Arsenal 2-3 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 56% – 44%
- Shots 15 (4 on target) – 10 (3)
- Decisive moment: 87' Matheus Cunha, FN xPts +1.6
Lisandro Martínez 29' (OG)
Mikel Merino 84'
Mikel Merino 84'
HT 1:1
Bryan Mbeumo 37'
Patrick Dorgu 50'
Matheus Cunha 87'
Patrick Dorgu 50'
Matheus Cunha 87'
Arsenal 1st · 50 pts|Manchester United 6th → 4th · 38 pts
Arsenal edged xG (1.19–0.71) but Manchester United took the win.
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment87' Matheus Cunha+1.6
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 8 min · level 45 min · Manchester United ahead 37 min
- Mikel Merino — off the bench 32 min · 1G 0A
- Matheus Cunha — off the bench 21 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.
29'
Lisandro Martínez
Own goal
−0.5
37'
Bryan Mbeumo
Goal
+0.5
50'
Patrick Dorgu
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.3
+1.0
84'
Mikel Merino
Goal
+1.1
87'
Matheus Cunha
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Kobbie Mainoo +0.5
+1.6
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −2.1Time effect −1.2→ League points won 0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +2.6Opponent moments −1.5Time effect +1.3→ 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
ArsenalManchester United
56%Possession44%
1.19Expected goals (xG)0.71
0.08xG per shot0.07
15Shots10
4Shots on target3
27%Shots on target %30%
9Shots in box3
443Passes364
84%Pass accuracy79%
9Corners2
0Saves3
11Fouls9
2Yellow cards0
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
Arsenal
34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0.59 | high |
| xG | 1.19 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.71 | 0.73 | |
| Shots | 15 | 15.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 9.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 56% | 57.5% | |
| Passes | 443 | 482.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84.6% | |
| Corners | 9 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.4 |
Manchester United
24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.71 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.19 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 10 | 17 | |
| On target | 3 | 6 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 44% | 54% | |
| Passes | 364 | 464.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 79% | 81.8% | |
| Corners | 2 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 9.6 |
Timeline
- 29' Goal Lisandro Martínez (OG)
- 37' Goal Bryan Mbeumo league goal #8
- 50' Goal Patrick Dorgu league goal #3 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 58' Sub Gabriel Jesus → Viktor Gyökeres
- 58' Sub Piero Hincapié → Ben White
- 58' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Mikel Merino
- 58' Sub Martín Zubimendi → Eberechi Eze
- 64' Yellow Declan Rice
- 69' Sub Bryan Mbeumo → Matheus Cunha
- 75' Sub Leandro Trossard → Noni Madueke
- 81' Sub Patrick Dorgu → Benjamin Šeško
- 84' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #4
- 87' Goal Matheus Cunha league goal #5 assist Kobbie Mainoo
- 88' Sub Amad Diallo → Noussair Mazraoui
- 90+1' Yellow Eberechi Eze
Category leaders
- Key passesDeclan Rice4
- Duels wonBukayo Saka7/12
- DribblesBukayo Saka3/5
- Defensive actionsLuke Shaw7
- ShotsMikel Merino3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonBukayo Saka4
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.