Ranking All 20 Premier League Teams' Performances on Matchday 10
Ten games down and if you thought you had the Premier League figured out this season, you might want to think again. England's top tier signed off for the November international break with the kind of topsy-turvy, accumulator-busting weekend of action that proves there is very rarely any point in making predictions.
Everton marked a landmark occasion for David Moyes with a win on Friday to kick off the weekend, while Chelsea and Manchester City's hopes of serious title challenges took a further battering. Liverpool bounced back from last weekend's defeat, Arsenal avoided being another surprise result (just) and Man Utd vs.
Aston Villa offered up some industrial strength Barclays. Ranking Criteria Performance: This is the crux of the exercise: How well did each team play when considering the flow of a game divorced from the final score.
If it was simply a judgement of scoreboard statistics you may as well go straight tothe table. Expectations: Not all results are equal.
Teams that upset the odds with their display are rewarded more favorably. Venue: As the behind-closed-doors season of 2020-21 proved, playing in front of your home fans is a huge advantage, so any away results are given a little extra bonus.
Nottingham Forest) Another error-strewn performance from City. Three losses in a row is humiliating for Enzo Maresca, with patience wearing very thing among fans.
In fairness, his team are playing like they have other things on their mind. Sunderland) Remarkably, Chelsea have lost three in a row to Sunderland.
None of Chelsea's midfield or attack won a duel or a tackle in the opening 20 minutes, whilethe defense hardly fared much better. Levi Colwill's substitution at half time felt like a mercy killing from Xabi Alonso after he gave away the penalty.
Brighton) Igor Thiago's red compounded a terrible day out for Brentford. Igor Thiago's red card may have been relatively soft, but-as the cliché goes-he gave referee Michael Oliver a decision to make.