Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United
- Rice 55'
18 May 2025
The match in data
Arsenal beat Newcastle United 1–0 on 18 May 2025, on matchday 37 of the 2024-25 Premier League.
Player of the match: David Raya (Arsenal), rated 66, thanks above all to 1.12 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 1.12; conceded 0) and 3 crosses claimed. Raya produced 3.1 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Sven Botman, with 64.
David Raya
Arsenal · 90'
Produced 3.08× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 1.12 goals prevented (5 shots on target worth 1.12; conceded 0) 3.7×
- 3 crosses claimed 2.2×
- 11 recoveries 1.4×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Raya ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 66 |
| Jakub Kiwior | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Bukayo Saka | Forward | 76 | 59 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 90 | 57 |
| William Saliba | Defender | 46 | 52 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | Defender | 44 | 52 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Thomas Partey | Midfielder | 90 | 45 |
| Leandro Trossard | Forward | 88 | 45 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | 90 | 29 |
| Ben White | Defender | 90 | 22 |
| Kai Havertz | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Kieran Tierney | Defender | 2 | no rating |
| Jorginho | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Botman | Defender | 64 | 64 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 56 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 27 | 55 |
| Fabian Schär | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 63 | 51 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 48 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 90 | 47 |
| William Osula | Forward | 26 | 41 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 76 | 37 |
| Emil Krafth | Defender | 26 | 37 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 90 | 33 |
| Callum Wilson | Forward | 64 | 26 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Arsenal player won the most aerial duels?
Declan Rice, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Jakub Kiwior 2, Myles Lewis-Skelly 2.
In a narrow 1–0 win, Declan Rice anchored Arsenal by winning 4 aerial duels. Rice doubled the individual totals of Jakub Kiwior and Myles Lewis-Skelly, who registered 2 each.
Which Newcastle United player recovered the most balls?
Bruno Guimarães, with 9 recoveries. Next: Sandro Tonali 5, Tino Livramento 5.
Despite the 1–0 loss, Bruno Guimarães stood out defensively for Newcastle United with 9 ball recoveries. Guimarães comfortably surpassed Sandro Tonali and Tino Livramento, who each tallied 5.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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