Gameweek 29, Day 1, Key Notes:
2 min readGameweek 29, Day 1, Key Notes:
⏱️ Man City 4-1 Liverpool
⚙️ xG: 2.96 – 0.33
🔍Big Chances (Missed): 4(0) – 0(0)
🚀 Shots (SoT): 17(😎 – 4(1)
📜 Notes:
• Liverpool lost a Premier League game in which they scored first for the first time this season. They managed just 4 shots against Man City , their fewest in a league match since 2011/12 campaign.
• Jack Grealish since the World Cup has started in 12 out of 14 games for City. He has scored 3 goals and provided 6 assists during this period picking up 66 FPL points.
⏱️ Bournemouth 2-1 Fulham
⚙️ xG: 2.32 – 0.84
🔍Big Chances (Missed): 5(4) – 0(0)
🚀 Shots (SoT): 12(7) – 10(2)
📜 Notes:
• Andreas Pereira has now scored more Premier League goals for Fulham (3) than he did for Man Utd (2)
⏱️ Arsenal 4-1 Leeds
⚙️ xG: 3.41 – 0.78
🔍Big Chances (Missed): 5(1) – 0(0)
🚀 Shots (SoT): 13(6) – 7(5)
📜 Notes:
• The Gunners have won seven straight Premier League games, including their last three by a three-goal margin.
• Since GW25, Trossard has provided 7 assists which is atleast 4 more than any other player in the Premier League.
⏱️ Brighton 3-3 Brentford
⚙️ xG: 4.45 – 1.37
🔍Big Chances (Missed): 5(2) – 2(0)
🚀 Shots (SoT): 33(15) – 7(5)
📜 Notes:
• Ivan Toney has now scored 17 goals in the Premier League this season. Only Harry Kane (21) and Erling Haaland (28) have scored more, also 10 of which have been scored against top-half teams.
• Brentford have found the net on 20 occasions from penalties and set plays in 2022/23, more than any other side and making up over 40% of their total goals scored.
• Solly March fired 8 shots (5 on target) with an xG of 0.90, created 3 chances (1 big chance) with an xA of 0.49 and had 13 touches in the opp. box. Unlucky to not get anything more than an assist.
• Brighton had 33 shots against Brentford, the most a team have had in a single Premier League game without winning.
• David Raya picked up 6 pts including 2 bonus as he made 11 saves against Brighton. Since the World Cup, Raya has collected more points (60) and more bonus points (9) than any other keeper.
• Steele’s excellent distribution is precisely why Roberto De Zerbi favours him over Robert Sanchez
⏱️ C. Palace 2-1 Leicester
⚙️ xG: 2.29 – 0.22
🔍Big Chances (Missed): 1(0) – 0(0)
🚀 Shots (SoT): 31(9) – 3(2)
📜 Notes:
• A total of 31 shots and 2.29 xG for Palace in Hodgson’s first game back at the club. It was their second-highest xG total of the season. They limited Leicester to just three shots and 0.22 xG in their 2-1 victory.
⏱️ N. Forest 1-1 Wolves
⚙️ xG: 1.26 – 0.47
🔍Big Chances (Missed): 0(0) – 0(0)
🚀 Shots (SoT): 17(7) – 8(1)
📜 Notes:
• Brennan Johnson has scored 6 goals in his last 6 home games blanking only twice. He is now the fifth highest scoring Forward this season.
⏱️ Chelsea 0-2 A. Villa
⚙️ xG: 2.09 – 0.81
🔍Big Chances (Missed): 3(3) – 2(1)
🚀 Shots (SoT): 27( 8 ) – 5(2)
📜 Notes:
• Chelsea’s record against the top half of the Premier League this season: 13 Games, 1 Win, 5 Draws & 7 Losses.
• Since Unai Emery’s first game at Aston Villa, only Arsenal (13) and Man City (10) have more Premier League wins than Villa (9). No team has collected more points on the road than Villa during this period.
• Ollie Watkins bas now scored in 5 consecutive away games. He plays his next match of the DGW away at Leicester.
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