Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score a late winner that handed Chelsea a 1-0 victory over West Ham United in the English Premier League. Jorginho also missed a penalty just a few minutes before the winner.
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;
How many positional attacks were created by Chelsea? Which West Ham United player attempted the most shots?
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.
Chelsea started in a 3-4-1-2 formation, with a German pair leading the attack. They were supported by Mason Mount.
The average position of the starting XI shows that Ruben Loftus-Cheek played a very high attacking line. The manager made three substitutions, and his team played with three players at the top.
West Ham United had only one recognised centre-back in the whole team. They played in a 3-4-3 formation.
The average position of the starting XI hints that Pablo Fornals played the number ten role behind the two strikers.
Chelsea had 68% of the ball possession and created 52 positional attacks. They attempted 19 shots from the positional attacks they created. The Blues also had a high recovery rate in the opposition’s half.
Chelsea players dominated the game, and this can be observed by looking at the above viz. Timo Werner created the highest xG in the match and attempted the most number of dribbles. Kante made 11 recoveries inside the opposition’s half. For West Ham, Thomas Soucek won two aerial duels and made six recoveries inside the opposition’s half.
The home team attempted 24 shots, and five of them were on target. They attempted 11 shots from inside the opposition’s penalty box, with three hitting the target.
West Ham United players attempted five shots, including four from inside the opposition’s penalty box. They managed to hit the target twice, and both shots were attempted from inside the penalty box.
Chelsea created most of the threats in the first half but attempted only five shots. They carried the momentum into the second half and attempted 19 shots. For West Ham United, Andriy Yarmolenko attempted the most shots.
Thiago Silva attempted 113 passes from the back, and 23 of them were towards Trevoh Chalobah. Silva was on the receiving end of most passes.
Aaron Cresswell attempted 47 passes for the Hammers, and ten of them were towards Arthur Masuaku.
N’Golo Kante attempted 84 passes, and ten of them landed inside the opposition’s penalty box. Marcos Alonso and Ruben Loftus-Cheek attempted five crosses each for the Blues.
Aaron Cresswell, Arthur Masuaku, Vladimir Coufal, and Said Benrahma attempted two crosses each for the Hammers.
Chelsea created a lot of threats from the wider sides. N’Golo Kante created the highest threats from passes and was supported by Jorginho.
Timo Werner attempted the most dribbles, but his seven dribbles failed to create any threats. Kai Havertz attempted four dribbles and created the highest threats.
West Ham United players created very few threats in the final third. Pablo Fornals created the highest threats, followed by Aaron Cresswell.
Said Benrahma created the highest threats from dribbles for the away team.
Chelsea players won most of the defensive duels in the final third. Cesar Azpilicueta contested 13 and failed to win any.
The Blues won eight aerial duels in the final third. Marcos Alonso contested nine duels and won five.
The home team won six loose ball duels in the defensive duels. Kai Havertz contested seven duels and lost six.
West Ham United players won seven defensive duels in the defensive third. Arthur Masuaku and Mark Noble won three duels each.
The Hammers won six aerial duels in the match. Thomas Soucek contested six duels and won two.
Ben Johnson contested three duels and won all of them.
Chelsea players won three corners, two from the right side. The Blues only won three free-kicks inside the opposition’s half.
West Ham United players only won one corner. They won most of their throw-ins towards the right side.
Chelsea dominated the game but couldn’t get past West Ham United’s defence until the last moments of the game. They have now cemented the third position in the league table.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Chelsea vs West Ham United