Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal: Dowman's brace after a fast start
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 7' and 16': about 83 minutes in front
- Corners: 2, against a five-match average of 5
- Ipswich shots: 8, against a five-match average of 12
Two early goals set the tone
Arsenal won at Portman Road, and the match was effectively shaped in the opening quarter of an hour. Max Dowman scored in the seventh minute and Noni Madueke added a second in the 16th, which left Arsenal in front for about 83 of the 90 minutes. Ipswich were level for only about seven.
Box shots made up for fewer corners
Arsenal scored four, well above their average of 1.8 across five matches this season. They won only two corners, against an average of five, yet nine of their shots came inside the box. That suggests they did not need set pieces to create openings.
Ipswich shot less than usual
Ipswich managed eight shots, fewer than their five-match average of 12 this season. Anis Mehmeti won ten of his 15 duels, the best return on the pitch, and scored in the 62nd minute from a pass by Jack Clarke, a minute after Clarke came on. Chuba Akpom, also a 61st-minute substitute, added a goal in stoppage time.
The opener carried the weight
Dowman's seventh-minute goal was worth +0.4 FN xPts, lifting an Arsenal side whose pre-match expectation stood at 2.4 FN xPts. The 16th-minute goal moved the figure by less, and once it was 3-0 in the 47th minute, further goals barely changed it for either side. Ipswich's two replies came when the outcome was already settled.
Player of the match
Max Dowman 9.0Dominant
Two goals, three tackles and eight duels won across 90 minutes.
Dowman's seventh-minute goal started Arsenal's long spell in front and was worth +0.4 FN xPts, and his strike in the 47th minute made it 3-0 soon after the restart. Two of his three shots were on target, and he still made three tackles and contested 17 duels, so his influence was not confined to the final third.
Game state
0-10-20-30-41-42-4
Ipswich ahead 0 min · level 7 min · Arsenal ahead 83 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.
7'
Max Dowman
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Eberechi Eze +0.1
+0.4
16'
Noni Madueke
Goal
+0.2
47'
Max Dowman
Goal · assist Martín Zubimendi
0.0
58'
Mikel Merino
Goal
0.0
62'
Anis Mehmeti
Goal · assist Jack Clarke
0.0
90+1'
Chuba Akpom
Goal · assist Leif Davis
0.0
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
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Match stats
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The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Compared with usual
Ipswich
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2.2 | |
| Shots | 8 | 12 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.6 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 17.4 | |
| Possession | 42% | 43.8% | |
| Passes | 400 | 386.2 | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.8 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.4 | |
Arsenal
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 16 | |
| On target | 6 | 6 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 8.2 | |
| Possession | 58% | 59% | |
| Passes | 583 | 520.2 | |
| Corners | 2 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.2 | |
Timeline
- 7'
Goal
Max Dowman competition goal #1 assist Eberechi Eze
- 16'
Goal
Noni Madueke competition goal #1
- 34'
Yellow
Kasey McAteer
- 45'
Sub
Gabriel Magalhães → Ezri Konsa
- 47'
Goal
Max Dowman competition goal #2 assist Martín Zubimendi
- 58'
Goal
Mikel Merino competition goal #1
- 61'
Sub
Jaden Philogene-Bidace → Jack Clarke
- 61'
Sub
Zian Flemming → Chuba Akpom
- 62'
Goal
Anis Mehmeti competition goal #1 assist Jack Clarke
- 64'
Sub
Bruno Guimarães → T. Julienne
- 68'
Sub
Abdoul Ouattara → Leif Davis
- 69'
Sub
Kasey McAteer → Sindre Walle Egeli
- 76'
Sub
Eberechi Eze → Christos Tzolis
- 76'
Sub
Noni Madueke → Martin Ødegaard
- 81'
Sub
Florentino → Saša Lukić
- 85'
Sub
Martín Zubimendi → Ife Ibrahim
- 87'
Yellow
Marcelino Núñez
- 90+1'
Goal
Chuba Akpom competition goal #1 assist Leif Davis
Category leaders
- Key passesMikel Merino4
- Duels wonAnis Mehmeti10/15
- DribblesNoni Madueke4/5
- Defensive actionsBruno Guimarães6
- ShotsNoni Madueke3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonAnis Mehmeti5
#Ipswich#Arsenal#EFL Cup#Max Dowman#Noni Madueke#Mikel Merino
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.