West Ham United started off the New Year with a win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.
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;
What was the PPDA for both teams? How did Crystal Palace generate a higher xG despite the loss?
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.
Crystal Palace started in a 4-3-3 formation with a front three of Benteke, Edouard and Ayew.
Crystal Palace made three changes in the second half.
West Ham United started in a 4-2-3-1 formation with a midfield duo of Soucek and Rice.
West Ham maintained the same formation throughout the game even after making three substitutions.
Crystal Palace had a higher xG than their opponents as they had a total of 21 shots on goal and completed more attacking actions. Both teams had a similar PPDA of 11, but Crystal Palace saw 62% of possession in the game.
Manuel Lanzini had the highest xG amongst the players on the pitch. Most of the attacking metrics were still dominated by the Palace players, but they failed to complete their comeback.
Crystal Palace attempted 21 shots on goal and had six shots on target. They attempted 14 shots from inside the penalty area, which is why they had a higher xG.
West Ham attempted 10 shots on goal and had half of them on target. Almost all their shots from inside the box were on target.
The xT timeline indicates that both teams created enough chances to create a threat on the opposition team. They also had a similar xG for the most part of the game.
Marc Guehi attempted most passes for his team and made most passes to his fellow centre-back, Andersen.
Vladimir Coufal attempted most passes for the Hammers from the right flank and completed most passes towards Jarrod Bowen.
Crystal Palace were comfortable in keeping possession of the ball and passed it around well. They attempted a lot of crosses from both flanks, with Ayew attempting 10 crosses from the right flank.
West Ham completed most passes in the wider areas of the pitch. They attempted most of their crosses from the left flank as Masuaku put in five crosses into the penalty area.
Palace were most threatening when they attacked from the right flank as they had higher xT creation zones on this side of the pitch.
Jordan Ayew generated the highest xT from the crosses he put into the penalty area. He also had a high xT from his dribbles as he was able to get into threatening positions.
West Ham had more xT creation zones in the wider areas of the final third. Coufal had the highest xT from the 37 passes he completed.
Manuel Lanzini failed to make the right pass when he was able to get into threatening positions. Coufal had the highest overall xT from his passes as well as his dribbles.
Palace won 13 of the 22 defensive duels they attempted in the defensive third but at times were unable to recover possession of the ball.
Milivojevic and Schlupp won the most aerial duels for Palace in the middle third.
West Ham attempted a total of 51 defensive duels in the defensive third as they were under a lot of pressure from the Palace attack and won 31 of these duels.
West Ham won almost 40% of the aerial duels they competed for. Jarrod Bowen won most aerial duels for his team.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Crystal Palace vs West Ham United