This Josh Brownhill red card v Crystal Palace (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Burnley midfielder sent off for a foul on Jefferson Lerma. The Brownhill vs Lerma incident happened in the 35th minute of the game with the scores at 0-0. Palace eventually won the game 3-0.
Interestingly, the Brownhill dismissal for Burnley was a case of a player getting a red card for a foul on the opposition player with the same jersey number (both Brownhill and Lerma have the No.8 shirt for their clubs)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Manchester City vs Crystal Palace on December 16, 2023. Despite dominating the game in terms of possession (75%-25%) and shots (19 to 5), MCFC finished with lower xG than Palace, owing to the easy nature of then latter’s goals.
xG Man City 1.46-1.85 Crystal Palace shots map (Actual score MCI 2-2 CRY)
1-0 Grealish goal vs Palace xG 0.23
2-0 Lewis goal vs Palace xG 0.19
2-1 Mateta goal vs Man City xG 0.94
2-2 Olise penalty goal vs Man City xG 0.80
Man City vs Palace 2-2 Match Stats for comparison
(MCFC stats on left; CPFC stats on right)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man United v Palace (Attendance 73,428 at Old Trafford). A defeat for Ten Hag’s men at home- their worst returns after 7 games in a league season in over three decades.
United bossed possession and shots, but had only four attempts on target. Most of the chances were headers, which explains the relatively low xG for both teams.
xG Man United 1.04-0.61 Crystal Palace shots map (Actual score MUN 0-1 CPFC)
0-1 Joachim Andersen goal vs Man Utd xG 0.05
MUFC vs Palace 0-1 Match Stats for comparison
(MUFC stats on left; CPFC on right)