Here is the Premier League table as it stood at the end of March 2024 (the standings at the beginning of the month of April). This was after the Man City vs Arsenal game that ended in a 0-0 draw.
Premier League log after 29 games (GW29)
Liverpool on top; Luton, Burnley and Sheff Utd in relegation zone.
Note– Everton have a -6 points deduction and Nottingham Forest have -4 (both taken into account in this table)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man City v Arsenal (Official crowd attendance of 53,533 at the Etihad Stadium on 31 March, 2024). The game ended in a 0-0 draw- the first time City failed to score in a home league game since October 2021 (when they lost 2-0 to Palace)
Only three shots in this game- two to Arsenal and one to City. The highest chance on xG was one from a corner that essentially went off Ake’s shoulder from close range.
xG Man City 0.96-0.37 Arsenal shots map (Actual score MCFC 0-0 ARS)
Man City v Arsenal 0-0 Match Stats for comparison
Man City with 72% possession and 12 shots to Arsenal’s 6 (although fewer on target!)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for Brentford vs Man United (Crowd Attendance of 17,138 on 30 March, 2024).
Man United had more possession, more passes, more touches than Brenford and equal shots on target (5 each), but most of the opportunities went to the Bees, who had a whopping 31 shots in the whole game (albeit only 5 on target)
xG Brentford 3.15-0.59 Man United shots map (Actual score BRE 1-1 MUN)
0-1 Mount goal vs Brentford xG 0.12
1-1 Ajer goal vs Man United xG 0.40
Brentford vs MU 1-1 Match Stats for comparison
(Brentford stats on left; MUFC match stats on right)
Brentford dominate for shots (31 to 11) and corners (14 to 4)