Chelsea moved a step closer to UEFA Champions League qualification after completing a 3-0 win over Leeds United in the English Premier League. Leeds United were reduced to ten men after Daniel James was sent off for a tackle on Mateo Kovacic.
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 passes were attempted by Leeds United into the opposition’s penalty box? Which Chelsea player attempted the most passes into the final third?
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.
Leeds United started in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Rodrigo Moreno leading the attack for the home team.
Leeds United had to defend for the most of the game, and therefore the average position of most of the players was inside their half.
Chelsea played in a 3-4-2-1 formation, and Romelu Lukaku once again led the line for the Blues.
The above viz shows that Thomas Tuchel strengthened the attack from the left side in the second half. He replaced Christian Pulisic with Hakim Ziyech and shifted Mason Mount towards the opposite side.
Chelsea had 66% of the ball possession and created 34 positional attacks. Chelsea were also good on the counterattacks and were involved in five. Leeds United attempted ten passes into the opposition’s penalty box with a 40% success rate.
Romelu Lukaku attempted six shots and won three aerial duels. Jorginho attempted the most passes into the final third. Chelsea players showed domination throughout the match.
Leeds United attempted five shots but were unable to hit the target.
Chelsea players attempted 16 shots, and 11 were from inside the opposition’s penalty box. They only hit three shots on target and converted those chances.
Chelsea showed domination throughout the match. Leeds United created some threats in the last phase of the match and attempted three shots.
Kalvin Phillips attempted the most passes for the home team. A majority of his passes were towards Robert Koch.
Trevoh Chalobah attempted the most passes for the Blues. He attempted 135 passes, and 39 were towards Reece James.
Raphinha attempted two crosses for the home team. He attempted 31 passes, and two landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Reece James attempted five crosses for Chelsea. Mason Mount attempted 66 passes, and 11 landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Leeds United created fewer threats in the final third. Junior Firpo created the highest threats from passes for his team.
Daniel James created the highest threats from dribbles. He attempted two dribbles in the 24 minutes he spent on the pitch.
Chelsea created most of the threats from the right side. Mason Mount created the highest threat from passes.
Christian Pulisic created the highest threat from dribbles. He attempted five dribbles for his side.
Leeds United players lost most of their defensive duels. Diego Llorente and Liam Cooper won four defensive duels each for Leeds United.
The home team won seven aerial duels in the middle third. Robin Koch won the highest number of aerial duels in the match.
Liam Cooper won the highest number of loose ball duels for his side.
Chelsea won six defensive duels in the middle third.
Chelsea players won nine aerial duels in the middle third. Trevoh Chalobah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Romelu Lukaku won three duels each.
Once again, the Blues won the highest number of duels in the middle third.
The home team only won one corner in the match. They won seven free-kicks inside the opposition’s half.
The Blues won four corners, three on the left side. They won three free-kicks inside the opposition’s half.
Chelsea had the advantage for more than 70 minutes, and they took it. They are now favourites to finish third in the English Premier League table.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Leeds United vs Chelsea