West Ham United edged past Wolverhampton Wanderers to keep their top-four hopes alive 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 were the passing zones for both teams? What was the success rate in winning aerial duels for West Ham?
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West Ham United started in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Michail Antonio leading the attack for the Hammers.
West Ham United made only two substitutions in the game, and those were towards the very end.
Wolves started in a 3-4-3 formation, with a back three of Romain Saiss, Conor Coady, and Max Kilman.
Wolves made three attacking substitutions after they conceded a goal to come back into the game.
West Ham United generated a higher xG than Wolves as they had more efforts on target. Wolves had more possession of the ball and also attempted more shots on goal, but they failed to keep their shots on target.
Tomas Soucek generated the highest xG with his two shots on goal. He also scored the only goal of the game to give West Ham all three points.
West Ham United attempted 12 shots on goal and managed to keep four shots on target. They had six shots on goal from inside the penalty area.
Wolves had a total of 13 attempts on goal but only had two shots on target. Both their efforts on target were from outside the penalty area.
Aaron Cresswell attempted most passes for the Hammers and made 16 passes towards Pablo Fornals.
Ruben Neves attempted 101 passes for Wolves and helped them keep possession of the ball.
West Ham United attempted most of their passes from the left flank and also put more crosses into the penalty area from the left. Manuel Lanzini and Pablo Fornals attempted three smart passes each.
Wolves attempted most of their passes from their half. Ruben Neves attempted two crosses and also played two passes into the opposition’s six-yard box.
West Ham United had high xT creation zones on both sides of the pitch, and Pablo Fornals generated the highest xT from his passes.
Michail Antonio had a high xT from the dribbles he attempted, but he failed to make the right decision at times when he got into threatening positions.
Wolves were more threatening from the right flank as they had higher xT creation zones on the right. Ruben Neves generated the highest xT from the 101 passes he attempted.
Fabio Silva attempted four dribbles and generated an xT on 0.052 from these dribbles. Most of the Wolves players failed to make the right pass when they got into threatening positions in the final third.
Kurt Zouma won most defensive duels for West Ham as he won four out of the six duels he attempted.
West Ham United only lost five aerial duels and won 72% of their duels.
West Ham United attempted most of their loose ball duels on the left flank. Pablo Fornals attempted three loose ball duels and won all three duels.
Wolves won only seven defensive duels where they were able to recover the possession of the ball.
Wolves won five aerial duels and lost most of the aerial duels they attempted in the opposition’s half.
Wolves won only 39.4% of the 33 loose ball duels they attempted. Conor Coady won all of his 50-50 challenges and recovered possession of the ball for his team.
Aaron Creswell attempted two corners from the left corner and generated an xT of 0.39 from those corners.
Daniel Podence generated the highest xT for Wolves from set-piece situations. He attempted three corner kicks and had an xT of 0.55.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF you can do so here: Premier League Stats: West Ham United vs Wolves