Arsenal vs Man. Utd

The weekend kicked off with an end-to-end game at the Emirates where both sides registered an 'Expected Goals' (xG) figure of over two. They were also evenly matched for shots but Arsenal were the more clinical side landing seven shots on target (SoT) to their visitors' five.

Saka was the standout performer with five shots accumulating 1.02 xG and he also attempted one assist. B. Fernandes notched 0.94 xG, three shots and four attempted assists but had no Fantasy Premier League (FPL) returns to show for his efforts. Tavares had a poor game defensively but fared well in the opposition's half, the full-back took three shots with an xG of 0.82 and attempted one assist. Ronaldo found the back of the net and was a threat throughout with three shots and two attempted assists. Nketiah played the full 90 minutes but his underlying numbers were nothing special. He registered 0.25 xG with one shot and attempted two assists.

Man. City vs Watford

The league leaders registered a whopping 3.29 xG against Watford with 21 shots and eight SoT. They were unlucky to concede based on the numbers, the Hornets managed just five shots with a total of 0.29 xG

Jesus posted some impressive underlying numbers to go along with his massive 24-point FPL haul. The Brazilian took six shots with a total of 1.86 xG, landed four SoT and attempted three assists. Sterling was a popular pick this week amongst Free Hitters but he managed just one shot in the game and created no chances. The popular Cancelo had a poor game by his standards, he landed just one SoT and attempted no assists which is unusual for the marauding fullback. None of the players in the game besides Jesus and Sterling managed an xG of over 0.25.

Chelsea vs West Ham

Chelsea found the back of the net late against their London Rivals West Ham but the Blues were good value for the win with an xG of 2.48. West Ham rotated heavily ahead of their midweek game in the Europa League and could manage only five shots with a total xG of 0.30

Jorginho was top for xG (0.76) by virtue of his penalty and the Italian also created two chances. Mount was a popular asset going into the weekend and no player took more shots this weekend than his six although none of them found the target. He also created three chances. Havertz had a poor game, the German managed only one shot with 0.06 xG and created two low quality chances. Werner took five shots with 0.39 xG but just one of them tested the goalkeeper. Alonso took three shots but they were low quality chances as his 0.16 xG shows but he did create two chances as well.

Liverpool vs Everton

Liverpool were not at their fluent best but still got over the line in the Merseyside derby with a 2-0 victory. They registered an xG of 1.37 and landed four SoT while their visitors could manage only a paltry 0.49 xG.

The goalscorers Origi (0.45) and Robertson (0.33) were the xG toppers for the game. Both players took two shots and scored with their only SoT. Salah had a quiet game by his standards, the Egyptian could manage only two shots with 0.13 xG but did notch an assist for Robertson's goal. Díaz was impressive in his 30 minutes cameo, the 25-year old took three shots, landed one SoT and created one chance. Alexander-Arnold created four chances but took no shots.