The round of 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-25

What each side did, valued by the chances it made, beside the score.

2026-10-23 20:00
0.7
expected goals
-2.1 to Ipswich
2.8

Nottingham Forest created more, 2.8 to 0.7 expected goals, and drew.

7Shots17
0.67Expected goals from open play2.24
0.07From set pieces0.60
0.74Excluding penalties2.85
0.41As the rating counts them1.24
0.2Points the chances deserved2.7

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Ipswich creates 0.84 and allows 1.13; Nottingham Forest creates 1.10 and allows 0.96.

2026-10-24 13:30
1.3
expected goals
-0.4 to Aston Villa
1.7

Aston Villa won with 1.3 expected goals to 1.7: the result went against the performance.

8Shots15
1.09Expected goals from open play1.20
0.18From set pieces0.46
1.27Excluding penalties1.66
0.44As the rating counts them1.05
1.1Points the chances deserved1.6

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Aston Villa creates 1.12 and allows 0.96; Man City creates 1.71 and allows 0.75.

2026-10-24 16:00
2.2
expected goals
+1.1 to Arsenal
1.1

Arsenal created more, 2.2 to 1.1 expected goals, and won.

20Shots8
1.02Expected goals from open play1.05
1.17From set pieces0.00
2.19Excluding penalties1.05
1.23As the rating counts them0.30
2.2Points the chances deserved0.6

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Arsenal creates 1.46 and allows 0.66; Everton creates 0.98 and allows 0.97.

2026-10-24 15:00
0.7
expected goals
+0.0 to Coventry
0.6

Fulham won a match that was close on chances, 0.6 to 0.7 expected goals.

13Shots12
0.46Expected goals from open play0.51
0.23From set pieces0.14
0.69Excluding penalties0.64
0.40As the rating counts them0.64
1.4Points the chances deserved1.3

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Coventry creates 0.83 and allows 1.18; Fulham creates 1.07 and allows 0.93.

2026-10-24 17:30
1.0
expected goals
+0.2 to Chelsea
0.9

Tottenham won a match that was close on chances, 0.9 to 1.0 expected goals.

7Shots15
1.02Expected goals from open play0.60
0.02From set pieces0.25
1.04Excluding penalties0.86
0.25As the rating counts them0.77
1.5Points the chances deserved1.2

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Chelsea creates 1.35 and allows 0.88; Tottenham creates 1.11 and allows 0.94.

2026-10-25 14:00
1.9
expected goals
+1.1 to Crystal Palace
0.8

Newcastle won with 0.8 expected goals to 1.9: the result went against the performance.

17Shots10
0.21Expected goals from open play0.53
1.69From set pieces0.24
1.90Excluding penalties0.77
0.99As the rating counts them0.51
2.3Points the chances deserved0.5

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Crystal Palace creates 1.04 and allows 1.04; Newcastle creates 1.12 and allows 1.00.

2026-10-25 15:00
1.4
expected goals
+0.1 to Hull
1.3

An even match on chances, 1.4 to 1.3 expected goals, and a draw.

12Shots14
0.46Expected goals from open play1.18
0.16From set pieces0.13
0.78From penalties0.00
0.62Excluding penalties1.31
0.54As the rating counts them0.50
1.4Points the chances deserved1.2

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Hull creates 0.65 and allows 1.30; Brentford creates 1.14 and allows 0.98.

2026-10-25 14:00
1.1
expected goals
-0.0 to Liverpool
1.1

Liverpool won a match that was close on chances, 1.1 to 1.1 expected goals.

13Shots17
1.09Expected goals from open play0.95
0.03From set pieces0.19
1.12Excluding penalties1.14
0.35As the rating counts them0.86
1.4Points the chances deserved1.3

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Liverpool creates 1.39 and allows 0.85; Brighton creates 1.27 and allows 0.85.

2026-10-25 15:00
0.9
expected goals
-0.1 to Man Utd
0.9

Bournemouth won a match that was close on chances, 0.9 to 0.9 expected goals.

17Shots10
0.51Expected goals from open play0.80
0.36From set pieces0.12
0.86Excluding penalties0.92
0.72As the rating counts them0.35
1.3Points the chances deserved1.4

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Man Utd creates 1.37 and allows 0.90; Bournemouth creates 1.18 and allows 0.91.

2026-10-25 16:30
0.9
expected goals
+0.4 to Sunderland
0.4

Sunderland created more, 0.9 to 0.4 expected goals, and drew.

