This Alexandre Lacazette goal vs Fulham saw the French striker score the first goal of the 20/21 Premiership season, opening the scoring for the Gunners with a tap in on 9 minutes. Some very poor Fulham defending against Arsenal (from Tim Ream in particular), and their inability to clear their lines cost them here. An easy finish- nothing spectacular, but a nice one for the trivia guys.
Arsenal
Vivianne Miedema goal vs Reading Women 2020 for Arsenal | Lovely finish
This Vivianne Miedema goal vs Reading Women was perhaps the pick of the goals on the evening for Arsenal ladies, who ended up winning this clash 6-1 today (6 September, 2020). This Miedema goal v Reading was her second of the game, and came in the 78th minute to put the Gunners 5-0. A cracking long range strike
xG Liverpool Arsenal 2.07-0.96 Community Shield 2020 | Post Match Stats
The expected goals (xG) metrics for the Liverpool v Arsenal Community Shield clash painted a slightly different picture of the game- LFC had the better quality of chances (they had 3 big chances against none for the Gunners). Arsenal’s only goal of the game- a stunner from Pierre Emerick Aubameyang had a lower xG in comparison to the Minamino goal for Liverpool, which was a more straightforward finish.
xG models can vary, so here are the numbers from two different models. They both agree on one thing though- LFC had the better chances.
Model 1 | xG Liverpool 2.07-0.96 Arsenal (Actual Score LFC 1-1 AFC; Arsenal won 5-4 on penalties)
Some important chances missed by Liverpool
James Milner header 12′ (just before the Auba goal)
Sadio Mane 56′ (saved by Emiliano Martinez)
Sadio Mane 81′ (saved by Martinez)
Model 2 | xG LFC 1.66-0.69 AFC
Post match FT stats (LHS Arsenal, RHS Liverpool)
