Fans were treated to a bumper set of midweek games with all 20 Premier League teams in action in the Premier League.
Manchester City kept the pressure on table-toppers Liverpool by edging past West Ham – Jurgen Klopp’s men getting the job done in more emphatic style against Watford.
Meanwhile, Chelsea beat London rivals Tottenham at Stamford Bridge as goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was dropped following his antics at the weekend.
Premier League round-up: Tuesday’s matches
Premier League round-up: Wednesday’s matches
At the other end of the table, Newcastle gave themselves breathing space from the relegation zone while Southampton beat rivals for the drop Fulham.
It was, as always, a thrilling weekend of top flight action, but were the results backed up by the performances?
Expected goals (xG) is a statistic used to work out how many goals should be scored in a match, with every shot taken given an xG value based on the difficulty of the attempt.
Based on a number of factors including distance from goal, type of shot and number of defenders, the xG value reveals the likelihood a specific shot will end in a goal; the higher the value, the more likely a goal should be scored from that shot.
The xG value of every shot in a game is used to calculate the expected goals of a match. Click here to find out more about the calculations used to work out xG.
Should a team end with a higher xG than actual goals scored, it is probable they were wasteful in front of goal due to poor finishing or an in-form opposition goalkeeper. If the real goals scored is higher than the xG, the team may have been lucky to score so many in that match, or have an above average finisher scoring hard chances others would miss.
So, how did every team perform compared to their xG in the 11th round of Premier League matches? Find out below thanks to expected goals statistics from Understat.com…
Huddersfield vs Wolves
Real result: 1-0
xG result: 1.43-0.57
Cardiff vs Everton
Real result: 0-3
xG result: 0.22-1.14
Leicester vs Brighton
Real result: 2-1
xG result: 1.68-1.21
Newcastle vs Burnley
Real result: 2-0
xG result: 0.77-1.71
Arsenal vs Bournemouth
Real result: 5-1
xG result: 2.20-0.90
Southampton vs Fulham
Real result: 2-0
xG result: 1.13-1.00
Chelsea vs Tottenham
Real result: 2-0
xG result: 0.42-0.63
Crystal Palace vs Manchester United
Real result: 1-3
xG result: 1.67-1.51
Liverpool vs Watford
Real result: 5-0
xG result: 2.74-0.63
Manchester City vs West Ham
Real result: 1-0
xG result: 3.47-0.40