Importance of Herrera underlined; Walcott tops unwanted list

Ander Herrera, Theo Walcott: Statistical hero and zero

Ander Herrera, Theo Walcott: Statistical hero and zero

Ander Herrera’s man of match display for Manchester United on Monday is reflected by his impressive stats, while it’s not all good news for Theo Walcott despite his two-goal outing for Arsenal.

 

Highest rated player

Stanislas – 9.83
Herrera – 9.69
Stekelenburg – 9.62
Holebas – 9.35
Callum Wilson – 8.94

Most shots on target

Tadic – 4
7 players – 3
9 players – 2

Most successful dribbles

Antonio – 6
Herrera – 5
Redmond – 5
Iwobi – 5
12 players – 4

Most chances created

Silva – 7
Tadic – 6
Davis – 5
Ozil – 5
4 players – 4

Most touches

Drinkwater – 122
Gundogan – 115
Fernandinho – 113
Silva – 109
Henderson – 106

Best pass completion (minimum 15 passes)

Ki Sung-yueng – 100% (19 passes)
Walker – 97.8% (45 passes)
Adam Smith – 97.4% (39 passes)
Martins Indi – 97% (33 passes)
Dembele – 96.2% (26 passes)

Most aerials won

Benteke – 14
Zaza – 12
Kouyate – 7
Pogba – 7
Keane – 7

Most tackles and interceptions (combined)

Herrera – 18
Surman – 10
Holebas – 9
Friend – 9
Gueye – 9
Amat – 9

Most defensive clearances

Cook – 17
Williams – 16
Reid – 15
Vertongen – 14
Keane – 14

Worst pass completion (excluding goalkeepers)

Craig Dawson – 33.3% (21 passes)
Benteke – 52.2% (23 passes)
Evans – 53.3% (15 passes)
Musa – 53.3% (15 passes)
Success – 53.3% (13 passes)

Most unsuccessful touches

Walcott – 6
Pogba – 6
6 players – 5
9 players – 4

Most times dispossessed

Watmore – 7
McArthur – 5
Fer – 5
Wilshere – 5
Coutinho – 5

All statistics courtesy of WhoScored.com, where you can find yet more stats, including live in-game data and unique player and team ratings. You can follow all the scores, statistics, live player and team ratings with the new free-to-download WhoScored iOS app.