Arsenal 2-0 Brentford
Key numbers
- Possession 62% – 38%
- Shots 15 (7 on target) – 6 (1)
- Decisive moment: 11' Mikel Merino, FN xPts +0.6
Mikel Merino 11'
Bukayo Saka 90'
Bukayo Saka 90'
HT 1:0
Arsenal 1st · 33 pts|Brentford 12th → 13th · 19 pts
Arsenal won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.77–0.35).
Player of the matchBen WhiteDecisive moment11' Mikel Merino+0.6
Player of the match
Ben White Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 79 min · level 11 min · Brentford ahead 0 min
- Bukayo Saka — off the bench 29 min · 1G 0A
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.
11'
Mikel Merino
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Ben White +0.2
+0.6
90'
Bukayo Saka
Goal · assist Mikel Merino
+0.1
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect −0.2→ 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
ArsenalBrentford
62%Possession38%
1.77Expected goals (xG)0.35
0.12xG per shot0.06
15Shots6
7Shots on target1
47%Shots on target %17%
10Shots in box5
542Passes333
84%Pass accuracy77%
4Corners8
1Saves5
7Fouls9
0Yellow cards1
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Arsenal
20 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.4 | |
| xG | 1.77 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.35 | 0.55 | |
| Shots | 15 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 8.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 62% | 58.5% | |
| Passes | 542 | 486.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84.6% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 10.6 |
Brentford
16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.35 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.77 | 1 | |
| Shots | 6 | 10.6 | |
| On target | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 11.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 38% | 43.8% | |
| Passes | 333 | 361.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 77.6% | |
| Corners | 8 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.9 |
Timeline
- 11' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #3 assist Ben White
- 44' Sub Cristhian Mosquera → Jurriën Timber
- 60' Sub Kevin Schade → Igor Thiago
- 61' Sub Noni Madueke → Bukayo Saka
- 61' Sub Gabriel Martinelli → Eberechi Eze
- 61' Sub Vitaly Janelt → Jordan Henderson
- 61' Sub Mathias Jensen → Mikkel Damsgaard
- 65' Yellow Yehor Yarmolyuk
- 74' Sub Ethan Pinnock → Nathan Collins
- 74' Sub Rico Henry → Keane Lewis-Potter
- 83' Sub Declan Rice → Viktor Gyökeres
- 90' Goal Bukayo Saka league goal #4 assist Mikel Merino
Category leaders
- Key passesMartin Ødegaard4
- Duels wonBen White10/16
- DribblesRiccardo Calafiori2/3
- Defensive actionsBen White7
- ShotsMikel Merino3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonEberechi Eze3
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.