Gameweek 12, Day 2, Key Notes:

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Gameweek 12, Day 2, Key Notes:

⏱️ Aston Villa 3 – 1 Fulham

🔋Possession: 61% – 39%

⚙️ xG: 3.08 – 0.93

🔍Big Chances: 4 – 1

🚀 Shots (SoT): 12(6) – 9(5)

📜 Notes:

• Ollie Watkins has now registered 11 goals and assists in the Premier League this season. Only Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland have more. He accumulated an xG of 1.91 against Fulham and missed a sitter.

⏱️ Brighton 1 – 1 Sheff United

🔋Possession: 61% – 39%

⚙️ xG: 1.53 – 1.07

🔍Big Chances: 1 – 2

🚀 Shots (SoT): 11(6) – 9(1)

📜 Notes:

• Simon Adingra has had a goal involvement in each of Brighton’s last 3 goals across all competitions (2 Goals, 1 Assist).

• Brighton have failed to keep a single clean sheet in the current season.

⏱️ Liverpool 3 – 0 Brentford

🔋Possession: 58% – 42%

⚙️ xG: 1.71 – 1.68

🔍Big Chances: 3 – 2

🚀 Shots (SoT): 17(10) – 16(3)

📜 Notes:

• Mohamed Salah recorded a goal involvement for a 15th Premier League home game in a row. He managed to fire 3 shots(2 on target) and accumulated an xG of 1.04.

• Darwin Nunez has provided 7 assists in the Premier League. All 7 assists have been provided for a Salah goal. He also scored 2 goals which were ruled out by VAR for marginal offside.

• Liverpool have made more penalty area entries (429) and created more big chances (33) than any other team in the Premier League this season

⏱️ West Ham 3 – 2 N. Forest

🔋Possession: 54% – 46%

⚙️ xG: 1.80 – 1.69

🔍Big Chances: 3 – 3

🚀 Shots (SoT): 16(6) – 10(5)

📜 Notes:

• Bowen led the line for West Ham and scored his 8th goal of the season. He however was very subdued and did nothing else in the game. He only had 1 shot in the match (0.25 xG).

• Ward Prowse created more chances (5) than any other player in GW12. He created 2 big chances and provided 2 assists. He has now provided 5 assists in the season.

⏱️ Chelsea 4 – 4 Man City

🔋Possession: 45% – 55%

⚙️ xG: 2.95 – 2.88

🔍Big Chances: 5 – 5

🚀 Shots (SoT): 17(9) – 15(10)

📜 Notes:

• Cole Palmer has scored or assisted 7 goals in his last 6 games for Chelsea in all competitions. It is however worth pointing that 68% of his shots so far have been penalties.

• Erling Haaland moved past Salah to have been directly involved in more Premier League goals than any other player this season. He has 13 goals and 3 assists in 12 games.