West Ham United lost their first game of the 2022-23 Premier League season at home by 0-2 against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Premier League debutant, Erling Haaland scored both the goals (one in the first half and the other in the second).
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 West Ham’s xG? How much possession did Manchester City have?
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David Moyes opted for the 4-2-3-1 formation with a double pivot of Declan Rice and Tomáš Souček in the midfield.
Pep Guardiola lined his team up in a 4-3-3 formation with a front three featuring Phil Foden, Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish.
West Ham had only 11 positional attacks in this game and all of the threats came from the left-hand side.
Manchester City had 32 positional attacks, and the majority of the threat came from the left flank. They also had 75% possession.
West Ham’s xG for this match was only 0.7 as they were restricted to just five shots.
Man City’s xG of 2.29 was more than thrice that of the hosts. Haaland had an xG of 1.7 (non-penalty of 1.12).
The Hammers completed four crosses of the 12 they attempted. Aaron Cresswell completed two, while Vladimir Coufal and Pablo Fornals made one each.
Like the Hammers, the Cityzens also completed four crosses. However, they attempted seven more than the hosts. De Bruyne, Grealish and Foden made successful crosses for the visitors.
West Ham completed 28 out of 49 progressive passes in this match. Rice made three such passes, the most for his team.
Man City completed 69 of the 77 attempted progressive passes in this game. Grealish and Cancelo completed 20 progressive passes between them.
West Ham won only 39.26% of their contested duels. Coufal and Jarrod Bowen attempted 17 duels each for the hosts.
Man City were successful in 58.5% of the duels they fought. Rodri won 16 of the 19 duels he contested.
West Ham could make only 52 recoveries, showing that they could not keep hold of the ball. Cresswell and Rice made 10 recoveries each.
Man City recovered the ball 68 times in the match. Rodri and Cancelo cracked double digits in recoveries made, as they made a combined 27 recoveries.
West Ham United were never really in the game to threaten Manchester City’s defence. In their next game, the Hammers travel to the newly promoted Nottingham Forest. For Manchester City, the team will hope to carry this winning streak when they take on another promoted team at home – Bournemouth.
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