GW11- Arsenal face tough clash against Chelsea

Arsenal will be looking to end a three-game winless run in the Premier League when they meet London rivals Chelsea in Week 11’s final game on Sunday evening. Mikel Arteta’s title-hopefuls have had some ordinary results since the last international break- losing away to both Bournemouth and Newcastle and drawing at home to Liverpool.

The twin setbacks at the Vitality Stadium and St.James Park have seen the Gunners drop out of the top four. Defeat here could potentially mean them being ten points off the top of the table going into the November break. Liverpool play before the Gunners and should the Reds win against Aston Villa as expected, this fixture against Chelsea then enters a “cannot lose” zone for the Gunners.

AFC results after October international break

after October break

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xG Inter Milan vs Arsenal 2024 | Expected Goals Match Stats Internazionale 1-0 AFC Standings UCL

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Inter vs Arsenal in the Champions League on November 6 2024 (official crowd attendance of 75,222 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium)

xG Inter 1.12-1.79 Arsenal shots map (actual score INT 1-0 ARS)

1-0 Calhanoglu goal vs Arsenal xG 0.80

Most of Inter’s xG came from the Calahanoglu penalty goal. Arsenal had some decent header chances, with the likes of Merino, Saliba and Saka all coming close, but no real high xG chance.

xG Inter Milan vs Arsenal Champions League 2024

Inter vs Arsenal 1-0 Match Stats for comparison

While first half possession was more even (53 to 47% in Arsenal’s favour), the Gunners had over 70% second half possession.

6 of Inter’s 7 shots came in the first half- the only second half Internazionale shot was in the 72nd minute to Dumfries.

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xG Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester City Champions League | Expected Goals SCP 4-1 MCFC Match Stats

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Sporting vs Man City in the Champions League (Attendance 47,453) on 5 November, 2024. A stunning 4-1 win for SCP despite having less than 30% of possession.

xG Sporting 2.39-1.91 Man City shots map (Actual score SCP 4-1 MCI)

0-1 Foden goal vs Sporting xG 0.07
1-0 Gyokeres goal vs Man City xG 0.08
2-1 Araujo goal vs Man City xG 0.31
3-1 Gyokeres penalty goal vs Man City xG 0.80
4-1 Gyokeres penalty goal vs v Man City xG 0.80

xG Sporting Lisbon vs Man City Champions League 2024

Man City also had a missed penalty through Haaland in this game.

Sporting vs Manchester City 4-1 Match Stats UCL

(Sporting stats on left; Man City on right)

Sporting finished with 9 shots in total (only 3 in the first half). Man City had a whopping 73% of possession and had 20 shots to Sporting’s 9. 11 corners for MCFC to SCP’s 1.

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