Manchester United vs Arsenal
Ref: Simon Hooper, EnglandOld Trafford, Manchester · 76,212 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Manchester United 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Calafiori scored for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.52 for Manchester United versus 1.31 for Arsenal. Manchester United sit 3rd in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
13'
⚽
Calafiori
42'
Calafiori
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Diogo Dalot
60'
⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
60'
⇄
Gyökeres
⇄
Casemiro
⇄
Mount
71'
⇄
White
72'
⇄
Calafiori
⇄
Shaw
83'
⇄
Rice
85'
Raya
Yellow Card
Dorgu
Yellow Card
90+1'
Timber
Yellow Card
90+3'
Lewis-Skelly
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Manchester UnitedArsenal
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.52VS1.31
Attack5 · 1 won
22
Shots
9
7
Shots on target
3
15
Shots in the box
5
7
Shots outside box
4
7
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
475
Total passes
294
393
Accurate passes
219
83%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
19
1
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
7
8
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Manchester United
3-4-2-1
Arsenal
4-3-3
Manchester United
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1A. BayındırG
- 2Diogo DalotM
- 4M. de LigtD
- 7M. MountF
- 8Bruno FernandesM
- 10Matheus CunhaF
- 13P. DorguM
- 15L. YoroD
- 18CasemiroM
- 19B. MbeumoF
- 23L. ShawD
Substitutes
- 5H. MaguireD
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 16A. DialloF
- 22T. HeatonG
- 25M. UgarteM
- 26A. HeavenD
- 30B. ŠeškoF
- 33T. FredricsonD
- 37K. MainooM
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 7B. SakaF
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 12J. TimberD
- 13KepaG
- 19L. TrossardF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 23Mikel MerinoM
- 29K. HavertzF
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Manchester United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fernandes(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/2 |
| Matthijs de Ligt | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Casemiro | M | 65 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leny Yoro | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Cunha | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4/6 |
| Luke Shaw | D | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patrick Dorgu | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mason Mount | F | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Diogo Dalot | M | 55 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Altay Bayındır | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Zirkzee | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayden Heaven | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Fredricson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kobbie Mainoo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Heaton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amad Diallo | F | 35 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Harry Maguire | D | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Ugarte | M | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Šeško | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 72 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Ben White | D | 71 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bukayo Saka | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/8 |
| Declan Rice | M | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 60 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Havertz | F | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mikel Merino | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/4 |