Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United
- Eze 9'
25 April 2026
The match in data
Arsenal got the better of Newcastle United, 1–0, on 25 April 2026, on matchday 34 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Sven Botman (Newcastle United), rated 66, thanks above all to 5 interceptions and 8 duels won. Botman produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Arsenal, the highest-rated player was Kai Havertz, with 65.
Sven Botman
Newcastle United · 90'
Produced 1.40× and cost 0.51× their position's average
- 5 interceptions 4.0×
- 8 duels won 1.7×
- 6 final-third passes 1.1×
- 10 misplaced passes 1.5×
- 2 duels lost 0.5×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Havertz | Forward | 34 | 65 |
| Piero Hincapié | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| William Saliba | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Martín Zubimendi | Midfielder | 81 | 54 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | 37 | 52 |
| Ben White | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Gabriel Magalhães | Defender | 90 | 45 |
| Eberechi Eze | Midfielder | 53 | 41 |
| Noni Madueke | Forward | 81 | 38 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 90 | 37 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | Forward | 56 | 37 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Bukayo Saka | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 24 | 78 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 86 | 73 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 90 | 66 |
| Sven Botman ★ | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 65 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| William Osula | Forward | 66 | 56 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 75 | 42 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 66 | 42 |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 24 | 27 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 15 | no rating |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 4 | no rating |
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.