Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to move six points clear of Arsenal in the race for the top four as Antonio Conte’s men lost to Brighton & Hove Albion in the 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;
Which team won more offensive duels? What do the xT and xG timelines indicate?
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.
Tottenham Hotspur started in a 5-4-1 formation, with Harry Kane leading the attack for the hosts.
Tottenham made three substitutions in the second half of the game.
The visitors started in a 3-5-2 formation, with a front two of Enock Mwepu and Alexis Mac Allister.
The average position of Bissouma indicates that the midfielder played as a lone defensive midfielder above his defence.
Brighton created more chances than Tottenham and also generated a higher xG. Spurs were not very effective in the final third and won only 30% of their offensive duels.
Danny Welbeck generated the highest xG with his two shots on goal. Heung-Min Son had the most shots on goal for Spurs and generated an xG of 0.24.
Spurs only had five shots on goal and failed to get a single shot on target.
Brighton, on the other hand, had 11 shots on goal and managed to get four shots on target.
The xT timeline indicates that Spurs did impose a threat on the Brighton defence in the first half, but Brighton created better chances in the second half as they also had a better xG value.
Eric Dier attempted the most passes for Spurs and made the most passes to Cristian Romero.
Brighton completed 88% of the passes they attempted and had a better pass accuracy rate than their opponents.
Tottenham attempted most of their passes from their half and struggled to get the ball into the final third. They attempted only six crosses into the penalty area.
Brighton attempted plenty of crosses into the box from both flanks but played more smart passes from the left flank. Leandro Trossard attempted four smart passes and two crosses.
Spurs struggled to create any significant xT creation zones in the final third. Eric Dier generated a high xT from his passes, which indicates that the hosts played more final balls from their half.
Bentancur and Son struggled to make the right pass when they were able to get into threatening positions. Both players generated a negative xT from their passes.
Brighton had higher xT creation zones on the left flank, with Leandro Trossard generating the highest xT from his passes.
Solly March generated the highest xT from the dribbles he attempted as he got into threatening positions.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg won three of the seven defensive duels he attempted as he tried to recover possession of the ball.
Ben Davies won six of the eight duels he attempted and was able to deal with most of the aerial balls Brighton attempted.
Davies also recovered most loose balls for his team as he won four of his seven loose ball duels.
Brighton attempted the majority of their defensive duels in the middle third. Marc Cucurella, Bissouma, and Caicedo each won three defensive duels.
Brighton won only 30.3% of their loose ball duels.
Spurs attempted four corners and played two of these corners into the opposition’s six-yard box. They generated an xT of 0.68 from the corners they took.
Pascal Gross generated the highest xT from the set-pieces he took for Brighton. He generated an overall xT of 0.48 from his four corners and three free-kicks.
If you want to download this stats report in a PDF, you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton