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What about carries / dribbles into the area?
Have you not updated this table or have I missed it?
Had forgotten about it tbh.
| Turnover | Turnover height | Passes | Scorer | Assist | |
| Leicester | Vic | 15 | 12 | Porro | Maddison |
| Everton | Throw-in | 80 | 21 | Bissouma | Kulusevski |
| Everton | Son on Pickford | 90 | 0 | Son | |
| Everton | Corner | 100 | 0 | Romero | Maddison |
| Everton | van de Ven | 20 | 1 | Son | van de Ven |
| Newcastle | Bissouma | 70 | 3 | OG | Johnson |
| Brentford | Maddison | 75 | 0 | Solanke | Maddison |
| Brentford | Maddison | 40 | 2 | Johnson | Son |
| Brentford | Bissouma | 20 | 3 | Maddison | Son |
| Man United | Corner | 100 | 2 | Solanke | Sarr |
| Man United | van de Ven | 45 | 1 | Johnson | van de Ven |
| Man United | Romero | 15 | 3 | Kulusevski | Johnson |
| Brighton | Maddison | 65 | 2 | Johnson | Solanke |
| Brighton | Goal kick | 0 | 6 | Maddison | Werner |
| West Ham | Solanke | 40 | 3 | Kulu | Maddison |
| West Ham | Udogie | 45 | 13 | Bissouma | Udogie |
| West Ham | Bissouma | 35 | 3 | OG | Son |
| West Ham | Sarr | 30 | 1 | Son | Sarr |
| Aston Villa | (Drop Ball) | 45 | 7 | Johnson | Son |
| Aston Villa | Davies | 55 | 5 | Solanke | Kulusevski |
| Aston Villa | Sarr | 55 | 2 | Solanke | Richarlison |
| Aston Villa | (Free Kick) | 80 | 0 | Maddison | (Solanke) |
I have colour-coded Solanke's two goals as high turnovers because even though the ball-win was mid-pitch, it was achieved largely due to pressure further upfield.
So… any thoughts on tonight’s game? 
So… any thoughts on tonight’s game?
It was a pile of tactical wank.
Stats related to turnover height etc for our EPL goals this season. I've added a count of number of defenders in the box a few seconds before the goal, and when it's scored, which gives an indication of a set defence vs on-the-break.
Goals for:
I make it 4 set-piece goals (17%), 5 open-play goals against a more-or-less settled set defence (22%), and 14 on the break / counter (61%).
Goals against:
I make it 2 set pieces (15%), 9 against a more-or-less settled defence (70%), and 2 on the break / counter (15%).
It shows, and I think the eye test agrees, that our two biggest issues are that we struggle to unpick a settled defence, and our own settled defence is getting unpicked too regularly. We do best when we draw the opponent out and then win the pressing battle, whether high- or mid-press. But when we lose the midfield battle and get pinned back we're not defending our box well.
Goals for:
| Turnover | Turnover height | Passes | Scorer | Assist | Defenders in Box @T-3s | Defenders in Box | |
| Leicester | Vic | 15 | 12 | Porro | Maddison | 3 | 5 |
| Everton | Throw-in | 80 | 21 | Bissouma | Kulusevski | 7 | 9 |
| Everton | Son on Pickford | 90 | 0 | Son | 0 | 0 | |
| Everton | Corner | 100 | 1 | Romero | Maddison | 10 | 10 |
| Everton | van de Ven | 20 | 1 | Son | van de Ven | 0 | 4 |
| Newcastle | Bissouma | 70 | 3 | OG | Johnson | 5 | 7 |
| Brentford | Maddison | 75 | 0 | Solanke | Maddison | 1 | 4 |
| Brentford | Maddison | 40 | 2 | Johnson | Son | 1 | 4 |
| Brentford | Bissouma | 20 | 3 | Maddison | Son | 0 | 3 |
| Man United | van de Ven | 45 | 1 | Johnson | van de Ven | 0 | 5 |
| Man United | Romero | 15 | 3 | Kulusevski | Johnson | 0 | 4 |
| Man United | Corner | 100 | 2 | Solanke | Sarr | 9 | 9 |
| Brighton | Maddison | 65 | 2 | Johnson | Solanke | 0 | 2 |
| Brighton | Goal kick | 0 | 6 | Maddison | Werner | 2 | 5 |
| West Ham | Solanke | 40 | 3 | Kulu | Maddison | 0 | 6 |
| West Ham | Udogie | 45 | 13 | Bissouma | Udogie | 5 | 6 |
| West Ham | Bissouma | 35 | 3 | OG | Son | 1 | 6 |
| West Ham | Sarr | 30 | 1 | Son | Sarr | 0 | 4 |
| Aston Villa | (Drop Ball) | 45 | 7 | Johnson | Son | 3 | 6 |
| Aston Villa | Davies | 55 | 5 | Solanke | Kulusevski | 0 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | Sarr | 55 | 2 | Solanke | Richarlison | 0 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | Free Kick | 80 | 0 | Maddison | (Solanke) | 10 | 10 |
| Ipswich | Corner | 100 | 0 | Bentancur | Porro | 10 | 10 |
I make it 4 set-piece goals (17%), 5 open-play goals against a more-or-less settled set defence (22%), and 14 on the break / counter (61%).
Goals against:
| Turned Over by | Height | Passes | Scorer | Defenders in Box @T-3s | Defenders in Box | |
| Leicester | Johnson | 25 | 3 | Vardy | 5 | 8 |
| Newcastle | (Throw in) | 75 | 2 | Barnes | 2 | 5 |
| Newcastle | Maddison | 25 | 2 | Isak | 0 | 3 |
| Woolwich | Corner | 100 | 1 | Gabriel | 10 | 10 |
| Brentford | Kulu | 30 | 3 | Mbeumo | 4 | 4 |
| Brighton | Porro | 75 | 9 | Minteh | 3 | 5 |
| Brighton | Keeper throw | 10 | 7 | Rutter | 0 | 3 |
| Brighton | Throw in | 90 | 2 | Welbeck | 5 | 5 |
| West Ham | Keeper throw | 10 | 11 | Kudus | 5 | 6 |
| Palace | Van de Ven | 90 | 2 | Mateta | 2 | 6 |
| Villa | Corner | 100 | 1 | Rogers | 10 | 10 |
| Ipswich | Son | 30 | 12 | Szmodics | 8 | 8 |
| Ipswich | Bentancur | 45 | 3 | Delap | 3 | 7 |
I make it 2 set pieces (15%), 9 against a more-or-less settled defence (70%), and 2 on the break / counter (15%).
It shows, and I think the eye test agrees, that our two biggest issues are that we struggle to unpick a settled defence, and our own settled defence is getting unpicked too regularly. We do best when we draw the opponent out and then win the pressing battle, whether high- or mid-press. But when we lose the midfield battle and get pinned back we're not defending our box well.