Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 16 (5 on target) – 5 (3)
- Decisive moment: 42' Martín Zubimendi, FN xPts +0.8
Player of the match
Martín Zubimendi 7.9Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
1-02-03-0
Arsenal ahead 48 min · level 42 min · Sunderland ahead 0 min
- Gabriel Martinelli — off the bench 30 min · 0G 1A
- Viktor Gyökeres — off the bench 30 min · 2G 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.
42'
Martín Zubimendi
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Leandro Trossard +0.2
+0.8
66'
Viktor Gyökeres
Goal · assist Kai Havertz
+0.2
90'
Viktor Gyökeres
Goal · assist Gabriel Martinelli
0.0
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Sunderland
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own 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
ArsenalSunderland
1.49Expected goals (xG)0.19
Compared with usual
Arsenal
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.66 | |
| xG | 1.49 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.19 | 0.7 | |
| Shots | 16 | 15.3 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.6 | |
| Shots faced | 5 | 8.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 49% | 57.1% | |
| Passes | 389 | 479.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84.5% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.5 | |
Sunderland
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 0.19 | 0.88 | |
| xG against | 1.49 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 5 | 10.4 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.4 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 13.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 51% | 45.2% | |
| Passes | 408 | 395.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 79.2% | |
| Corners | 2 | 3.9 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 10.5 | |
Timeline
- 26'
Yellow
William Saliba
- 39'
Yellow
Habib Diarra
- 40'
Yellow
Brian Brobbey
- 42'
Goal
Martín Zubimendi league goal #5 assist Leandro Trossard
- 60'
Sub
Gabriel Jesus → Viktor Gyökeres
- 60'
Sub
Noni Madueke → Gabriel Martinelli
- 64'
Sub
Chemsdine Talbi → Romaine Mundle
- 66'
Goal
Viktor Gyökeres league goal #7 assist Kai Havertz
- 67'
Sub
Riccardo Calafiori → Piero Hincapié
- 67'
Sub
Kai Havertz → Eberechi Eze
- 71'
Sub
Noah Sadiki → Lutsharel Geertruida
- 85'
Sub
Trai Hume → Nilson Angulo
- 85'
Sub
Brian Brobbey → Wilson Isidor
- 89'
Sub
Leandro Trossard → Christian Nørgaard
- 90'
Goal
Viktor Gyökeres league goal #8 assist Gabriel Martinelli
Category leaders
- Key passesLeandro Trossard4
- Duels wonNordi Mukiele7/8
- DribblesGabriel Martinelli4/4
- Defensive actionsJurriën Timber7
- ShotsKai Havertz3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonHabib Diarra4
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.