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EPL Stats Gallery: Aerial duels, xG, and more from Brentford vs West Ham United

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West Ham United‘s poor away form continues as the Hammers were beaten by Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;

Why did West Ham struggle to generate any xG in the game? Which players won most aerial duels for both teams?

To navigate the stats gallery, simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.Premier League Stats: Brentford vs West Ham United

Brentford started in a 4-3-3 formation, with a front three of Wissa, Toney, and Mbeumo.

Brentford made three changes in the second half of the game.

West Ham United started in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Antonio leading the attack up front. West Ham had to replace Kurt Zouma in the first half of the game due to an injury.

Brentford generated an xG of 1.73, while West Ham only had an xG of 0.17. The Hammers only had four shots on the opposition’s goal.

Bryan Mbeumo generated the highest xG than any other player on the pitch with his seven shots on goal.

Brentford had 13 shots on goal, with six on target. They had 46.15% of their shots on target.

West Ham attempted only four shots on goal, with one on target.

The xG timeline indicates that West Ham failed to generate any xG from the shots they had on goal.

Christian Eriksen attempted the most passes for the hosts and made most passes to Norgaard.

West Ham managed to keep possession of the ball but were not able to create any significant chances. Brentford attempted the majority of their passes from the left flank and also put more crosses into the box from the left flank.

West Ham United attempted 15 crosses into the box, with Pablo Fornals attempting the most crosses for the visitors.

Brentford had very high xT creation zones on the left flank inside the penalty area. Rico Henry generated the highest xT for the hosts with his passes.

Rico Henry generated the highest overall xT for Brentford as he had a high xT from his passes as well as the dribbles he attempted.

West Ham had several xT creation zones in the final third but failed to get the desired outcome. Declan Rice generated an xT of 0.323 from his passes.

Michail Antonio managed to generate an xT of 0.072 from the dribbles he attempted as he managed to get into threatening positions.

Eriksen won most defensive duels for his team as he won three of his seven duels.

Brentford attempted the majority of their aerial duels in the final third of the pitch and were able to win most of these duels.

Brentford struggled to recover possession of the ball from the loose ball duels they attempted.

Craig Dawson attempted three defensive duels for the Hammers and was able to win two duels.

Michail Antonio attempted the most number of aerial duels and managed to win half of them.

West Ham won 40% of the total loose ball duels they attempted.

Christian Eriksen took four corners for Brentford and managed to generate an xT of 0.62 from these situations.

West Ham generated an overall xT of 1.22 from the corners they attempted but failed to convert these chances.

If you want to download this stats report in a PDF, you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Brentford vs West Ham United

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