Gameweek 9, Day 1, Key Notes:

 

⏱️ Liverpool 2 – 0 Everton

🔋Possession: 78% – 22%

⚙️ xG: 2.25 – 0.13

 🔍Big Chances: 2 – 0

🚀 Shots (SoT): 26(6) – 6(1)

 

📜 Notes:

• Salah had 4 shots (2 on target), created 3 chances and scored a brace (1.39 xG) against Everton. The Egyption King has now registered 4 double digit hauls in the last five matches and has scored in 4 consecutive home matches in this season. 

 

⏱️ Bournemouth 1 – 2 Wolves

🔋Possession: 34% – 66%

⚙️ xG: 0.61 – 2.06

 🔍Big Chances: 1 – 3

🚀 Shots (SoT): 7(4) – 20(7)

 

📜 Notes:

• Pedro Neto provided yet another assist against Bournemouth. He has either scored or assisted in his last seven games. 

 

⏱️ Brentford 3 – 0 Burnley

🔋Possession: 50% – 50%

⚙️ xG: 2.81 – 1.07

 🔍Big Chances: 4 – 1

🚀 Shots (SoT): 23(10) – 6(1)

 

📜 Notes:

• Mbeumo fired 6 shots (4 on target), created 3 chances (1 big chance), had 12 touches un the opp. box. He registered 14 points with a goal and an assist and all 3 bonus points. 

 

⏱️ Man City 2 – 1 Brighton

🔋Possession: 54% – 46%

⚙️ xG: 0.75 – 0.83

 🔍Big Chances: 1 – 3

🚀 Shots (SoT): 10(6) – 5(3)

 

📜 Notes:

• Julian Alvarez (0.32) and Erling Haaland (0.26) scored 2 goals for City from a combined xG of 0.58. Man City have now registered an xG of less than 1 in 3 consecutive matches. 

• Brighton have fired just 30 shots (9 on target) in the last 3 GWs. Only Bournemouth have lesser attempts in this period. On the other hand Man City have accumulated an xG of 2.10 in the same period. Again, only Bournemouth have accumulated less. 

 

 

⏱️ Newcastle 4 – 0 C. Palace

🔋Possession: 60% – 40%

⚙️ xG: 2.39 – 1.21

 🔍Big Chances: 6 – 0

🚀 Shots (SoT): 10(7) – 17(3)

 

📜 Notes:

• Kieran Trippier bagged his third double digit haul in four matches. He has provided an assist in each of these four games and kept a Clean Sheet in three. 

 

 

⏱️ N. Forest 2 – 2 Luton

🔋Possession: 57% – 43%

⚙️ xG: 2.97 – 1.71

 🔍Big Chances: 4 – 3

🚀 Shots (SoT): 19(😎 – 13(4)

 

📜 Notes:

• Chris Wood registered 7 shots (4 on target), had 9 touches in the opp. box and scored 2 goals from an xG of 1.75. 

 

⏱️ Chelsea 2 – 2 Arsenal

🔋Possession: 43% – 57%

⚙️ xG: 1.35 – 0.95

 🔍Big Chances: 2 – 1

🚀 Shots (SoT): 11(5) – 13(3)

 

📜 Notes:

• Chelsea have accumulated a higher xG than their opponents in each of the 9 matches so far. They are the only team in the league to achieve thjs feat.

• Bukayo Saka has now either scored or assisted in six consecutive appearances for Arsenal. He created 3 chances (1 big chance) against Chelsea and provided an assist for Trossard. 

 

⏱️ Sheff Utd 1 – 2 Man Utd

🔋Possession: 38% – 62%

⚙️ xG: 1.38 – 1 05

 🔍Big Chances: 2 – 3

🚀 Shots (SoT): 12(6) – 14(5)

 

📜 Notes:

• Sheffield United have scored just 1 point in the opening nine games of the 2023/24 campaign. This is the lowest a team has ever managed after 9 games in the top flight of the English League. 

 

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