Chelsea made a late comeback to earn a 2-1 victory over West Ham United in the English Premier League. Michail Antonio opened the scoring for the visitors in the 62nd minute. Thomas Tuchel made a few substitutions, and that changed the dynamics of the game. Ben Chilwell scored the equaliser in the 76th minute before Kai Havertz bagged the winner in the 88th minute. The Blues won their third game and have reached ten points for the season. West Ham United suffered their fourth loss and sit in the relegation zone.
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 Chelsea’s accuracy rate for passes to the final third? How many shots were attempted from inside the penalty box by West Ham United?
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Chelsea started the match in a 3-5-2 formation. Thomas Tuchel started a new pairing in the attack by replacing Kai Havertz with Christian Pulisic. Wesley Fofana made his debut for the Blues.
West Ham United started in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Lucas Paqueta made his first start for the Hammers.
Chelsea ended the match with a possession rate of 68.49%. They dominated the ball in most phases of the match and had more than 50% of the ball in every phase.
West Ham United had 31.5% ball possession. They started the match on the back foot but managed to hold the ball during the final phases of the first half.
The Blues were involved in 32 positional attacks and attempted five shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks came from the right side.
West Ham United attempted 16 positional attacks and two shots. The Hammers also targeted the left side of the opposition’s defence.
Chelsea attempted six shots and two were on target. They attempted three shots each in both halves. Both goals were scored to goalkeeper’s right.
West Ham United also had six shot attempts with a 50% accuracy rate. They only attempted a single shot in the first half, and the rest of the attempts came in the second half.
Chelsea ended the match with an xG rate of 0.76. They attempted two shots from inside the box and both shots found the back of the net.
West Ham United had an xG rate of 1.4. They attempted four shots from inside the box, and the goal was scored from inside the 6-yard box.
Chelsea attempted 633 passes with an 89.89% passing accuracy rate. Both full-backs played a high attacking line, and their average position was inside the opposition’s half.
West Ham United attempted 271 passes with a 78.6% accuracy rate. The Hammers played a defensive line, with both their full-backs playing closer to the attacker on that side. Jarrod Bowen played a high attacking line on the right side.
The Blues tried 87 passes to the final third and were successful 70 times. The full-backs were the main targets on the wider sides, while Mateo Kovacic was targeted in the final third through the centre.
The Hammers attempted 28 passes to the final third and were successful 17 times. Former Chelsea player Emerson Palmieri was the most targeted player on the left side.
Both teams contested 199 duels and Chelsea won 94. They won 29 defensive duels, with a high win percentage in the middle third. Thiago Silva and Wesley Fofana won five duels each.
West Ham United won 90 duels, and these included 31 defensive duels. Lucas Paqueta won ten duels for his side.
The home team won 17 aerial duels. They had a poor win percentage inside both the penalty boxes.
The visitors won 21 aerial duels and had a high win percentage inside their penalty box. Kurt Zouma won six duels for his team in crucial areas.
Chelsea won 23 offensive duels, with Raheem Sterling winning eight of them.
West Ham United won 22 offensive duels. Lucas Paqueta and Bowen won five duels each.
Chelsea players made 35 recoveries in the defensive third, 37 in the middle third and nine in the final third. Thiago Silva made 21 recoveries for the home team.
West Ham United players recovered the ball 42 times in the defensive third, 23 times in the middle third, and seven times in the final third.
The Blues left it late to earn their third victory of the season. Chelsea have struggled to find a rhythm this season and this win could set them up for the upcoming games. On the other hand, West Ham United need to win their next game to end their miserable start to the season.
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