1-57
In the first 57 minutes of the match the Gunners were dominant in both phases of play.
(These stats are only for the first 57 minutes)
70 – Percent of possession by Arsenal
337 – Passes by Arsenal
152 – Passes by West Ham
92 – Completed passes in the West Ham final third by Arsenal
31 – Completed passes in the Arsenal final third by West Ham
14 – Completed passes in the West Ham 18 yard box by Arsenal
3 – Completed passes in the Arsenal 18 yard box by West Ham
9 – Shots created from passes by Arsenal
0 – Shots created from passes by West Ham
11 – Shots by Arsenal
3 – Shots by West Ham
2 – Shots on target by Arsenal
0 – Shots on target by West Ham
0 – Big Chances in this period by either team
20 – Final third passes by Xhaka (led all players in this period)
2 – Shots created by Bellerin, Xhaka, Özil, and Sanchez (each)
3 – Successful dribbles by Walcott (tied with Masuaku, Antonio, Bellerin, and Özil for most in this period)
14 – Elneny to Xhaka (most common pass combination in this period)
13 – Xhaka to Sanchez (2nd most common pass combination, also Xhaka to Özil, same amount)
From the 58th minute to the end of the match Arsenal took the game up a notch. This last section is only 36% of the total match and yet accounts for almost all of the top quality things Arsenal did on the day. I don’t say this as a dis on the team, though they are now notorious for slow starts, but rather just an observation that once the first goal came, things looked a lot easier for Arsenal.
(These stats are for the final 35 minutes of the match)
67 – Percent of possession by Arsenal
274 – Passes by Arsenal
137 – Passes by West Ham
52 – Completed passes in the West Ham final third by Arsenal
22 – Completed passes in the Arsenal final third by West Ham
10 – Completed passes in the West Ham 18 yard box by Arsenal
0 – Completed passes in the Arsenal 18 yard box by West Ham
8 – Shots created from passes by Arsenal
2 – Shots created from passes by West Ham
9 – Shots by Arsenal
4 – Shots by West Ham
5 – Shots on target by Arsenal
2 – Shots on target by West Ham
3 – Big Chances by Arsenal
0 – Big Chances by West Ham
12 – Final third passes by Ozil (led all players in this period)
3 – Shots created by Ozil (led all players in this period)
9 – Successful dribbles by Manuel Lanzini (led all players in this period)
2 – Successful dribbles by Ox (led Arsenal in this period)
15 – Passes from Xhaka to Ozil (top pass combination in this period)
Overall Top Players
4 – Most likely to shoot first and ask later, Elneny took four shots
120 – Most likely to pass out at the prom, Xhaka attempted 120 pases and made 107
97 – Most likely to connect, Elneny made 97% of 71 passes
5 – Best wingman, Özil created 5 chances for teammates and led all players with 28/37 passes in the opposition final third
10 – Most dribbly, Lanzini completed 10/14 dribbles including the aforementioned 9 dribbles in the last 35 minutes.
8 – Most likely to be dribbled on, Elneny and Xhaka both were dribbled 4 times each in this match, Elneny was dribbled on three times in the final 35 minutes, including twice by Lanzini
4 – Largest headed man, Andy Carroll won just 4/10 attacking aerial duels despite having a head the size of Ken Griffey Jr. on Mr. Burns’ Brain and Nerve Tonic
15 – Most likely to be a repo man*, Gabriel led all players with 15 ball recoveries and also with 5 interceptions
3 – Least likely to give a penalty, Martin Atkinson
@7amkickoff
Sources: 442 StatsZone App, WhoScored.com
*Most people spend their lives trying to stay out of trouble
Atkinson comment. Haha. What a toss he is.
One hopes this confidence will help the players on the pitch and the club with negotiations heaven knows we need good news
Ozil incouraged himself to shot, instead of pass, and he scored. Kudos for him!
Nice game. it will be fun till the end of the season. COYG
can we buy lanzini to play him in the santi role?
Ozil often is criticised but since he has come back we are looking better.
how many contacts did Giroud have? for me it seems that just a few and still managed to score a goal. I loved Giroud. Deserved more than he received.
How is Lanzini’s second half strike straight at Martinez not counted as a shot on target?
West Ham only had two shots on target and both came in the final 35 mins. Lanzini and Fernandes had those efforts.
Or a big chance?
On another day that piece of shit on a stick ref could of cost us big time, he didn’t even consult with his lino and had a good view.
The bbc MOTD courage focused on how hard done by the hammers felt for the first goal and completely left all the penalty calls out,major issue in that game not shown at all why? The whole world should be seeing that rat faced ref’s piss poor performance.
“Most likely to shoot first and ask later”
Dirty
Why is Rowan Atkinson refereeing anyway?
I find it really encouraging that Xhaka seems to be able to hit our most dangerous players from deeper positions. I do wonder a bit if the idea we have to “replace” cazorla isn’t really what we should be doing but finding a partner for Xhaka who looks a real prospect on his day and perhaps we should have done more to accommodate in the first place