Arsenal 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Havertz 25'
- Saka 74'
17 August 2024
The match in data
Arsenal got the better of Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2–0, on 17 August 2024, on matchday 1 of the 2024-25 Premier League.
Player of the match: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), rated 69, thanks above all to 1 goal and 3 shots on target. Saka produced 2.1 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.8 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Wolverhampton Wanderers, the highest-rated player was Mario Lemina, with 62.
Bukayo Saka
Arsenal · 80'
Produced 2.10× and cost 0.79× their position's average
- 1 goal 3.9×
- 3 shots on target 3.8×
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 2 shots off target 1.6×
- 1 failed dribble 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukayo Saka ★ | Forward | 80 | 69 |
| William Saliba | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Kai Havertz | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Declan Rice | Midfielder | 85 | 57 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | Forward | 90 | 53 |
| Gabriel | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Thomas Partey | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | Defender | 69 | 41 |
| Jurriën Timber | Defender | 21 | 40 |
| Martin Ødegaard | Midfielder | 90 | 38 |
| Ben White | Defender | 90 | 34 |
| David Raya | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Leandro Trossard | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Gabriel Jesus | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lemina | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Yerson Mosquera | Defender | 90 | 61 |
| Hee-chan Hwang | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Matt Doherty | Defender | 90 | 58 |
| Matheus Cunha | Forward | 33 | 54 |
| João Gomes | Midfielder | 84 | 52 |
| Jørgen Strand Larsen | Forward | 84 | 42 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | Defender | 84 | 36 |
| Toti | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Rodrigo Gomes | Midfielder | 75 | 30 |
| Jean-Ricner Bellegarde | Midfielder | 57 | 22 |
| José Sá | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Daniel Podence | Midfielder | 15 | no rating |
| Craig Dawson | Defender | 6 | no rating |
| Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Pablo Sarabia | Midfielder | 6 | 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.