15Shots11
0.60Expected goals from open play0.32
0.28From set pieces0.11
0.88Excluding penalties0.44
0.46As the rating counts them0.44
1.7Points the chances deserved0.9

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Sunderland creates 0.91 and allows 1.01; Leeds creates 0.98 and allows 0.96.

What the round said

Result and performance disagreed most: Crystal Palace 0–2 Newcastle. Newcastle won with 0.8 expected goals to 1.9: the result went against the performance.

Result and performance disagreed most: Man Utd 0–3 Bournemouth. Bournemouth won a match that was close on chances, 0.9 to 0.9 expected goals.

Best attacking performance: Nottingham Forest, 2.8 expected goals at Ipswich.

Best defensive performance: Sunderland, 0.4 expected goals allowed against Leeds.

What the round changed in the projected finish

Each team's projected points and chances before the round and now, from the rest of the season played out 10,000 times with the ratings as they stood each time. The teams whose projected points rose most come first. The whole projected finish.

TeamProjected ptsLikely posTitleTop 4Relegated
Bournemouth 51.0 → 54.2 9th → 7th 1% → 1% 9% → 15% 7% → 5%
Tottenham 49.2 → 52.1 9th → 8th 0% → 0% 5% → 11% 10% → 6%
Newcastle 48.2 → 51.0 14th → 9th 0% → 0% 5% → 9% 13% → 9%
Arsenal 76.6 → 78.5 2nd → 1st 24% → 38% 83% → 88% 0% → 0%
Aston Villa 50.7 → 52.3 7th → 7th 0% → 0% 11% → 11% 12% → 8%
Leeds 49.4 → 50.8 11th → 10th 0% → 0% 7% → 7% 10% → 5%
Hull 31.6 → 33.0 20th → 20th 0% → 0% 0% → 0% 64% → 61%
Sunderland 41.0 → 42.0 19th → 18th 0% → 0% 1% → 1% 28% → 27%
Brentford 53.7 → 54.1 6th → 8th 1% → 1% 13% → 14% 5% → 5%
Chelsea 61.7 → 61.2 4th → 4th 4% → 3% 35% → 33% 2% → 1%
Liverpool 65.6 → 65.0 3rd → 3rd 5% → 6% 47% → 46% 0% → 0%
Fulham 46.1 → 45.3 15th → 16th 0% → 0% 5% → 3% 17% → 18%
Everton 47.7 → 46.8 16th → 15th 1% → 0% 8% → 4% 14% → 15%
Nottingham Forest 46.5 → 45.4 17th → 16th 0% → 0% 6% → 5% 19% → 19%
Crystal Palace 45.8 → 44.5 17th → 16th 0% → 0% 4% → 3% 17% → 20%
Coventry 37.2 → 35.3 20th → 20th 0% → 0% 1% → 1% 45% → 53%
Brighton 65.4 → 63.4 3rd → 3rd 6% → 5% 47% → 43% 0% → 1%
Ipswich 41.1 → 38.7 20th → 19th 0% → 0% 2% → 1% 32% → 40%
Man Utd 56.4 → 53.5 5th → 6th 1% → 1% 21% → 17% 4% → 7%
Man City 82.8 → 79.4 1st → 1st 55% → 43% 92% → 87% 0% → 0%

Next: 2026-10-31 to 2026-11-02

Each team's rating now, in expected goals a match as the rating counts them, against an average opponent: what it creates and what it allows. Then the chances of a home win, a draw and an away win from the two ratings, by the projection the projected finish is built from.

KickoffHomecreatesallowsAwaycreatesallowsHome winDrawAway win
2026-10-31 12:30 Chelsea1.320.89 Man Utd1.350.89 43%24%33%
2026-10-31 15:00 Bournemouth1.170.90 Leeds0.960.94 49%26%25%
2026-10-31 15:00 Brentford1.130.97 Nottingham Forest1.100.95 43%26%32%
2026-10-31 15:00 Coventry0.821.16 Sunderland0.890.99 34%28%39%
2026-10-31 15:00 Hull0.661.28 Ipswich0.841.14 32%27%41%
2026-10-31 15:00 Man City1.710.75 Brighton1.260.84 57%22%21%
2026-10-31 17:30 Tottenham1.110.91 Crystal Palace1.041.03 49%25%26%
2026-10-31 20:00 Aston Villa1.110.96 Fulham1.060.92 42%26%31%
2026-11-01 16:30 Liverpool1.370.85 Arsenal1.470.65 32%26%42%
2026-11-02 20:00 Newcastle1.111.00 Everton0.970.99 46%26%29%