Henderson tops touches stats; Ozil & Sterling struggle
Arsenal’s dramatic escape at Man Utd is highlighted by the struggles of two of their key performers, while Liverpool may feel further cause for frustration when they see their dominance of the ball in the draw at Southampton.
The Gunners pulled an unlikely draw out of the bag on Saturday thanks to Olivier Giroud’s late header – and our analysis immediately after the match described the clash as showing Arsenal have the “mettle of champions”.
Sunderland’s 3-0 thumping of relegation rivals Hull saw three of their players make the top-five rated performances of the week, while at the other end, Liverpool lost top spot despite their domination at Southampton.
It is Chelsea, however, who took over in top spot after their hard-fought victory at Middlesbrough – our write-up after the game giving credit to Antonio Conte and Victor Moses.
Highest-rated players
Anichebe – 9.33
Antonio – 9.06
Pickford – 8.72
Mata – 8.68
Defoe – 8.57
Most shots on target
Sigurdsson – 3
Martial – 3
11 players – 2
Most successful dribbles
Adama Traore – 12
Hazard – 7
Antonio – 6
Sterling – 6
3 players – 5
Most chances created
Adam – 5
Hazard – 5
Capoue – 5
4 players – 4
Most touches
Henderson – 112
Coutinho – 108
Livermore – 105
Clyne – 104
Vertonghen – 102
Best pass completion (minimum 15 passes)
Glen Johnson – 100% (16 passes)
Matic – 97.1% (68 passes)
Hendrick – 95.7% (47 passes)
Marney – 95.5% (67 passes)
Azpilicueta – 95.2% (83 passes)
Most aerials won
Crouch – 10
Benteke – 10
Anichebe – 8
Matip – 8
Mustafi – 8
Most tackles and interceptions (combined)
Pieters – 14
Gueye – 13
Cabaye – 12
4 players – 9
Most defensive clearances
Ake – 15
Reid – 14
Kone – 14
Fernandez – 14
Rojo – 12
Worst pass completion (excluding goalkeepers)
Benteke – 32.3% (17 passes)
Deeney – 38.5% (26 passes)
Crouch – 38.9% (18 passes)
Bony – 43.8% (16 passes)
Bertrand – 45.2% (31 passes)
Most unsuccessful touches
Ozil – 5
Rondon – 5
Mahrez – 5
11 players – 4
Most times dispossessed
Sterling – 6
Ramsey – 5
King – 5
Mane – 5
7 players – 4
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.