Arsenal vs Man United

22 January 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Eddie Nketiah 24’, 90’
  • Bukayo Saka 53’
  • Marcus Rashford 17’
  • Lisandro Martínez 59’

Match summary

Arsenal came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Man United, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Marcus Rashford put Man United ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Bruno Fernandes and Eddie Nketiah equalised with a header in the 24th minute, set up by Granit Xhaka. In the second half, Bukayo Saka put Arsenal in front in the 53rd minute, set up by Takehiro Tomiyasu, Lisandro Martínez equalised with a header in the 59th minute, and Nketiah won it in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.96 expected goals (xG) from 25 shots to Man United's 0.27 from 6.

Match stats

Arsenal Man United
25 Shots 6
5 Shots on Target 4
12 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.90 xG 0.27
2.90 Non-penalty xG 0.27
15 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Arsenal Man United
Kick-off
17’
Marcus Rashford
Assist: Bruno Fernandes
0-1 (Man United)
Eddie Nketiah
Assist: Granit Xhaka
1-1 (Arsenal)
24’
Half-time1-1
Bukayo Saka
Assist: Takehiro Tomiyasu
2-1 (Arsenal)
53’
59’
Lisandro Martínez2-2 (Man United)
Eddie Nketiah3-2 (Arsenal)
90’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Ben White
Man United
  • Luke Shaw
  • Antony

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.96 0.27 17’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 0-1 17’ 24’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 1-1 24’ 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-1 53’ 59’ Lisandro Martínez (Man United), 2-2 59’ 90’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 3-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.96 0.27 17’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), 0-1 Rashford 17’ 24’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 1-1 Nketiah 24’ 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-1 Saka 53’ 59’ Lisandro Martínez (Man United), 2-2 Martínez 59’ 90’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 3-2 Nketiah 90’
Arsenal 2.96 xGMan United 0.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Arsenal attacking 
90’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 24’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 84’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), set piece, 0.46 xG, saved 64’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 3’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 2’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 81’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Christian Eriksen (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Lisandro Martínez (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 22’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 28’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 46’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 24’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 84’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), set piece, 0.46 xG, saved 64’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 3’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 2’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 21’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 10’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 63’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 81’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ Christian Eriksen (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Lisandro Martínez (Man United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 78’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 80’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Antony (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 53’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF480 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF901 0.050.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF901 0.020.101
Thomas Partey MID901 0.120.031
Martin Odegaard MID906 0.450.071
Granit Xhaka MID9010 0.000.764
Bukayo Saka FWD9015 0.260.284
Eddie Nketiah FWD9026 1.800.000
Gabriel Martinelli FWD845 0.270.214
Takehiro Tomiyasu Sub4210 0.000.482
Leandro Trossard Sub60 0.000.000
Rob Holding Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 52% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.79
Man United win 23% Avg odds 4.19

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.