Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal
Key numbers
- Possession 59% – 41%
- Shots 15 (5 on target) – 9 (3)
- Decisive moment: 65' Erling Haaland, FN xPts +1.2
Rayan Cherki 16'
Erling Haaland 65'
Erling Haaland 65'
HT 1:1
Kai Havertz 18'
Manchester City 2nd · 67 pts|Arsenal 1st · 70 pts
Arsenal edged xG (1.36–1.62) but Manchester City took the win.
Player of the matchRayan CherkiDecisive moment65' Erling Haaland+1.2
Player of the match
Rayan Cherki Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 27 min · level 63 min · Arsenal 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.
16'
Rayan Cherki
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Matheus Nunes +0.2
+0.8
18'
Kai Havertz
Goal
+0.7
65'
Erling Haaland
Goal
+1.2
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.6Time effect −0.4→ 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
Manchester CityArsenal
59%Possession41%
1.36Expected goals (xG)1.62
0.09xG per shot0.18
15Shots9
5Shots on target3
33%Shots on target %33%
13Shots in box8
498Passes348
85%Pass accuracy75%
8Corners5
1Saves2
5Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Offsides4
Compared with usual
Manchester City
51 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.9 | |
| xG | 1.36 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.62 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 15 | 15.4 | |
| On target | 5 | 5.8 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 9.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 59% | 60.9% | |
| Passes | 498 | 600.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 88.8% | |
| Corners | 8 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 10.2 |
Arsenal
54 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.7 | |
| xG | 1.62 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.36 | 0.75 | |
| Shots | 9 | 15 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.4 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 8.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 41% | 56.3% | |
| Passes | 348 | 473.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 84.3% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 16' Goal Rayan Cherki league goal #4 assist Matheus Nunes
- 18' Goal Kai Havertz league goal #1
- 36' Yellow Cristhian Mosquera
- 46' Sub Noni Madueke → Gabriel Martinelli
- 60' Yellow Marc Guéhi
- 65' Goal Erling Haaland league goal #23
- 74' Sub Cristhian Mosquera → Ben White
- 74' Sub Eberechi Eze → Leandro Trossard
- 83' Yellow Erling Haaland
- 83' Yellow Gabriel Magalhães
- 84' Sub Martín Zubimendi → Viktor Gyökeres
- 85' Sub Rayan Cherki → Phil Foden
- 88' Sub Rodri → Nico González
- 88' Sub Jérémy Doku → Savinho
- 90+6' Sub Antoine Semenyo → Nathan Ake
Category leaders
- Key passesMartin Odegaard4
- Duels wonJérémy Doku10/18
- DribblesRayan Cherki3/3
- Defensive actionsAbdukodir Khusanov6
- ShotsErling Haaland4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonJérémy Doku6
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.