Marcus Rashford scored an injury-time winner and handed Manchester United a 1-0 victory over West Ham United 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;
How many shots were attempted by Manchester United players from inside the opposition penalty box? What were the xT creation zones for West Ham United?
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At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.
Harry Maguire returned to the starting XI as Manchester United played in a 4-2-3-1 formation. There were no other changes to the team.
The manager made three attacking changes in the match. He replaced Fred, Elanga, and Greenwood with Cavani, Rashford, and Martial.
The Hammers lined up in a 4-4-2 formation with Michail Antonio leading the line. Argentine attacking midfielder Manuel Lanzini supported him in the attack.
The average position of the starting XI shows that the Hammers played in a 4-5-1 formation. Declan Rice played in the defensive midfield role, and Souck played a high line with Lanzini.
Manchester United had more possession of the ball in every phase of the match. The Red Devils created more positional attacks and attempted more shots than the opposition. West Ham United players attempted more dribbles in the match.
Harry Maguire was impressive on his return to the starting XI. He attempted 14 passes into the final third, made six recoveries inside the opposition’s half, and won five aerial duels. Cristiano Ronaldo attempted the highest number of shots in the match.
The above shot map shows all the 18 shots attempted by Manchester United players. A total of nine shots were attempted from inside the opposition’s penalty area, and the goal was scored from inside the 6-yard box.
West Ham United players attempted six shots with a 16.67% shot accuracy rate. The only shot on target was attempted from the edge of the penalty box.
In the first half, only five attempts were made by both teams. Out of these, four attempts were made by the home team. Ralf Rangnick’s men showed dominance in the second half and attempted 14 shots.
Harry Maguire attempted the highest number of passes for Manchester United. 17 of his passes were towards Raphael Varane and 15 towards Alex Telles.
Midfielder Declan Rice attempted the most number of passes for the away side. His 11 passes were towards Aaron Cresswell and nine towards Lanzini.
In total, Alex Telles, Diego Dalot, and Bruno Fernandes attempted three crosses each in the match. Bruno attempted 52 passes, and his six passes landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
West Ham United players attempted 11 crosses but failed to deliver any of the crosses. They attempted seven smart passes with a 71.4% success rate.
The xT creation zones show that Manchester United created a lot of chances from the left side. Bruno Fernandes created the highest threat rate in the match.
Mason Greenwood attempted the highest number of dribbles for the home team. His six dribbles created an xT of 0.055 from dribbles.
West Ham United players created fewer threats in the attacking third. Right-back Vladimir Coufal created the highest threat rate with his passes. The Hammers created threats from the wider sides.
Jarrod Bowen attempted the highest number of dribbles in the match. He attempted 11 dribbles and was followed by Antonio and Rice, who attempted eight dribbles each.
The Red Devils won most of their defensive duels on the right side. Scott McTominay contested 12 dribbles and lost half of the duels.
In particular, Scott McTominay and other Manchester United players were dominant in the air. The Scottish player won ten out of the 11 duels contested.
The home team once again won most of the duels in the middle of the park. Raphael Varane contested four duels and didn’t lose a single duel.
The Hammers won 11 defensive duels in the middle of the park. Declan Rice won the highest number of duels.
Michail Antonio contested the highest number of aerial duels for the away side but lost ten out of the 13 duels he contested. Tomas Soucek won five aerial duels.
The Hammers won nine loose ball duels in the middle third. Michail Antonio contested seven duels for his team.
Manchester United showed attacking dominance throughout the match and scored a winner towards the end of the match to take three points. They have now won back-to-back games and have shown improvements under the new manager. West Ham United players struggled to create a lot of threats in the match.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Manchester United vs West Ham United