Arsenal vs Tottenham

24 September 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Cristian Romero 26’ (og)
  • Bukayo Saka 54’ (pen)
  • Son Heung-Min 42’, 55’

Match summary

Arsenal and Tottenham drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Romero's own goal put Arsenal ahead in the 26th minute and Son Heung-Min equalised in the 42nd minute, set up by James Maddison. In the second half, Bukayo Saka put Arsenal back in front from the penalty spot in the 54th minute and Heung-Min equalised in the 55th minute, set up by James Maddison.

There was little between the sides on chances: Arsenal created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Tottenham 2.21 from 13.

Match stats

Arsenal Tottenham
13 Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 5
11 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.34 xG 2.21
1.58 Non-penalty xG 2.21
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Arsenal Tottenham
Kick-off
Cristian Romero
Own goal1-0 (Arsenal)
26’
42’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: James Maddison1-1 (Tottenham)
Half-time1-1
Bukayo Saka
Penalty2-1 (Arsenal)
54’
55’
Son Heung-Min
Assist: James Maddison2-2 (Tottenham)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Martin Odegaard
  • Eddie Nketiah
  • Kai Havertz
Tottenham
  • Cristian Romero
  • Iyenoma Destiny Udogie
  • Yves Bissouma
  • Pape Sarr

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.34 2.21 26’ Cristian Romero (Arsenal) own goal, 1-0 26’ 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-1 42’ 54’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-1 54’ 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 2-2 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.34 2.21 26’ Cristian Romero (Arsenal) own goal, 1-0 Romero 26’ 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 1-1 Heung-Min 42’ 54’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-1 Saka 54’ 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), 2-2 Heung-Min 55’
Arsenal 2.34 xGTottenham 2.21 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Tottenham attacking Arsenal attacking 
54’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 50’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.56 xG, blocked 42’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 38’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 32’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 16’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 69’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+5’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+10’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+6’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 3’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Yves Bissouma (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Pape Sarr (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ James Maddison (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Pape Sarr (Tottenham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Cristian Romero (Tottenham), own goal 54’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 50’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.56 xG, blocked 42’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 42’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 38’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 32’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 55’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 16’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 69’ Son Heung-Min (Tottenham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+5’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+10’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ Richarlison (Tottenham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 3’ Brennan Johnson (Tottenham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Yves Bissouma (Tottenham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+2’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Pape Sarr (Tottenham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ James Maddison (Tottenham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Pape Sarr (Tottenham), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Cristian Romero (Tottenham), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF901 0.560.000
Gabriel DEF901 0.040.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF900 0.000.000
Martin Odegaard MID901 0.030.103
Fábio Vieira MID500 0.000.000
Declan Rice MID502 0.040.000
Bukayo Saka FWD9013 0.820.643
Eddie Nketiah FWD901 0.310.000
Gabriel Jesus FWD812 0.450.000
Kai Havertz Sub401 0.050.000
Jorginho Sub400 0.000.000
Reiss Nelson Sub91 0.030.041
Emile Smith-Rowe Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 59% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.37
Tottenham win 19% Avg odds 5.00

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

Form going into the game

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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.