Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Nottingham Forest above the line, Arsenal below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
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Nottingham ForestArsenalsolid = xG23 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Nottingham Forest
Arsenal
Goal sequences
The move behind each goal, from the moment Nottingham Forest or Arsenal got the ball to the finish. Pick a goal, then step through it or press Play: numbered circles are passes and touches, dotted lines are carries (the ball travelling with a player), dashed grey is a pass that was lost, the star is the shot.
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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 1 of 1 goals traced.
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Nottingham Forest has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Nottingham Forest's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
38.0%
Progression
37.8%
Chance creation
19.3%
Attacking transition
4.8%
Vision AI Model Insight
Build-up is where Nottingham Forest spends most of its time on the ball (38% of its time on the ball).
Arsenal
The question
When Arsenal has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Arsenal's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
20.4%
Progression
52.1%
Chance creation
27.2%
Attacking transition
0.4%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Arsenal spends most of its time on the ball (52% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. Lines are this match's passes between two players, thicker for more.
Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed). Eight families per team — click any map to open it wide, then filter by channel or third, from one to another (or click a cell of the flow grids), by outcome, half, minute and passer. Channels: right wing, right half-space, centre, left half-space, left wing.
From channel
To channel
From third
To third
Outcome · half
Minutes
Channel to channel · click a cell
Third to third · click a cell
Touch Density
Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.
Nottingham Forest — 389 touches
Arsenal — 819 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Nottingham Forest
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Nottingham Forest actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
249
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
39
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (16.3% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 42% defensive, 37% middle, 20% attacking.
Arsenal
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Arsenal actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
682
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
191
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (14.2% of all actions). 69% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 31% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 19% defensive, 53% middle, 28% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Nottingham Forest leaned on their left (43%); Arsenal leaned on their right (43%).
Nottingham Forest
L
43%35%22%
R
Arsenal
L
34%23%43%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Nottingham Forest — 22 entries, 27% through the left wing
Arsenal — 71 entries, 35% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Nottingham Forest
The football question
How does Nottingham Forest progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
112build-up passes attempted
66%completed
32%reach the middle third
10%go long into the final third
Pass types
33CB · 45%
15Long Wide · 20%
5Long Central · 7%
16Wide → FB · 22%
5Central · 7%
CB33 · 45%
Long Wide15 · 20%
Long Central5 · 7%
Wide → FB16 · 22%
Central5 · 7%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Nottingham Forest build predominantly down the left, with Sels as the fulcrum (18 build-up passes). Only 42% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is RHS def → C def (6×).
Arsenal
The football question
How does Arsenal progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
129build-up passes attempted
91%completed
35%reach the middle third
3%go long into the final third
Pass types
45CB · 38%
7Long Wide · 6%
1Long Central · 1%
46Wide → FB · 39%
18Central · 15%
CB45 · 38%
Long Wide7 · 6%
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB46 · 39%
Central18 · 15%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Arsenal build predominantly down the right, with Konsa as the fulcrum (32 build-up passes). Only 38% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (9×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Nottingham Forest
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 34 progressive passes across 1 match (34.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
18%
Right half-space
3%
Central
44%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
24%
Progression is central-dominant: 21% right side · 44% central · 35% left.
Who generates it
Matz Sels
12 · 35%
Daniel Muñoz
3 · 9%
James McAtee
3 · 9%
Nicolás Domínguez
3 · 9%
Murillo
3 · 9%
Top two — Matz Sels & Daniel Muñoz — account for 44% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
34.0 prog passes/game
mostly central
→
PENETRATION
29% reach final third
18% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 71% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.29% of progressive passes reached the final third and 18% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 44% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the central side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacesterile
Centralefficient
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingsterile
Arsenal
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 39 progressive passes across 1 match (39.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
21%
Right half-space
26%
Central
15%
Left half-space
13%
Left wing
26%
Progression is right-dominant: 46% right side · 15% central · 38% left.
