The BBC actually have a nice breakdown on their recent CFc vs LFC analysis. If any Mod wants to convert this into a new thread please do so.
BTW Hassekbaink had lots of love for Wirtz : "he's a brilliant, brilliant, player that will come good, he just needs time".
Fast Breaks Against - self explanatory and Arsenal by far the worst (though obviously it doesn't show the xG for each breakaway so these could be low value breaks?
This next one means support for a player breaking (so the man in possession plus two or more). We are miles ahead here - no surprise when we have the highest possession stats in the PL.
This means too many players forward to the detriment of the defence - notice how we are not THAT high and in fact City are far worse. I thought we'd be much worse as it seems we often give the ball away for a fast break against us - seems not too bad however.
Finally I'd say for all these stats - we don't look that bad ! So, at least defensively (though also attack-wise we are up at the top for goals and chances) for me the issue isn't tactics it's just that some players are playing FAR below their standards (Konate, Salah, Gakpo and Macca) which the rest pf the tram can't compensate for.
If we can get those players back to even just their average we'll see a massive improvement in both the standard of play and results whilst also helping the new players to adjust and integrate.
Some other interesting stats from the PL(after 6 games) and these need to be balanced against the quality of the teams played so could easily be high/low for that reason:
Big Chance Conversion (% from PL and number from Fotmob)
Arsenal 12.85 (from 15) seems they are converting more low xG chances.
Liverpool 12.2% (from 15)
Top : City 18.4% from 19, Spurs 16.2% from 9, Chelsea 13.0% from 17 and Brentford 16.3% from 13
Big Chances Missed (from Fotmob)
Palace 14
City 11
Liverpool 10
United 10
Arsenal 9
Chelsea 7
Goals Scored & Conceded
City 16 (2.3 per match)(conceded 1.0 pm)
Liverpool 12 (2.0) (conceded 1.2 pm)
Arsenal 12 (2.0) (conceded 0.5 pm)
Chelsea & Spurs 11 (conceded CFC 1.3 pm & Spurs 0.7 pm)
Total Passes (Liverpool and Chelsea top the accuracy stats)
Liverpool 3,229
Chelsea 3,229 (yes the same that's not an error) !
City 3,021
Arsenal 2,819
Average Possession
Liverpool 64.5%
Chelsea 61.4%
Arsenal 56.3%
City 55.1%
xG & Shots on Target
Man Utd !!! 12.2 + 4.7 (suggests they won't be in a relegation battle)
City & Palace 11.4 + both 4.7
Chelsea 10.2 + 4.3
Arsenal 9.4 + 4.0
Liverpool 9.2 + 4.7
Fotmob Rating (rating per match average - make of this what you will) :
City 7.08
Liverpool 7.07
palace 7.07
Arsenal 7.03
Tons of stats from Fotmob after 6 games here for anyone wantig to dive deeper :
Premier League stats 2025/2026 including top scorers, assists, player ratings, and more
www.fotmob.com
