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
0.6
expected goals
-1.8 to Ipswich
2.5

Nottingham Forest created more, 2.5 to 0.6 expected goals, and drew.

7Shots17
0.59Expected goals from open play1.84
0.06From set pieces0.61
0.65Excluding penalties2.45
0.55As the rating counts them1.67
0.3Points the chances deserved2.6

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Ipswich creates 0.99 and allows 1.46; Nottingham Forest creates 1.17 and allows 1.27.

2026-10-24 13:30
1.0
expected goals
-1.0 to Aston Villa
2.0

Aston Villa won with 1.0 expected goals to 2.0: the result went against the performance.

8Shots15
0.85Expected goals from open play1.53
0.18From set pieces0.46
1.03Excluding penalties2.00
0.68As the rating counts them1.41
0.7Points the chances deserved2.1

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Aston Villa creates 1.24 and allows 1.26; Man City creates 1.88 and allows 1.03.

2026-10-24 16:00
2.3
expected goals
+1.3 to Arsenal
1.0

Arsenal created more, 2.3 to 1.0 expected goals, and won.

20Shots8
0.95Expected goals from open play0.99
1.36From set pieces0.00
2.30Excluding penalties0.99
1.58As the rating counts them0.60
2.3Points the chances deserved0.5

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Arsenal creates 1.66 and allows 0.91; Everton creates 1.08 and allows 1.26.

2026-10-24 15:00
0.7
expected goals
+0.1 to Coventry
0.6

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

13Shots12
0.41Expected goals from open play0.51
0.27From set pieces0.12
0.69Excluding penalties0.63
0.56As the rating counts them0.63
1.4Points the chances deserved1.2

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Coventry creates 0.97 and allows 1.45; Fulham creates 1.14 and allows 1.24.

2026-10-24 17:30
1.2
expected goals
+0.4 to Chelsea
0.7

Tottenham won with 0.7 expected goals to 1.2: the result went against the performance.

7Shots15
1.13Expected goals from open play0.56
0.03From set pieces0.19
1.16Excluding penalties0.75
0.69As the rating counts them0.75
1.7Points the chances deserved1.0

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Chelsea creates 1.53 and allows 1.24; Tottenham creates 1.24 and allows 1.32.

2026-10-25 14:00
2.0
expected goals
+0.9 to Crystal Palace
1.1

Newcastle won with 1.1 expected goals to 2.0: the result went against the performance.

17Shots10
0.50Expected goals from open play0.82
1.49From set pieces0.29
1.98Excluding penalties1.11
1.52As the rating counts them0.92
2.0Points the chances deserved0.8

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Crystal Palace creates 1.17 and allows 1.36; Newcastle creates 1.32 and allows 1.33.

2026-10-25 15:00
1.8
expected goals
+0.0 to Hull
1.7

An even match on chances, 1.8 to 1.7 expected goals, and a draw.

12Shots14
0.77Expected goals from open play1.63
0.17From set pieces0.11
0.82From penalties0.00
0.94Excluding penalties1.75
1.18As the rating counts them0.92
1.4Points the chances deserved1.3

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Hull creates 0.81 and allows 1.66; Brentford creates 1.29 and allows 1.29.

2026-10-25 14:00
1.6
expected goals
-0.1 to Liverpool
1.6

Liverpool won a match that was close on chances, 1.6 to 1.6 expected goals.

13Shots17
1.51Expected goals from open play1.46
0.05From set pieces0.18
1.56Excluding penalties1.64
0.84As the rating counts them1.43
1.3Points the chances deserved1.4

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Liverpool creates 1.59 and allows 1.17; Brighton creates 1.41 and allows 1.16.

2026-10-25 15:00
1.4
expected goals
-0.2 to Man Utd
1.6

Bournemouth won a match that was close on chances, 1.6 to 1.4 expected goals.

17Shots10
0.74Expected goals from open play1.32
0.63From set pieces0.28
1.37Excluding penalties1.60
1.28As the rating counts them0.94
1.2Points the chances deserved1.6

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Man Utd creates 1.49 and allows 1.22; Bournemouth creates 1.31 and allows 1.27.

