Here is the Premier League table as it stood at the end of March 2024 (the standings at the beginning of the month of April). This was after the Man City vs Arsenal game that ended in a 0-0 draw.
Premier League log after 29 games (GW29)
Liverpool on top; Luton, Burnley and Sheff Utd in relegation zone.
Note– Everton have a -6 points deduction and Nottingham Forest have -4 (both taken into account in this table)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Liverpool v Manchester City (Official attendance of 59,947 on 10 March, 2024)- a record league crowd for a fixture at Anfield)
The game ended in a 1-1 draw, although Liverpool might feel they should’ve won it given their dominance of the second half.
xG Liverpool 2.13-1.44 Man City shots map (Actual score LIV 1-1 MCI)
0-1 Stones goal v Liverpool xG 0.76
1-1 MacAllister penalty goal vs Man City xG 0.80
Liverpool had 19 total overall shots to Man City’s 10, but both teams had exactly 6 shots on target each.
Liverpool had 12 shots in the second half to City’s three and Diaz (62nd), Nunez (71st) and MacAllister (84th) all had decent opportunities to win the game for them.
MCFC’s second half shots were Foden 58′ (saved by Kelleher), Doku in the 78th and 89th (hit post)
Liverpool vs Man City 1-1 Match Stats for comparison
(LFC stats on left; MCI on right)
Liverpool, as you can see, shaded possession and passes. City had 3 yellow cards- there were none for LFC.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool (Official attendance of 29,603 at the City Ground).
xG Nottingham Forest 0.61-1.29 Liverpool shots map (Actual score NFO 0-1 LIV)
0-1 Nunez header goal vs Forest xG 0.03
Liverpool had only 2 shots on target in the entire game (and no shot on target in the first half– the third such time in the league this season after CPFC and AFC games)
There was no shot from either side in the opening 15 minutes- Origi’s long range 15th minute effort was the first.
Forest had three shots in the first half- Origi above, a decent Elanga chance (saved by Kelleher, but was probably borderline offside) and Dominguez just before half time.
Forest vs Liverpool 0-1 Match Stats for comparison
(NFO stats on left; LIV match stats on right)
Liverpool had 70% of possession, but both teams had the same number of shots on target.