EPL Stats Gallery: xT timeline, shot maps and more from Everton vs Watford | OneFootball

Goodison Park was left in shock as Watford came from behind to defeat Everton 5-2 on Saturday 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:

Who had the most shots in the match? Who was the best passer?

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.

Everton changed their formation to line up in a 4-4-1-1 formation with Salomon Rondon in attack supported by Demarai Gray.

They held a relatively high defensive line with the attacking players all in the opposition half predominantly.

Watford started in a 4-1-4-1 formation with Joshua King leading the charge and Moussa Sissoko as the single pivot.

Average position show that they played with a low defensive line with the majority of the players in their own half. Everton had 14 shots in all with only four on target, scoring twice from an xG of 2.38. Watford had 19 attempts in all, keeping eight of them on target, scoring five times with an xG of 2.65. Possession was exactly equally distributed.

Joshua King had the most shots in the match(6) naturally yielding the highest xG of 1.66, scoring a hattrick. Michael Keane had the most final third passes(12) with an assist to his name.

The Toffees had the majority of their shots inside the box but where extremely wasteful in front of goal. They scored bot their goals from inside but failed to keep most of their shots on target, not managing to test the keeper enough. This less clinical attitude came back to haunt them later. Their long rangers were all wide off target.

The Hornets were much more effective inside the box. They scored five from eight shots between the sticks, all inside. The keeper had to give a few saves while all of their shots from distance were way off target.

Everton started the match brilliantly scoring within just two minutes from kick-off. However, the goal was quickly cancelled out by Watford’ equalizer. The rest of the first half was mostly dominated by Everton but they could not extend their lead. They scored after the start of second half and were looking comfortable, when Watford decided to come back. They kept hitting the Toffees on counter and scored four goals in quick succession. Everton were no longer able to come back from there. Lucas Digne played the most passes(59) while Michael Keane received the most (36) as the home side had 50% of the ball. The visitors had the rest 50% of possession with Jeremy Ngakia attempting the most passes(58) while Troost-Ekong received the most(35).

Everton played most of their passes at the back, attempting two successful smart passes. They delivered crosses equally from both the flanks with Lucas Digne and Seamus Coleman both playing five crosses each.

Watford played the majority of their passes on both the flanks near midfield. They played 11 smart passes, Seven of them being successful. They did not play much crosses into the area.

The Toffees played threatening passes throughout the pitch, mostly near the right side inside the box. Allan was the best passer with 97.44% accuracy. Both Coleman and Townsend had the highest xT from passes(0.49) while Townsend also lead the charts for dribbles(0.0710)

The Hornets had the most xT near the right side of the penalty area with Craig Cathcart being the most efficient passer with 91.67% accuracy.

Ismaila Sarr had the most xT in the team for both passes and dribbles with 0.53 and 0.084 respectively, being the most threatening passer and dribbler.

Everton were extremely poor in terms of defensive duels losing the majority of them. Coleman lost the most with 11 while Digne, Keane, Allan and Davies all lost six each.

They were slightly better in the air. Keane won the most duels with eight while Digne won five. Salomon Rondon lost out on nine occasions upfront.

The Toffees gave the best performance in loose ball recoveries with Rondon winning the most with four successful outcomes while losing the most with seven. Keane was impressive again.

Watford also lost a lot of their defensive duels. Ngakia and Kucka both lost out on six occasions each. Troost-Ekong was poor.

The Hornets were stronger in the air with Cathcart winning five duels at the back. Joshua King won on six occasions upfront but also lost seven times.

They put up a solid performance in terms of 50-50 duels. Sissoko and Kucka both won four duels each in midfield while King won four times in final third.

Watford literally outwitted Everton in the second half. The Toffees attacking tank misfired a lot upfront which was capitulated by the Hornets pacey wingers and strikers. They stuck to their game plan of hitting the hosts on the break and successfully executed it. Everton would be really disappointed at their reckless performance and it can be pointed out well that their shift from back three failed miserably.

If you want to download the stats in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats : Everton vs Watford