
Gabriel Magalhães 7.6Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.6 (Strong)

Game state

1-0
Arsenal ahead 51 min · level 39 min · Crystal Palace 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.

39' Eberechi Eze Goal +0.7
Arsenal Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Crystal Palace 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.

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Match stats

ArsenalCrystal Palace
60%Possession40%
0.92Expected goals (xG)0.45
0.09xG per shot0.06
10Shots7
3Shots on target1
30%Shots on target %14%
7Shots in box5
540Passes360
83%Pass accuracy74%
4Corners3
1Saves2
6Fouls11
0Yellow cards0
2Offsides1

Compared with usual

Arsenal

12 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals12.1
Conceded00.25
xG0.921.7
xG against0.450.53
Shots1015
On target34.8
Shots faced78.3
xG per shot0.090.11
Possession60%60.4%
Passes540510.6
Pass accuracy83%85.8%
Corners46.4
Fouls610.9

Crystal Palace

13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.2
Conceded10.77
xG0.451.6
xG against0.920.89
Shots714.5
On target15.1
Shots faced1010.1
xG per shot0.060.13
Possession40%50%
Passes360429.6
Pass accuracy74%79.8%
Corners34.5
Fouls1110.2

Timeline

  • 39' Goal Eberechi Eze league goal #1
  • 46' Sub William Saliba → Cristhian Mosquera
  • 59' Sub Yéremy Pino → Edward Nketiah
  • 66' Sub Bukayo Saka → Gabriel Martinelli
  • 74' Sub Daichi Kamada → Will Hughes
  • 82' Sub Riccardo Calafiori → Piero Hincapié
  • 82' Sub Declan Rice → Mikel Merino
  • 88' Sub Eberechi Eze → Myles Lewis-Skelly
  • 90+1' Sub Tyrick Mitchell → Borna Sosa
  • 90+1' Sub Daniel Muñoz → Christantus Uche
  • 90+1' Sub Adam Wharton → Jefferson Lerma

Category leaders

  • Key passesDeclan Rice3
  • Duels wonJurriën Timber7/12
  • DribblesJean-Philippe Mateta2/2
  • Defensive actionsTyrick Mitchell8
  • Fouls wonJurriën Timber3

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.