Click here for PL log after Week 3 next round as of September 1 2024
Here is a look at the Premier League Table for the current 2024/25 season after Week 2, and comparing it to the standings as of Week 1.
Chelsea, as you can see, are the biggest movers up the table- they were 17th in the standings at the end of GW1 and are now in 8th spot after GW2 courtesy of their 6-2 win away at Wolves.
Arsenal maintained their unbeaten start to the new Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday evening. The result was a crucial one for the Gunners, given that AVFC had beaten AFC both home and away in the PL in 2023-24.
Here are our talking points from the game
Two BIG Ollie Watkins misses for Aston Villa
This could’ve been a completely different game for Villa had Ollie Watkins converted two glorious chances for them before Arsenal scored. For the first one, he shot wide after some excellent Villa pressing had forced Gabriel Magalhaes into a mistake. For the second, Watkins’ header was brilliantly saved by David Raya from point blank range.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Aston Villa vs Arsenal on August 24, 2024. The Gunners won this game 2-0, but it could’ve been a very different story had AVFC striker Ollie Watkins converted two very good chances for the home side before Arsenal’s goals.
xG Aston Villa 1.27-0.78 Arsenal shots map (Actual score AVL 0-2 ARS)
0-1 Trossard goal vs Aston Villa xG 0.10
0-2 Thomas Partey goal vs Villa xG 0.06
Watkins 25th minute chance vs Arsenal xG 0.33 (shot wide after great Villa pressing)
Watkins 54th minute chance vs Arsenal xG 0.45 (great save from Raya after Onana’s shot hit woodwork)