Southampton 2-1 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 36% – 64%
- Shots 8 (4 on target) – 23 (7)
- Decisive moment: 85' Shea Charles, FN xPts +1.6
Ross Stewart 35'
Shea Charles 85'
Shea Charles 85'
HT 1:0
Viktor Gyökeres 68'
Arsenal edged xG (0.8–2.1) but Southampton took the win.
Player of the matchDaniel PeretzDecisive moment85' Shea Charles+1.6
Player of the match
Daniel Peretz Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)
Game state
Southampton ahead 38 min · level 52 min · Arsenal ahead 0 min
- Shea Charles — off the bench 14 min · 1G 0A
- Viktor Gyökeres — off the bench 30 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.
35'
Ross Stewart
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist James Bree +0.2
+0.8
68'
Viktor Gyökeres
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Kai Havertz +0.3
+1.1
85'
Shea Charles
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Tom Fellows +0.5
+1.6
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
SouthamptonArsenal
36%Possession64%
0.8Expected goals (xG)2.1
0.1xG per shot0.09
8Shots23
4Shots on target7
50%Shots on target %30%
6Shots in box14
304Passes524
79%Pass accuracy89%
4Corners9
6Saves2
9Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Arsenal
50 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.68 | |
| xG | 2.1 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.8 | 0.75 | |
| Shots | 23 | 15 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 8.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 64% | 56.4% | |
| Passes | 524 | 474.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 84.1% | |
| Corners | 9 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 27' Yellow Ryan Manning
- 35' Goal Ross Stewart assist James Bree
- 60' Sub Gabriel Jesus → Viktor Gyökeres
- 60' Sub Myles Lewis-Skelly → Riccardo Calafiori
- 61' Sub Martin Ødegaard → Noni Madueke
- 68' Goal Viktor Gyökeres competition goal #1 assist Kai Havertz
- 70' Sub Ross Stewart → Cyle Larin
- 71' Sub Leo Scienza → Samuel Edozie
- 72' Sub Gabriel Magalhães → William Saliba
- 76' Sub Cameron Bragg → Shea Charles
- 79' Sub Kai Havertz → Martín Zubimendi
- 85' Goal Shea Charles assist Tom Fellows
- 89' Yellow Caspar Jander
- 90+4' Yellow Gabriel Martinelli
- 90+7' Sub Ryan Manning → Joshua Quarshie
Category leaders
- Key passesBen White3
- Duels wonMax Dowman9/14
- DribblesMax Dowman5/5
- Defensive actionsRyan Manning6
- ShotsMax Dowman3 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonLeo Scienza5
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.