Month: August 2022

xG Southampton vs Man Utd 2022 | Expected Goals Quadruple Chance Bruno Elanga Eriksen

Here is a look at the xG stats from Southampton vs Manchester United on August 27, 2022. United edge this clash 1-0 thanks to Bruno’s second half strike. There was one very notable passage of play, where Bruno, Elanga and Eriksen all went close, but Southampton put their bodies on the line and denied them.

xG Southampton 1.45-1.31 Man Utd shots map (Actual score Saints 0-1 MUFC)

0-1 Bruno goal vs Southampton xG 0.07

19th minute Bruno header chance vs Southampton xG 0.16 (blocked)
19th minute Elanga chance vs Southampton xG 0.35 (saved by keeper)
19th minute Bruno chance vs Southampton xG 0.55 (blocked)
19th minute Eriksen chance vs Southampton xG 0.55 (blocked)

All these multiple chances came in the same move/passage of play.

While these Man Utd chances vs Southampton in the 19th minute had individual xG, they cannot be added up for the team xG, because the team probability for a goal cannot be greater than 1.

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Casemiro Manchester United debut 2022- Casemiro first game for MUFC vs Southampton

New summer signing Casemiro made his Manchester United debut against Southampton earlier this afternoon as a second half substitute for Anthony Elanga.

Casemiro MUFC Debut 2022 vs Southampton

Casemiro first game for Manchester United in 2022/23 season?

Casemiro’s first game for Man United was against Southampton on 27 August, 2022

Whom did Casemiro replace in his first United game?

Casemiro (jersey number 18) was a substitute for Anthony Elanga (shirt number 36) in his first United game. He came on as a sub in the 80th minute, with MUFC leading 1-0.

Did Man United win in Casemiro’s first game for them?

Yes, MU won 1-0 in Casemiro’s debut game thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ 55th minute goal.

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Thilo Kehrer LCB position at West Ham, WHUFC 500th home Premier League game- Talking Points from 0-2 Brighton loss

Another disappointing performance from West Ham, their worst of the season so far, saw them slump to a 2-0 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion at the London Stadium. Here are our talking points from this WHUFC vs BHAFC 2022/23 season clash

Kehrer starts at left centre-back for West Ham

Injuries had forced David Moyes to start Glen Johnson out of position at LCB against Forest. Johnson a full back by trade, dropped to the bench for this one, with new signing Thilo Kehrer playing at LCB instead.

West Ham starting lineup vs Brighton 2022

Silly Kehrer foul on Welbeck (after Zouma mistake) gives Brighton lead

The German defender was decent in the first half, but a silly foul on Danny Welbeck gave Brighton an opportunity to take the lead from the spot, and MacAllister duly took advantage. Bad decision as it was from Kehrer, his defensive partner Kurt Zouma was equally at fault- he went roaming around the halfway line as a midfielder and got caught in possession, leaving Kehrer exposed.

Alexis Macallister and Moises Caicedo very good in centre of park

They may have sold the likes of Yves Bissouma and Marc Cucurella, but Brighton remain a formidable team, and Potter’s first choice midfield duo of Macallister and Caicedo comfortably outplayed their West Ham counterparts.

Sanchez two Soucek header saves and Dunk block on Soucek at the end

The Czech star had two headers excellently saved by Brighton keeper Sanchez and another attempt was brilliantly blocked by Lewis Dunk.

West Ham though need an answer to the Rice-Soucek conundrum. The two haven’t quite had the impact in the middle of the park in recent times that Moyes would’ve wanted, and lack of depth in the centre of the park (it looks from Moyes’ comments that Flynn Downes is even below Coventry in the pecking order) means the duo have to play 90 minutes in every game.

Brighton a bogey team for West Ham in the Premier League

While West Ham fans might be despairing seeing their side at the bottom of the league, it isn’t all gloom and doom yet. Their first loss was against defending champions City; the second against Forest should’ve atleast been a point, if not all three, and Brighton, well, are West Ham’s bogey team- they simply can’t buy a win against the Seagulls in the league.

This 2-0 2022/23 season win takes Brighton’s unbeaten PL run against West Ham to eleven games!

WHUFC 500th home league game- first PL team to lose that landmark fixture

Eight PL teams before West Ham have played 500 home league games, but the Hammers were the first team to suffer defeat in that landmark 500th home league fixture.

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