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@optaanalyst.optajoe.comThere were just two minutes and 37 seconds between Ryan Gravenberch been sent off for Liverpool and Erling Haaland putting Manchester City 1-0 ahead.
Our data-led match report from Anfield: theanalyst.com/articles/liv...
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comJust how good has Liverpool's new centre-back been? We dig into Jacquet's early numbers. ๐๐
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comJรฉrรฉmy Jacquet is 21 years old and has played just five Premier League games. His duel success rate? 76.3%. That's identical to Virgil van Dijk's BEST rate across an entire Premier League season for Liverpool (2018-19). Not a bad start to life at Anfield. ๐ More below ๐
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comHull 2-2 Everton Hull have gone unbeaten in their first three home games of a top-flight season for only the second time, after previously doing so in 2013-14. They finished 16th that campaign.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comCrystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest At the 13th time of asking, Crystal Palace finally have their first Premier League win over Nottingham Forest (W1, D8, L4).
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comMohamed Belloumi's last five Premier League games for Hull City: ๐ ฐ๏ธvs Coventry -- vs Aston Villa โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธvs Chelsea ๐ ฐ๏ธvs Newcastle โฝ๏ธvs Everton 3 goals, 2 assists
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comPalace 2-1 Forest That half had an xG total of 3.59 - the highest in the first half of any Premier League game this calendar year.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comCity's historical struggles at Anfield are only part of the story ahead of Sunday's huge clash. ๐
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comJust 82 away wins in 654 Premier League games at Anfield. That's a 12.5% win rate for visiting teams, the lowest at any stadium in the competition's history. Manchester City are the next visitors๐ฌ
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comCan Iraola extend his remarkable run against the league leaders? That is one of our six subplots to watch later today๐
@optaanalyst.optajoe.com26 matches unbeaten๐คฏ Andoni Iraola hasn't lost a competitive match since January, with his run stretching across Bournemouth and Liverpool. Next up? Man City, who have won all five Premier League games this season.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.com@optaanalyst.optajoe.com๐๐๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ ๐-๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ Well, that's a confusing outcome. Spurs were dominant for much of the game but United went ahead, only to fail to hold on despite Spurs going down to 10 men. Both sides have reason to be disappointed with that result in the end.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.com1.08 xG 5 goals Efficient stuff from Chelsea.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comOnly twice before in Premier League history has a team gone 2-0 up earlier than Chelsea vs Bournemouth today (2:29). โช๏ธ Leicester vs Derby County, April 1998 โช๏ธ Luton vs Brighton, Jan 2024 Both of those sides went on to win 4-0.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comRead our stat-packed match report from the Emirates here:
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comBoth of Bruno Guimarรฃesโ Premier League goals for Arsenal have been from outside the box, as a substitute, assisted by Declan Rice, and have put Arsenal in the lead.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comJames Justin with the goal and Leeds lead at the Emirates! Justin has only ever scored seven Premier League goals, but three of them have come at the Emirates. And what a move and finish it was for this one.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comWeโre just five matchdays into the 2026-27 Premier League season, but some interesting patterns are already beginning to emerge. Here are five league-wide trends weโve spotted.
@optaanalyst.optajoe.comScoring first? Don't get too comfortable. ๐ฌ Teams scoring first have gone on to win just 64.4% of Premier League games this season. That's the second-lowest rate across the last 14 seasons. Why are teams struggling to hold onto leads?
