Man United vs Arsenal

9 March 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bruno Fernandes 45+2’
  • Declan Rice 74’

Match summary

Man United and Arsenal shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Man United led 1-0 at half-time.

Bruno Fernandes put Man United ahead with a direct free kick in first-half stoppage time and Declan Rice equalised in the 74th minute, set up by Jurriën Timber.

Arsenal had the better of the chances, with 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Man United's 1.31 from 10.

Match stats

Man United Arsenal
10 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.31 xG 1.83
1.31 Non-penalty xG 1.83
9 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Man United Arsenal
Kick-off
Bruno Fernandes1-0 (Man United)
45+2’
Half-time1-0
74’
Declan Rice
Assist: Jurriën Timber
1-1 (Arsenal)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Leandro Trossard

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 1.31 1.87 45+2’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 45+2’ 74’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), 1-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 1.87 45+2’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), 1-0 Fernandes 45+2’ 74’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), 1-1 Rice 74’
Man United 1.31 xGArsenal 1.87 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Man United attacking 
34’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 90+2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 90+3’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 54’ Noussair Mazraoui (Man United), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 82’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 59’ Joshua Zirkzee (Man United), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 87’ Rasmus Højlund (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 85’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 10’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 90+2’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 15’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 74’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 78’ Matthijs de Ligt (Man United), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 90+2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 90+3’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 54’ Noussair Mazraoui (Man United), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 82’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 59’ Joshua Zirkzee (Man United), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 87’ Rasmus Højlund (Man United), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 10’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 85’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+2’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 15’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, goal 74’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 78’ Matthijs de Ligt (Man United), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+5’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Alejandro Garnacho (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Casemiro (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
André Onana GK900 0.000.000
Matthijs de Ligt DEF901 0.060.000
Victor Lindelöf DEF900 0.000.041
Leny Yoro DEF500 0.000.000
Noussair Mazraoui MID901 0.320.463
Diogo Dalot MID900 0.000.321
Casemiro MID901 0.020.000
Bruno Fernandes MID9013 0.500.061
Alejandro Garnacho MID902 0.110.061
Christian Eriksen MID800 0.000.000
Joshua Zirkzee FWD801 0.160.000
Ayden Heaven Sub400 0.000.000
Rasmus Højlund Sub101 0.140.000
Toby Collyer Sub100 0.000.141

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 19% Avg odds 5.10
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Arsenal win 54% Avg odds 1.78

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.