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EPL Stats Gallery: xG timeline, defensive duels and more from Tottenham’s defeat at Arsenal

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Gameweek 6 saw Arsenal triumph over their local rivals, Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League The home side took the lead through Smith Rowe in the 12th-minute mark, they added another two before the first half ended. Both Aubameyang and Saka scored a goal each to ensure the home side went into halftime with a three-goal advantage. Son scored the only goal for the visitors. 

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;

Which team was more threatening? Which player dominated in the aerial duels?

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.

EPL Stats: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal lined up with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Aubameyang led the attacking lineup with support from Smith-Rowe, Odegaard and Saka.

The average position indicates that Arsenal occupied many spaces in the central zone. Their full-backs, did not push high up in the opposition half.

Tottenham lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. Harry Kane led the attack flanked by Son on the left and Lucas on the right.

The visitors occupied many spaces in the opponent half, their full-backs remained near the central zones to ensure that they can trackback during transitions.

Arsenals’ xG of 1.22 surpassed that of their opponents, 0.95. The home side took seven shots on target while the visitors could only manage four. Tottenham made 23 recoveries in the opponent half, they also dominated the possession.

Harry Kane’s xG of 0.44 was the highest in the match, he also took the highest number of shots, closely followed by Aubameyang. Ndombele, Lucas and Kane attempted four dribbles each. Hojbjerg played 11 passes into the final third, Aubameyang led the aerial duels win chart.

Arsenal took a total of 10 shots, seven of them on target. They took five shots from outside the box and five from inside as well. All three of their goals were scored from inside the opposition box.

The visitors took 10 shots, four of them being on target. They did most of their shooting from inside the box. Their only goal of the match was also scored from inside the box.

The xT timeline indicates that both teams were equally threatening in the first half. However the visitors were more threatening in the second half, despite creating high xT, they were unable to mount a comeback in the second half. The xG timeline is dominated by the home side in both the halves.

Tomiyasu attempted the highest number of passes for his team, 50, while Odegaard received the most, 41.

Hojbjerg attempted the highest number of passes for his team, 68, while he also received the most, 53.

Arsenal dominated the passing zones on the left-wing near the central zone. They were successful in delivering crosses from the left-wing while they also attempted diagonal balls from half-spaces.

Tottenham dominated the passing zones in half-spaces near the centre. They attempted multiple diagonal balls and crosses from both the left and right-wing. However, they were successful in delivering their crosses thrice.

Arsenal created high xT from in the half-spaces on the opponent half. Gabriel created the highest xT from his passes, 0.5.

Tierney created the highest xT from dribbles for the Gunners.

The visitors created their highest xT from the left-wing and from the right-wing near the opponent half. Reguilon created the highest xT from his passes, 0.317.

Son created the highest xT from his dribbles for his team, 0.078.

Arsenal won most of their defensive duels on the right-wing and few on the left-wing in their own half. Ben White won three of his six defensive duels while Xhaka won only two of his eight.

Arsenal were dominant in their aerial duels on the left wing near the central areas of the pitch. Tomiyasu won all four of his aerial duels while Aubameyang won six of his eight.

Arsenal successfully recovered loose balls on the right-wing near the central areas of the pitch. Both Saka and Tomiyasu recovered two loose balls each.

Tottenham were successful in winning their defensive duels on the left-wing. Hojbjerg won four of his nine defensive duels.

Tottenham lost many aerial duels in their own half. They were able to few of their aerial duels on the right-wing near the central zone. Dier lost six of his seven aerial duels while Lucas won five of his six.

Reguilon recovered three of his seven loose balls that he attempted. Tottenham recovered most of their loose balls on the left wing near the centre.

If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

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