A late goal in injury time handed Chelsea their first victory under Graham Potter in the English Premier League. The Blues came out to win 2-1 against Crystal Palace away from home. Conor Gallagher scored his first Chelsea goal against a side for which he played throughout last season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first goal for his new side in the 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;
How many defensive duels were won by Crystal Palace? What was Chelsea’s xG rate in the match?
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Crystal Palace played the match in their preferred 4-3-3 formation. Odsonne Edouard led the line for his side.
Chelsea started the match in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Graham Potter changed the formation to 4-3-3 at the beginning of the second half but changed it to 4-2-3-1 just ten minutes into the half.
The Eagles ended the game with a possession rate of 37.8%. They scored the opening goal in the early minutes of the match and then tried to steady the possession. The second half saw Crystal Palace averaging more than 45% of the ball.
Chelsea ended the match with a possession rate of 62.2%. They dominated ball possession in the first half. However, the Blues failed to keep a lot of the ball in the second half.
Crystal Palace players created 16 positional attacks in the match and only attempted two shots from these attacks. Most of the attacks were created from the left side.
Chelsea players created 36 positional attacks and attempted nine shots from these attacks. They created most of the chances from the right side, but the highest xG was generated from attacks created from the centre.
The home team attempted seven shots and three were on target. They attempted five shots in the first half, and Eberechi Eze attempted four of them.
The Blues attempted 13 shots and three were on target. The Blues were unlucky as one of the shots attempted by Raheem Sterling in the 24th minute struck the post.
The Eagles ended the match with an xG rate of 0.79. They attempted four shots from inside the penalty box, and the highest xG was generated from the first shot attempted towards the goal.
Chelsea ended the match with an xG rate of 2.28. They attempted seven shots from inside the penalty box, two of which were on target. Thiago Silva’s shot in the 38th minute generated the highest xG for the Blues.
Crystal Palace players attempted 330 passes in the match and had an accuracy rate of 80.9%. The above viz shows that most of the passing channels were created on the left side.
Chelsea players played a high attacking line and attempted 601 passes with an 89.85% accuracy rate. Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho played close to each other in the centre.
Patrick Vieira’s men tried 26 passes to the final third and successfully delivered 17. Wilfried Zaha was the main target on the left side of the attack.
Graham Potter’s side attempted 78 passes to the final third and delivered 61 of them. Ben Chilwell played a high attacking line on the left and was often targeted by his teammates.
Crystal Palace made 69 recoveries in the match. They recovered the ball 39 times in the defensive third, 21 times in the middle third and nine times in the final third. Marc Guehi made 14 recoveries in the match.
The Blues made 28 recoveries each in the defensive and middle third. Thiago Silva made 13 recoveries for the visitors.
Both teams contested 203 duels and won 100. They won 34 defensive duels and had a high win percentage in the defensive third. Wilfried Zaha contested nine duels and won seven.
Chelsea players won 91 duels in the match. They won 38 defensive duels, and most of the wins came on the flanks.
Crystal Palace players won eight aerial duels. Jordan Ayew and James Tomkins won two duels each.
The Blues won 13 aerial duels in the match and had a high win percentage in the defensive half. Ben Chilwell and Wesley Fofana won three duels each.
The Eagles won 34 offensive duels in the match. They had a high win percentage in the final third.
The visitors won 21 offensive duels in the match. They had a high win percentage in the middle third but struggled to win most of their duels in the final third.
Chelsea had to wait until the last minute to secure three points. Crystal Palace defended their goal well but failed towards the end. Chelsea will be happy to get back on track and will look to continue to develop under the new manager.
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