This James McCarthy vs Bruno incident (VIDEO BELOW) saw McCarthy tackle Portuguese star Bruno Fernandes, who went down to the ground immediately. Bruno’s reputation as a diver lead to mixed reactions among social media- some were of the opinion that he went down too easily and made a meal of the challenge, while others thought it was a genuine reaction to the tackle (you can see McCarthy clipping him and making contact). A controversial incident nevertheless.
Premiership
xG Manchester United Crystal Palace 1.34-1.75 19 September 2020 | Expected Goals Stats & Shots Map
Here is a look at the xG stats from Manchester United vs Crystal Palace on 19 September, 2020. United dominated possession and made nearly thrice as many passes, but were shaded on the expected goals scoreboard by Palace.
xG Man U 1.34-1.75 Palace (Actual Score Man Utd 1-3 CPFC)
xG of individual goals in Man United 1-3 Palace
0-1 Townsend goal xG 0.29
xG Leeds Fulham 1.41-1.66 September 2020 | Expected Goals Stats & Shots Map LUFC FFC
Here is a look at the xG stats from Leeds vs Fulham on 19 September, 2020. LUFC edged this battle between the two promoted teams, but as xG and the full time post match stats show, this was a tight game. xG Leeds 1.41-1.66 Fulham (Actual score Leeds 4-3 Fulham) xG of individual goals in … Read more