Premier League data dive: Arsenal’s set-piece setback, Tottenham hunted by Foxes

Mikel
Arteta’s
had
a
better
day
of
it
than
north
London
rivals
Tottenham,
though,
as
Spurs
were
thrashed
4-1
at
Leicester
City,
despite
taking
an
early
lead.

Elsewhere,
Chelsea
were
denied
a
win
at
West
Ham
after
Emerson
Palmieri
equalised
Joao
Felix’s
first
goal
of
his
loan
spell
from
Atletico
Madrid.

Southampton’s
woes
continued
as
they
were
beaten
2-1
at
home
against
Wolves,
despite
taking
the
lead
and
having
a
man
advantage
for
over
an
hour
after
Mario
Lemina
was
sent
off
for
the
visitors.

Newcastle
United’s
run
of
draws
continued
as
they
were
held
1-1
at
Bournemouth,
while
Crystal
Palace
and
Brighton
and
Hove
Albion
also
could
not
be
separated,
and
Fulham
beat
Nottingham
Forest
2-0
at
Craven
Cottage.

Here,
Stats
Perform
looks
at
Saturday’s
biggest
games,
with
the
guidance
of
Opta
data.

West
Ham
1-1
Chelsea:
Blues
struggle
to
handle
Hammers

Graham
Potter’s
Chelsea
were
left
frustrated
after
a
late
claim
for
handball
was
denied
at
London
Stadium,
and
this
draw
was
the
first
in
nine
Premier
League
encounters
between
West
Ham
and
Chelsea
since
a
0-0
in
September
2018.

The
Blues
have
drawn
three
consecutive
Premier
League
matches
for
the
first
time
since
February
2012,
and
remarkably,
there
were
no
shots
on
target
in
the
second
half
from
either
side,
being
just
the
second
Premier
League
match
where
that
has
occurred
this
season
after
Southampton
v
Nottingham
Forest
in
January.

Emerson
became
the
first
former
Chelsea
player
to
score
his
first
Premier
League
goal
for
a
club
against
the
Blues
since
Frank
Lampard
for
Manchester
City
in
September
2014.

On
his
return
from
suspension,
Joao
Felix
became
the
12th
different
player
to
score
for
Chelsea
in
the
Premier
League
this
season,
with
no
side
having
had
more
in
2022-23
(excluding
own
goals),
which
perhaps
is
not
a
surprise
when
you
consider
the
number
of
players
they
now
have.

Arsenal
1-1
Brentford:
Toney
time
dents
Gunners’ title
push

It
seemed
like
business
as
usual
when
Leandro
Trossard
gave
the
hosts
the
lead,
but
this
ended
up
being
the
first
time
Arsenal
had
failed
to
win
a
Premier
League
home
game
in
which
they
scored
first
since
January
2022.
They
had
won
10
in
a
row
at
Emirates
Stadium
when
opening
the
scoring
before
this
game.

Brentford
showed
great
resilience
and
have
now
scored
15
goals
from
set-pieces
in
the
Premier
League
this
season,
with
no
side
netting
more
(including
penalties).

That
could
also
be
something
for
Arsenal
to
work
on,
as
each
of
the
last
three
Premier
League
goals
the
league
leaders
have
conceded
have
come
from
headers,
despite
not
conceding
any
beforehand
this
season.

Only
Harry
Kane
(nine)
has
found
the
net
away
from
home
more
often
in
the
Premier
League
this
season
than
Brentford
striker
Toney
(seven),
whose
equaliser
broke
Gunners
hearts.

1
–
This
was
the
first
time
Arsenal
failed
to
win
a
Premier
League
home
game
in
which
they
scored
first
since
January
2022
(1-2
v
Man
City).
They’d
won
10
in
a
row
at
the
Emirates
when
opening
the
scoring
before
today.
Halted.

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—
OptaJoe
(@OptaJoe)

February
11,
2023

Leicester
City
4-1
Tottenham:
Lloris-less
Spurs
hammered
by
Foxes

A
high-scoring
game
was
hardly
a
shock
at
King
Power
Stadium.
There
have
been
128
goals
scored
in
34
Premier
League
matches
between
Leicester
and
Tottenham,
with
the
average
of
3.8
per
game
the
highest
such
ratio
among
fixtures
to
be
played
more
than
20
times
in
the
competition.

Spurs,
who
were
without
injured
goalkeeper
Hugo
Lloris,
have
lost
two
of
their
last
three
away
games
in
the
Premier
League
(W1),
conceding
four
goals
in
each
defeat,
having
only
lost
two
of
their
previous
14
such
games
beforehand
(W7
D5).
The
other
recent
heavy
loss
was
4-2
at
Manchester
City.

Despite
having
a
disappointing
campaign
so
far,
Leicester
here
became
the
first
team
in
Premier
League
history
to
score
three
first-half
goals
in
back-to-back
matches
when
conceding
first
in
each
game,
having
also
done
so
at
Aston
Villa
last
time
out.

Leicester’s
James
Maddison,
who
was
linked
with
a
move
to
Antonio
Conte’s
Spurs
this
week,
scored
and
had
an
assist.
Maddison
has
been
directly
involved
in
11
goals
in
his
last
10
Premier
League
starts
(seven
goals,
four
assists),
scoring
in
each
of
his
last
three
league
appearances
against
Spurs.

Southampton
1-2
Wolves:
Jones
under
pressure
as
Saints
lose
to
10
men

Head
coach
Nathan
Jones
is
not
the
first
Jones
to
struggle
at
Southampton.
Saints
have
lost
five
consecutive
Premier
League
home
games
for
the
first
time
since
April-August
1998,
when
they
were
under
the
leadership
of
Dave
Jones.

Wolves
fought
from
a
goal
and
a
man
down
to
win
against
their
favourite
Premier
League
opposition,
having
won
each
of
their
last
five
meetings,
the
first
time
they
have
ever
been
victorious
in
five
consecutive
games
against
a
specific
opponent
in
the
competition.

It
is
clear
where
a
big
problem
lies
for
Saints,
having
only
kept
one
clean
sheet
in
their
last
28
Premier
League
matches
(1-0
v
Bournemouth
in
October).

Jan
Bednarek
found
his
own
net,
again,
and
has
now
scored
four
own
goals
as
a
Southampton
player
in
the
Premier
League;
the
joint-most
of
any
player
for
the
club
in
the
competition,
along
with
Jos
Hooiveld.