"The Premier League table is starting to take shape and while results are obviously what matter most, they don't tell the whole story in terms of how teams have been playing so far. Expected goals (xG) tells us how much teams have been dominating games by creating lots of good chances up front and restricting opponents to few, bad ones at the back."
"Penalties are excluded because they distort a team's numbers on how threatening or vulnerable they are in general, especially at this early stage. Below is a graphic showing how good teams have been in attack and defence, with the most dominant teams in the top-right corner and the least impressive in the bottom-left corner. The higher up the chart, the more dangerous a team's attack is while the further to the right, the more solid they are at the back."
Expected goals (xG) measures how much teams dominate by creating quality chances and limiting opponents' chances. Penalties are excluded because they distort a team's threat or vulnerability, especially early in the season. A graphic plots attack danger (vertical) against defensive solidity (horizontal), so the most dominant teams sit top-right. Arsenal and Manchester City are the most dominant: Arsenal has the best defence and fourth-best attack; Manchester City has the joint-best attack and fourth-best defence. Crystal Palace challenge City's attacking threat, while Newcastle are nearly as solid defensively as Arsenal. Manchester United and Chelsea have top-five attacks but bottom-five defences.
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