Arsenal vs Man United

4 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jurriën Timber 54’
  • William Saliba 73’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Man United 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Jurriën Timber put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 54th minute, set up by Declan Rice and William Saliba made it 2-0 from a corner in the 73rd minute, set up by Thomas Partey.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.99 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Man United's 0.26 from 5.

Match stats

Arsenal Man United
14 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 2
13 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.97 xG 0.26
2.97 Non-penalty xG 0.26
8 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Arsenal Man United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jurriën Timber
Assist: Declan Rice1-0 (Arsenal)
54’
William Saliba
Assist: Thomas Partey2-0 (Arsenal)
73’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Oleksandr Zinchenko
Man United
  • Harry Maguire
  • Tyrell Malacia
  • Manuel Ugarte

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 2.99 0.26 54’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), 1-0 54’ 73’ William Saliba (Arsenal), 2-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 0.26 54’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), 1-0 Timber 54’ 73’ William Saliba (Arsenal), 2-0 Saliba 73’
Arsenal 2.99 xGMan United 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Arsenal attacking 
73’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.96 xG, goal 25’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.47 xG, off target 75’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 54’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 77’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 67’ Matthijs de Ligt (Man United), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 58’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 83’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Antony (Man United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Mason Mount (Man United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.96 xG, goal 25’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.47 xG, off target 75’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 54’ Jurriën Timber (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.32 xG, goal 77’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 58’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 67’ Matthijs de Ligt (Man United), set piece, 0.13 xG, saved 83’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 25’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Antony (Man United), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Mason Mount (Man United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Diogo Dalot (Man United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Jurriën Timber DEF9011 0.320.000
William Saliba DEF9011 0.960.000
Jakub Kiwior DEF900 0.000.061
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF721 0.060.000
Thomas Partey MID9012 0.080.961
Martin Odegaard MID901 0.120.663
Declan Rice MID9012 0.120.423
Bukayo Saka FWD901 0.130.222
Kai Havertz FWD901 0.440.000
Gabriel Martinelli FWD722 0.510.000
Leandro Trossard Sub181 0.060.000
Mikel Merino Sub181 0.190.000
Jorginho Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 66% Avg odds 1.45
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.84
Man United win 14% Avg odds 6.86

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal DLDWW
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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.