EPL Stats Gallery: Pass maps, aerial duels and more from West Ham vs Tottenham | OneFootball

West Ham defeated their London counterparts Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at London Stadium on Sunday in the Premier League.

We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;

* shot maps

* xT (expected threat)

* pass networks

* xG timelines

* defensive duels

* average positions and much more!

We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals:

Why did Spurs struggle to score goals? Where did West Ham create the most xT?

To navigate the stats gallery simply click on the numbers to move through the pages.

At the end of the gallery, you’ll be able to download the full PDF stats report.

West Ham lined up in their familiar 4-2-3-1 formation with Michail Antonio back into the team after missing the Europa League match. They played with a high defensive line with most of the players near the centre, with the attacking players in the other half.

Tottenham started in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Harry Kane upfront supported by Hueng Min-Son and Lucas Moura.

They played with a relatively high defensive line but maximum players stayed in their own half near the centre. West Ham had 12 shots in total with just three on target, scoring once from an xG of 1.23. Tottenham had eight attempts keeping five of them on target, failing to score anything with an xG of 0.87. The visitors dominated the possession. Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma had the most shots in the match(3) while Michail Antonio had the highest xG of 0.53. Oliver Skipp had the most final third passes(18) from Spurs.

The Hammers had most of their shots in and around the box, scoring the only goal from inside. They were unable to test the keeper much, forcing a couple of saves while the majority of the shots were off target.

Spurs had most shots inside the box. They failed to score any goal with the keeper being equal to all their attempts on target. They took a few shots from distance as well but were wide off target. xT timeline shows that the game was equally distributed between both the teams for the majority of it. West Ham looked threatening at times and scored a goal towards the last quarter of an hour while Tottenham did not pose such threat at all. The only goal was decisive enough to seal a victory for the hosts. West Ham had 40% of possession with Aaron Cresswell playing the most passes(61) while receiving the most with 38 as well. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg attempted 99 passes and Eric Dier received the most with 86, while Spurs had 60% of the ball. The Hammers played the majority of their passes near the left flank in midfield, attempting a couple of smart passes, both being successful. They did not play a lot of crosses into the box with Cresswell delivering thrice from the left. Tottenham played most of the passes in the central midfield, playing a lot of smart passes, the majority of them being hugely unsuccessful. They delivered most of the crosses from the left wing with Reguilon playing in nine times.

West Ham had the highest xT creating zones near the left-wing, Declan Rice was the best passer among the ranks with 93.02% accuracy. Ben Johnson was the most dangerous passer with 0.56 xT while also being the best dribbler in the team with 0.098 xT.

The visitors had the most xT in the attacking third outside the penalty area on the right. Eric Dier was the most efficient passer with 97.78% accuracy. Oliver Skipp had the most xT from passes with 0.51. Heung-Min Son lead the charts for dribbles(0.05). It was a mixed performance in terms of defensive duels for the hosts. Declan Rice won the most duels with five but lost five times. Antonio lost five times higher up the pitch while Johnson won three duels at the back. A strong performance at the back mixed with a poor one upfront summed up their aerial battles. Zouma and Cresswell both won two duels each while Antonio again lost all five of his duels in the final third.

The Hammers had a strong performance in terms of 50-50 duels. Zouma was again stand out with all four successful results. Soucek was great with three wins.

Tottenham also had a mixed performance in terms of defensive duels. Cristian Romero won the most with seven duels while Emerson lost out on seven occasions and Skipp on nine. Hojbjerg was impressive.

They were pretty strong in the air as well. Dier won the most duels in the team(4) while Emerson and Romero were both good performers. Spurs lost a lot of loose ball duels. Harry Kane lost the most with five while Ndombele lost all of his battles.

The match was very evenly balanced between both the sides. With a safety-first measure, both teams played after securing a strong defence at the back. Tottenham failed to have any clinical approach in the attack while West Ham had the cutting edge just once which is enough to make the difference between the sides.

If you want to download the stats in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats : West Ham vs Tottenham