2026-10-25 16:30
1.1
expected goals
+0.5 to Sunderland
0.6

Sunderland created more, 1.1 to 0.6 expected goals, and drew.

15Shots11
0.80Expected goals from open play0.48
0.28From set pieces0.14
1.09Excluding penalties0.62
0.84As the rating counts them0.62
1.8Points the chances deserved0.9

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Sunderland creates 0.96 and allows 1.38; Leeds creates 1.11 and allows 1.24.

What the round said

Result and performance disagreed most: Crystal Palace 0–2 Newcastle. Newcastle won with 1.1 expected goals to 2.0: 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, 1.6 to 1.4 expected goals.

Best attacking performance: Nottingham Forest, 2.5 expected goals at Ipswich.

Best defensive performance: Sunderland, 0.6 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 49.8 → 53.5 10th → 9th 1% → 1% 8% → 14% 10% → 8%
Newcastle 49.9 → 53.1 11th → 8th 0% → 1% 7% → 14% 12% → 9%
Tottenham 47.9 → 50.7 10th → 11th 0% → 0% 4% → 9% 13% → 10%
Arsenal 78.3 → 80.0 2nd → 1st 25% → 38% 83% → 87% 0% → 0%
Aston Villa 51.0 → 52.7 7th → 6th 0% → 1% 12% → 12% 13% → 9%
Leeds 50.8 → 52.4 11th → 9th 0% → 0% 8% → 9% 9% → 4%
Sunderland 38.7 → 40.1 20th → 19th 0% → 0% 1% → 1% 34% → 32%
Hull 32.9 → 34.0 20th → 20th 0% → 0% 0% → 1% 54% → 54%
Brentford 54.6 → 55.1 6th → 6th 1% → 1% 14% → 17% 5% → 5%
Chelsea 60.6 → 61.0 4th → 3rd 4% → 3% 32% → 31% 5% → 2%
Fulham 44.8 → 44.4 15th → 17th 0% → 0% 4% → 3% 20% → 20%
Liverpool 67.0 → 66.3 3rd → 3rd 6% → 7% 48% → 48% 1% → 1%
Everton 48.0 → 47.1 16th → 15th 1% → 0% 8% → 4% 14% → 15%
Nottingham Forest 45.5 → 44.4 19th → 16th 0% → 0% 6% → 4% 22% → 21%
Crystal Palace 45.9 → 44.3 18th → 16th 0% → 0% 4% → 3% 19% → 21%
Coventry 40.1 → 38.0 20th → 20th 0% → 0% 2% → 1% 34% → 41%
Ipswich 42.0 → 39.5 20th → 19th 0% → 0% 3% → 1% 29% → 35%
Brighton 65.5 → 62.8 3rd → 4th 6% → 5% 44% → 38% 1% → 1%
Man Utd 55.9 → 52.3 5th → 4th 2% → 1% 20% → 17% 6% → 10%
Man City 84.3 → 80.4 1st → 1st 53% → 42% 91% → 85% 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 Chelsea1.501.25 Man Utd1.481.23 43%23%34%
2026-10-31 15:00 Bournemouth1.321.26 Leeds1.091.22 46%25%29%
2026-10-31 15:00 Brentford1.291.28 Nottingham Forest1.171.26 44%25%31%
2026-10-31 15:00 Coventry0.961.43 Sunderland0.951.35 38%26%35%
2026-10-31 15:00 Hull0.811.65 Ipswich0.981.46 31%24%45%
2026-10-31 15:00 Man City1.871.03 Brighton1.401.17 59%21%20%
2026-10-31 17:30 Tottenham1.241.30 Crystal Palace1.161.36 47%24%30%
2026-10-31 20:00 Aston Villa1.241.26 Fulham1.141.23 43%26%32%
2026-11-01 16:30 Liverpool1.591.16 Arsenal1.670.91 32%24%44%
2026-11-02 20:00 Newcastle1.321.32 Everton1.061.27 46%24%29%