Manchester United failed to win their second consecutive match after the Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw against Everton in the English 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 was Manchester United shot map in the match? Which Everton player won the most aerial duels?
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Ole made three changes to the starting lineup for this match. Ronaldo and Pogba were dropped and replaced by Martial and Cavani. Lindelof replaced the injured club captain Harry Maguire.
From the average position of the players, we can say that Manchester United played in a 4-2-4 formation. Ronaldo came off the bench and played as the lone striker.
Youngster Anthony Gordon replaced Alex Iwobi in the starting 11 as Rafa Benitez only made one change.
Demarai Gray played ahead of the striker as his team played in a 4-1-3-2 formation.
Manchester United had more possession and created double positional attacks than their opponents. The recoveries in the opposition half were more for the home side.
Anthony Martial and Andros Townsend attempted the most number of shots in the match. Mason Greenwood and Aaron Wan-Bissaka attempted ten dribbles each for the home team. Manchester United players lead the stats for most passes into the opposition third.
The Red Devils attempted 11 shots in the game. Anthony Martial scored from the left side and the home team managed to hit the target five times. The xG rate was 0.66.
Everton players attempted eight shots in the match and five shots were attempted from inside the opposition box including the goal scored by Townsend. The xG rate was more than the opposition.
Everton players attempted four shots each in both halves. Manchester United players attempted five shots after the 70 minutes mark and the Toffees didn’t attempt a single shot after the 70th minute.
Luke Shaw was the highest passer in the team with 104 passes overall. He made 17 passes to Martial and 15 to Varane. Bruno Fernandes was on the receiving end on 69 passes.
Lucas Digne attempted 41 passes for the away side. He made six passes to Gordon and Rondon.
Bruno Fernandes created a lot of trouble for the opposition. The attacking midfielder landed his 14 passes into the opposition box. The team attempted three smart passes and Bruno made two attempts out of three.
Anthony Gordon attempted four crosses and was able to deliver four passes into the opposition box. Lucas Digne and Ben Godfrey were a constant threat with their passing and provided three balls each into the opposition box.
Manchester United players were very creative towards the wide side. Paul Pogba was the most influential player from the bench and created a lot of threats with his passing. His xT rate was almost equal to McTominay’s xT rate.
Jadon Sancho attempted a lot of dribbles after coming off the bench. His xT rate was the highest followed by Wan-Bissaka at second place.
Anthony Gordan looked impressive against the Red Devils and created the highest threat for his team. He was supported by Digne and Townsend.
Gordan showed his dribbling skills and created the highest threats from dribbles. Townsend was the second best and followed by Doucoure at third.
Manchester United players won a few of their defensive duels. Only three players managed to win a defensive duel cleanly.
Scott McTominay won 50% of his aerial duels and won the most number of aerial duels for the Red Devils. Lindelof, Varane and Bruno won three duels each.
The team won most of their loose ball duels in the midfield. Varane had a 100% win rate and won four duels. Luke Shaw won 80% of his duels. McTominay and Fred won three duels each.
Everton were strong towards the left side and Lucas Digne won the maximum number of defensive duels. Gordon and Townsend won two duels each.
Salomon Rondon won the most number of aerial duels in the match. The striker won 60% of his duels. He was supported by Godfrey and Mino who won four and three duels each.
Yerry Mina won all his loose ball duels and fellow centre back Keane also had a 100% win rate.
Manchester United missed a chance to go to the top of the table in the English Premier League. The Red Devils conceded a goal on a counter and were unable to score again. Manchester United are in the fourth position and Everton are just behind them in fifth.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Manchester United vs Everton