Gameweek 18, Day 2, Key Notes:
2 min readGameweek 18, Day 2, Key Notes:
⏱️ Wolves 0 – 1 Man Utd
⚙️ xG: 0.67 – 1.97
🔍Big Chances: 0 – 3
🚀 Shots (SoT): 10(3) – 16(6)
📜 Notes:
• Marcus Rashford has scored away from home in the Premier League for the first time since January. Each of his previous six league goals had all come at Old Trafford.
• Only Newcastle (6) have claimed more shut-outs than Man Utd (5) over the last 8 Gameweeks.
⏱️ Bournemouth 0 – 2 Crystal Palace
⚙️ xG: 0.56 – 1.59
🔍Big Chances: 1 – 2
🚀 Shots (SoT): 6(2) – 15(6)
📜 Notes:
• In the last six games, Zaha has managed to score just 1 goal and provide 1 assist. Both of his attacking returns came in the same match against West Ham where he played through the middle. He has not scored or assisted when playing wide on the left.
• No side has conceded more chances from corners and free-kicks than the Cherries this season.
⏱️ Fulham 2 – 1 Southampton
⚙️ xG: 1.52 – 0.86
🔍Big Chances: 2 – 1
🚀 Shots (SoT): 8(2) – 9(3)
📜 Notes:
• James Ward-Prowse has now scored 15 goals from Direct Free Kicks in the Premier League. Only David Becham (18) has scored more.
⏱️ Man City 1 – 1 Everton
⚙️ xG: 1.79 – 0.09
🔍Big Chances: 4 – 0
🚀 Shots (SoT): 16(3) – 2(1)
📜 Notes:
• Manchester City have now conceded 16 Premier League goals so far this season, only 10 fewer than they conceded throughout all of last season.
• Erling Haaland has scored more goals (21) in a season before the New Year than any player in Premier League history.
⏱️ Newcastle 0 – 0 Leeds
⚙️ xG: 2.18 – 0.38
🔍Big Chances: 7 – 0
🚀 Shots (SoT): 16(5) – 8(1)
📜 Notes:
• Kieran Trippier created 6 chances, 4 of which were big chances and picked up all bonus points despite picking up a yellow card.
• Newcastle United have kept more clean sheets (😎 and conceded fewer goals (11) than any other team in the Premier League this season.
⏱️ Brighton 2 – 4 Arsenal
⚙️ xG: 1.17 – 2.93
🔍Big Chances: 2 – 5
🚀 Shots (SoT): 9(5) – 14(7)
📜 Notes:
• Martin Odegaard created 3 chances, 2 big chances against Brighton and ended the game with a goal and an assist. He has scored double digit points in his last 3 games (3 Goals, 3 assists) and is now zecond after Almiron amongst all midfielders this season.
• One goal was scored by Mitoma against Arsenal (his third attacking return in four starts) and another was chalked off after VAR intervention.
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