Andriy Yarmolenko scored an emotional goal for West Ham as the Hammers secured a 2-1 win against Aston Villa at the London Stadium 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 do the xT creation zones indicate? Which player generated the highest overall xT?
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At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
West Ham started in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Antonio leading the attack.
They made three changes in the second half of the game.
Aston Villa started in a 4-3-1-2 formation with a front two of Ings and Watkins.
Aston Villa made three changes in the game but had to make an early change due to an injury.
Aston Villa generated a higher xG with their shots on goal, but it was West Ham who converted their chances and came out on top.
Philippe Coutinho continued his form in the Premier League and generated the highest xG in this game. He had three shots on goal.
West Ham attempted 11 shots on goal and had four shots on target. All four shots on target were from inside the penalty area.
Aston Villa attempted 12 shots on goal and had four shots on target.
The xT timeline indicates that Aston Villa created a higher threat for the West Ham defense. But both teams had a similar xG throughout the game.
Ben Johnson attempted the most passes for the hosts and made most passes to Lanzini.
Coutinho attempted the most passes for Aston Villa, and he made most passes to Douglas Luiz.
West Ham attempted most of their passes from the left flank, but they made more crosses into the box from the right flank.
Ashley Young attempted six crosses into the penalty area for the visitors.
West Ham were more threatening from the left flank as they had higher xT creation zones on the left.
Aaron Cresswell generated the highest xT for the Hammers from his passes, while Michail Antonio generated the highest xT from the dribbles he attempted.
Aston Villa had more xT creation zones in the central part of the final third. Jacob Ramsey generated an xT of 0.629 from his 53 passes.
Jacob Ramsey generated the highest overall xT for Aston Villa as he had the highest xT from his passes as well as the dribbles he attempted.
West Ham lost the majority of the defensive duels they attempted and failed to recover possession of the ball.
Kurt Zouma attempted six aerial duels and was able to win five of these duels. He only lost one aerial duel.
Declan Rice won half of his loose ball duels and recovered three loose balls for his team.
Aston Villa attempted most of their defensive duels on the left flank in the defensive third. Calum Chambers won most duels for his team.
Ollie Watkins attempted most aerial duels for Aston Villa and won three aerial duels.
Aston Villa attempted most of the loose ball duels in the opposition’s half. Calum Chambers won three of his five loose ball duels.
Pablo Fornals generated an xT of 0.88 from the four corners he attempted.
Aston Villa attempted seven corners and generated an xT of 0.78 from them.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF you can do so here: Premier League Stats: West Ham United vs Aston Villa