Arsenal vs Man United

1 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Nicolas Pepe 8’
  • Sokratis 42’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Man United 2-0. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

Nicolas Pepe put Arsenal ahead in the 8th minute and Sokratis made it 2-0 from a corner in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.95 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Man United's 0.72 from 10.

Match stats

Arsenal Man United
10 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.91 xG 0.72
1.91 Non-penalty xG 0.72
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Arsenal Man United
Kick-off
Nicolas Pepe1-0 (Arsenal)
8’
Sokratis2-0 (Arsenal)
42’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Sead Kolasinac
  • Bukayo Saka

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 0.72 8’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-0 8’ 42’ Sokratis (Arsenal), 2-0 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 0.72 8’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), 1-0 Pepe 8’ 42’ Sokratis (Arsenal), 2-0 Sokratis 42’
Arsenal 1.95 xGMan United 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Arsenal attacking 
42’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.79 xG, goal 8’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 47’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+3’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 33’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 59’ Andreas Pereira (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+4’ Fred (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Sokratis (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.79 xG, goal 8’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 47’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.26 xG, saved 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 90+3’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 33’ Lucas Torreira (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 80’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 59’ Andreas Pereira (Man United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 78’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+4’ Fred (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Jesse Lingard (Man United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Marcus Rashford (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Fred (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF900 0.000.000
David Luiz DEF900 0.000.000
Sokratis DEF9011 0.790.000
Sead Kolasinac DEF700 0.000.000
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Torreira MID901 0.110.000
Nicolas Pepe MID6312 0.470.404
Mesut Özil MID900 0.000.111
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang MID901 0.100.071
Alexandre Lacazette FWD833 0.250.152
Reiss Nelson Sub271 0.110.000
Bukayo Saka Sub201 0.110.000
Matteo Guendouzi Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.64
Man United win 37% Avg odds 2.58

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WLDDL
Man United WDLWW

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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.