The 19 runs made by Dominic Calvert-Lewin difficult the Brighton backline on the opening weekend stay probably the most by any Premier League participant this season. There have been 17 extra of them within the 4-0 defeat to Tottenham. He tops the record for attacking runs.
Not that this could be noticed even when watching the sport on tv – Everton’s striker isn’t within the image. His group have conceded seven targets with out reply of their opening two fixtures and Calvert-Lewin has mustered just one shot. That was blocked.
He’s one in every of solely two Premier League centre-forwards to have began each video games to this point and never registered a shot on course. The opposite, Ipswich’s Liam Delap, can no less than level to the standard of the opposition confronted by his facet – Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis.
Calvert-Lewin can nonetheless declare to have had worse service. Even Delap has had extra touches. And when the ball does attain Calvert-Lewin, his state of affairs hardly improves. That story is instructed to us by way of Second Spectrum with assist from the monitoring information.
There’s a metric that calculates the variety of passing choices out there when a participant receives possession. Calvert-Lewin averages 0.96 choices when he will get the ball – one in every of solely 4 gamers to begin each video games averaging fewer than a single passing possibility.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has the bottom anticipated go completion charge
No marvel his anticipated go completion charge, calculating the problem of his passes, is simply 57.3 per cent. That’s the lowest of any Premier League participant. Apparently, Jordan Pickford ranks third on that metric. Everton’s long-ball soccer is simply not working.
Some are shocked to see Calvert-Lewin linked with a transfer away from Everton given his underwhelming type and considerations over his health. However look at the information and it’s simple to think about that he might look a really totally different participant in a facet that would discover his runs.
Odegaard’s urgent for Arsenal
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Highlights from the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal
Martin Odegaard has had extra inventive performances for Arsenal than his show of their 2-0 win over Aston Villa over Saturday however his urgent led to seven turnovers of possession of their favour. He did it 16 occasions within the opening fixture towards Wolves too.
No participant has helped his facet win the ball again by way of urgent extra occasions than Odegaard this season. In complete, he has had 133 urgent conditions already. These are the type of numbers extra sometimes related to workhorses than present ponies.
Arsenal’s captain is able to dazzling on the ball as nicely, in fact. He created 88 possibilities from open play final season, probably the most by any participant within the Premier League. However Mikel Arteta is aware of that his work out of possession is simply as necessary for the Gunners.
Pereira’s set items for Fulham
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Highlights from the Premier League conflict between Fulham and Leicester
It could be stunning to be taught that Fulham created the second most alternatives of any Premier League group from corners final season, behind solely Liverpool. It’s much less stunning once you see the standard of supply from their midfielder Andreas Pereira.
The Brazilian has been at it once more within the early weeks of this season, creating 9 possibilities from set-piece conditions. For context, that’s greater than twice as many as every other Premier League participant. It has turn into a serious weapon for Marco Silva’s facet.
Andreas Pereira’s possibilities created for Fulham to this point this Premier League season
Southampton’s passive passing
Unusually, it’s a newly-promoted facet which have tried probably the most passes within the Premier League to this point this season. Russell Martin’s Southampton facet have made 1,305 of them already, placing them simply forward of the reigning champions, Manchester Metropolis.
However whereas Metropolis have six targets and 6 factors, Southampton have managed none of both. Given the context of their two fixtures to this point, that’s alarming. They’ve had over an hour towards Newcastle’s 10 gamers and a house sport towards Nottingham Forest.
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Highlights from the Premier League match between Southampton and Nottingham Forest
It was a deserved defeat at St Mary’s too. Saints had 65 per cent of the ball however solely 18 per cent of the pictures. Remarkably, regardless of their dominance of possession, solely three groups – Ipswich, Leicester and Everton – have a decrease expected-goals complete to this point.
Southampton are averaging 683 passes per one anticipated aim, way over any group bar Ipswich. It has been too passive. However don’t anticipate Martin to alter the method. He defined that in an unique interview with Sky Sports activities forward of the brand new season.
“For me, it would be crazy and illogical to get to the Premier League and then change it completely. We still need to have the intention of wanting to dominate the ball – we just need to be better at it. I do not think we stay up playing ugly as that is just not us.”
Whether or not they can keep up taking part in like that is the query. Martin pointed to Forest’s superior high quality within the ultimate third however the stats counsel it is a creativity downside relatively than a ending downside. Not sufficient of these 1,305 passes have been threatening.