Who generates it
Declan Rice
7 · 18%
Bukayo Saka
5 · 13%
Noni Madueke
4 · 10%
Jurriën Timber
4 · 10%
David Raya
3 · 8%
Top two — Declan Rice & Bukayo Saka — account for 31% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
39.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
31% reach final third
23% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 69% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.31% of progressive passes reached the final third and 23% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 31% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingbalanced
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Nottingham Forest
The question
Where do Nottingham Forest's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
14shots
0.8xG
0.06xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Attacking transition36% of shots
5
0
0.44
0.09
Cut-back
1
0
0.06
0.06
Long ball
2
0
0.21
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
2
0
0.17
0.08
Settled attack29% of shots
4
0
0.19
0.05
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.16
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
1
0
0.03
0.03
Set piece36% of shots
5
0
0.20
0.04
Corner
3
0
0.13
0.04
Free kick
2
0
0.07
0.03
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Murillo
2
0.21
0
Callum Hudson-Odoi
1
0.11
0
Neco Williams
1
0.08
0
Liam Delap
1
0.06
0
Xaver Schlager
1
0.06
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Liam Delap
4
0.25
0
Murillo
3
0.19
0
Dan Ndoye
2
0.16
0
Chris Wood
1
0.11
0
James McAtee
2
0.06
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Nottingham Forest's chances, by xG, is attacking transition (0.4 of 0.8 xG, 5 of 14 shots), mostly long ball. 5 of the 14 shots (36%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 5 of the 14 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.8 xG (-0.8).
Arsenal
The question
Where do Arsenal's chances actually come from?
Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece. Then by how it was set up: a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box, or no pass at all (the player created it himself). So a cut-back from an attacking transition is counted apart from a cut-back in a settled attack.
9shots
0.9xG
0.10xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
1goals
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set up
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Settled attack78% of shots
7
1
0.59
0.08
Cross
1
0
0.10
0.10
Cut-back
1
0
0.12
0.12
Long ball
1
0
0.13
0.13
Pass into the box / short pass
4
1
0.24
0.06
Set piece22% of shots
2
0
0.33
0.16
Corner
2
0
0.33
0.16
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Declan Rice
2
0.18
1
Jurriën Timber
1
0.12
0
Bukayo Saka
1
0.10
0
Martin Ødegaard
1
0.07
0
Viktor Gyökeres
1
0.07
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Gabriel Magalhães
2
0.33
0
Kai Havertz
2
0.20
0
Declan Rice
1
0.12
0
Viktor Gyökeres
1
0.10
0
Noni Madueke
2
0.10
1
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Arsenal's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 0.9 xG, 7 of 9 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 0 of the 9 shots (0%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 9 shots came from set pieces; 1 goals from 0.9 xG (+0.1).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Nottingham Forest
The question
How does Nottingham Forest deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
7 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (43%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 3 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (67%), 1 led to a shot (33%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Arsenal
The question
How does Arsenal deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
14 crosses: 2 found a team-mate (14%), 1 led to a shot (7%). 6 cut-backs: 4 found a team-mate (67%), 1 led to a shot (17%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Nottingham Forest
The question
Which part of the final third does Nottingham Forest actually cross from?
7 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 57% come from one territory, the advanced left wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · left wing
4
57%
0
byline · right wing
2
29%
0
byline · left wing
1
14%
0
Arsenal
The question
Which part of the final third does Arsenal actually cross from?
14 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 29% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 1 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
4
29%
0
advanced · left wing
3
21%
0
byline · right wing
3
21%
1
byline · left wing
3
21%
0
byline · right half-space
1
7%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+0.96Nottingham Forest on-ball value
+1.37Arsenal on-ball value
Nottingham ForestArsenalEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Nottingham Forest — where the value came from
Passes249 actions+0.14
Carries39 actions-0.03
Dribbles8 actions+0.10
Shots14 actions+0.38
Ball wins58 actions+0.38
Arsenal — where the value came from
Passes682 actions+1.29
Carries191 actions+0.03
Dribbles13 actions-0.01
Shots9 actions-0.07
Ball wins44 actions+0.13
Nottingham Forest — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
James McAtee
40
+0.245
Liam Delap
29
+0.231
Murillo
51
+0.179
Matz Sels
38
+0.146
Xaver Schlager
30
+0.119
Neco Williams (lowest)
54
-0.166
Arsenal — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Riccardo Calafiori
64
+0.393
Declan Rice
149
+0.386
Jurriën Timber
28
+0.264
David Raya
37
+0.182
Ezri Konsa
111
+0.129
Viktor Gyökeres (lowest)
16
-0.085
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Nottingham Forest
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
17
Failed forward pass
9
Failed take-on
2
Lost in the defensive third
38
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 50% of 18 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 20% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Arsenal
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
48
Failed forward pass
34
Failed take-on
7
Lost in the defensive third
12
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 31% of 48 pass attempts there are lost (15 times). Separately, 56% of all losses happen in the attacking third — cheap, low-risk turnovers.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 163 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
12%
Middle third
29%
Own third
60%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 8.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 29% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.
