West Ham United‘s hopes of finishing in the top four took a huge blow as they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday night.
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;
Which team had a higher success rate in winning offensive duels? What does the xT timeline indicate?
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.
The hosts started in a 3-4-3 formation, with a front three of Son, Kane, and Kulusevski.
Tottenham waited till the 90th minute to use their substitutions as they made three changes in the dying moments of the game.
West Ham also started with three defenders at the back and had a front three of Lanzini, Antonio, and Benrahma.
West Ham United made three changes in the second half.
Tottenham Hotspur had a higher xG than the Hammers as they had more efforts on goal. Spurs won 45.7% of their offensive duels, while West Ham only won 28.8% of their offensive duels.
Heung-Min Son scored two goals and generated the highest xG for the hosts. Most of the attacking metrics were dominated by the Spurs players, as West Ham struggled in the final third.
Spurs had 14 shots on goal and had four shots on target.
West Ham only had four shots on goal and scored with their only shot on target.
The xT timeline indicates that the Tottenham players generated a higher xT than West Ham United and also had a higher xG throughout the game.
Hojbjerg attempted the most passes for the hosts and made most passes to Eric Dier.
Declan Rice attempted the most passes for the Hammers as he tried to dictate the game for them.
Tottenham attempted most crosses from the left side, with Sergio Reguilon attempting for crosses into the penalty area.
West Ham attempted most of their passes from the left flank, and it was Masuaku who attempted the majority of crosses from the left side.
Tottenham were most threatening from the right flank as they had higher xT creation zones on the right.
Hojbjerg and Kane generated the highest xT from their passes. Kane also generated a high xT from the dribbles he attempted.
West Ham generated a high threat with their attacks from the right flank, as seen in the above visual.
Declan Rice generated the highest xT from his passes, while Said Benrahma generated an xT of 0.068 from his dribbles.
Cristian Romero won seven of his 13 defensive duels and won most duels for his team.
Spurs won 61.5% of their aerial duels and were able to deal with most of the aerial balls played by West Ham United.
Bentancur recovered most loose balls for his team as he won three loose ball duels.
Ben Johnson won two of his six defensive duels that he attempted on the right flank.
Craig Dawson, Aaron Cresswell, Soucek, and Michail Antonio each won one aerial duel for their team. Kurt Zouma failed to win a single aerial duel.
West Ham won only 26% of the loose ball duels they competed for.
Son took three corners for the Spurs and generated an xT of 0.48. Two corners were played short while three were put into the penalty area.
West Ham scored their goal from a corner which was taken by Aaron Cresswell. He generated an xT of 0.32 from his three corner kicks.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF, you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United