Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 11 (4 on target) – 13 (3)
- Decisive moment: 9' Eberechi Eze, FN xPts +0.6
Eberechi Eze 9'
HT 1:0
Arsenal 2nd → 1st · 73 pts|Newcastle 14th · 42 pts
Newcastle edged xG (0.49–1) but Arsenal took the win.
Player of the matchPiero HincapiéDecisive moment9' Eberechi Eze+0.6
Player of the match
Piero Hincapié Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.3 (Dominant)
Game state
Arsenal ahead 81 min · level 9 min · Newcastle 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.
9'
Eberechi Eze
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Kai Havertz +0.2
+0.6
Arsenal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Newcastle
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect −0.3→ 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
ArsenalNewcastle
45%Possession55%
0.49Expected goals (xG)1
0.04xG per shot0.08
11Shots13
4Shots on target3
36%Shots on target %23%
6Shots in box6
400Passes486
81%Pass accuracy85%
7Corners2
3Saves3
13Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Arsenal
55 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.73 | |
| xG | 0.49 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1 | 0.76 | |
| Shots | 11 | 14.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 45% | 56% | |
| Passes | 400 | 471.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 84.1% | |
| Corners | 7 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.3 |
Newcastle
53 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.49 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 13 | 13.5 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 55% | 52% | |
| Passes | 486 | 449.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 82.3% | |
| Corners | 2 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.8 |
Timeline
- 9' Goal Eberechi Eze league goal #7 assist Kai Havertz
- 34' Sub Kai Havertz → Viktor Gyökeres
- 53' Sub Eberechi Eze → Gabriel Martinelli
- 57' Yellow Dan Burn
- 66' Sub William Osula → Yoane Wissa
- 66' Sub Jacob Murphy → Harvey Barnes
- 71' Yellow Gabriel Martinelli
- 74' Yellow Nick Pope
- 75' Sub Bruno Guimarães → Nick Woltemade
- 81' Sub Noni Madueke → Bukayo Saka
- 81' Sub Martín Zubimendi → Myles Lewis-Skelly
- 86' Yellow Declan Rice
- 86' Sub Joe Willock → Anthony Elanga
Category leaders
- Key passesMartin Odegaard3
- Duels wonDan Burn11/14
- DribblesJacob Ramsey2/2
- Defensive actionsPiero Hincapié10
- ShotsEberechi Eze3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonDan Burn3
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.