Arsenal
Not just press intensity, but where the 131 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
18%
Middle third
49%
Own third
33%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 2.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 18% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 49% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Nottingham Forest
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Nottingham Forest win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 31 opposition possessions that Nottingham Forest ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Nottingham Forest step in. Nottingham Forest win it after 10.1 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 7.1 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
8.8passes
median 7 · before Nottingham Forest win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
26sec
median 20s · 31.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
32%
13%
13%
42%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
11.2
37s
15–30′
6.7
19s
30–45+′
13.7
47s
45–60′
6.2
16s
60–75′
6.2
16s
75–90+′
7.5
19s
average passesaverage seconds
Arsenal
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Arsenal win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 24 opposition possessions that Arsenal ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Arsenal step in. Arsenal win it after 3.5 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 2.5 after the hour mark (sooner).
PASSES THEY GET
3.0passes
median 2 · before Arsenal win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
7sec
median 3s · 24.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
62%
25%
8%
4%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
2.7
5s
15–30′
4.8
16s
30–45+′
too few
45–60′
3.7
7s
60–75′
3.7
11s
75–90+′
2.0
3s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Nottingham Forest — 163 actions, 117 won
Arsenal — 131 actions, 96 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Nottingham Forest — 89 wins · 4% in the final third, 19% midfield, 76% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Neco Williams
ball-recovery
62′
83
James McAtee
tackle
63′
74
Jair Cunha
ball-recovery
63′
73
James McAtee
ball-recovery
18′
70
Nicolás Domínguez
ball-recovery
23′
54
Arsenal — 59 wins · 5% in the final third, 49% midfield, 46% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Declan Rice
interception
92′
76
Bukayo Saka
ball-recovery
88′
73
Martin Ødegaard
ball-recovery
91′
67
Jurriën Timber
interception
93′
65
Bruno Guimarães
ball-recovery
14′
61
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Nottingham Forest
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Nottingham Forest? 39 opponent progressive passes and 9 shots faced (0.9 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Nottingham Forest)
Right wing
24%
Right half-space
27%
Central
21%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
17%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right half-space (27% of the danger conceded).
Arsenal
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Arsenal? 34 opponent progressive passes and 14 shots faced (0.8 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Arsenal)
Right wing
13%
Right half-space
3%
Central
48%
Left half-space
11%
Left wing
26%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the central (48% of the danger conceded).
Context
Shape and tactics
How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.
How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next. The numbers use every pass, carry and take-on and follow each possession in order; the one-line verdict compares the passing with the league. Tap ? for what a number means.
Nottingham Forest
Build-up (own third)
more direct, safer, longer passing
right 17% · centre 47% · left 36% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.123
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+20.7 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.8%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.46%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.4 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).47% of 60
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.50%
Progression (middle third)
safer, trying to break lines, slower
right 27% · centre 27% · left 46% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.112
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+4.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.13%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.12%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.0 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).39% of 46
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.57%
Final third
safer, more direct, circulating
right 31% · centre 18% · left 51% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.61
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+0.3 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.25%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.27%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.1 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).34% of 32
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.47%
Arsenal
Build-up (own third)
narrow, central, safer, played inside
right 24% · centre 64% · left 11% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.166
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+8.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.22%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.13%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.2 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).77% of 48
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.27%
Progression (middle third)
safer, played inside, kept on the floor
right 37% · centre 35% · left 28% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.471
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.5 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.24%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.5%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.3 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).57% of 72
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.35%
Final third
safer, kept on the floor
right 47% · centre 12% · left 41% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.249
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.6%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).13% of 53
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.60%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Nottingham Forest
compared with their other 7 matches this season
PPDA8.8vs 4.9
Final-third entries22vs 43
Field tilt23%vs 52%
Passes249vs 449
Pass accuracy67%vs 77%
Arsenal
compared with their other 7 matches this season
PPDA2.8vs 4.1
Final-third entries71vs 48
Field tilt77%vs 62%
Expected goals0.91vs 1.66
Passes682vs 543
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Nottingham Forest
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
17%
Progressive
0%
Neutral / sideways
47%
Safe / backward
35%
17% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 83% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Arsenal
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
11%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
51%
Safe / backward
37%
13% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 87% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Nottingham Forest: 8 corners, 2 led to a shot; Arsenal: 6 corners, 2 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Nottingham Forest
8Corners
2Led to a shot
1Free kicks, their half
5Set-piece shots
0.20Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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Arsenal
6Corners
2Led to a shot
9Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.33Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Nottingham Forest
Arsenal
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
