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
0.8
expected goals
-2.3 to Ipswich
3.1

Nottingham Forest created more, 3.1 to 0.8 expected goals, and drew.

7Shots17
0.68Expected goals from open play2.43
0.08From set pieces0.66
0.76Excluding penalties3.10
0.42As the rating counts them1.48
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 12:30
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
1.12Expected goals from open play1.19
0.18From set pieces0.46
1.30Excluding penalties1.65
0.47As 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 0.95; Man City creates 1.71 and allows 0.75.

2026-10-24 15:00
2.3
expected goals
+1.2 to Arsenal
1.1

Arsenal created more, 2.3 to 1.1 expected goals, and won.

20Shots8
1.07Expected goals from open play1.11
1.25From set pieces0.00
2.32Excluding penalties1.11
1.35As the rating counts them0.37
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
+0.1 to Coventry
0.6

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

13Shots12
0.48Expected goals from open play0.47
0.24From set pieces0.17
0.72Excluding penalties0.64
0.41As the rating counts them0.64
1.4Points the chances deserved1.2

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
1.1
expected goals
+0.2 to Chelsea
0.9

Tottenham won a match that was close on chances, 0.9 to 1.1 expected goals.

7Shots15
1.03Expected goals from open play0.61
0.02From set pieces0.25
1.05Excluding penalties0.86
0.34As the rating counts them0.78
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
2.1
expected goals
+1.0 to Crystal Palace
1.2

Newcastle won with 1.2 expected goals to 2.1: the result went against the performance.

17Shots10
0.45Expected goals from open play0.82
1.70From set pieces0.35
2.15Excluding penalties1.17
1.25As the rating counts them0.69
2.1Points the chances deserved0.7

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 14:00
1.6
expected goals
-0.4 to Hull
2.0

Brentford created more, 2.0 to 1.6 expected goals, and drew.

12Shots14
0.64Expected goals from open play1.81
0.21From set pieces0.20
0.78From penalties0.00
0.86Excluding penalties2.01
0.68As the rating counts them0.79
1.1Points the chances deserved1.6

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
2.0
expected goals
+0.4 to Liverpool
1.6

Liverpool created more, 2.0 to 1.6 expected goals, and won.

13Shots17
1.85Expected goals from open play1.37
0.17From set pieces0.21
2.02Excluding penalties1.58
0.58As the rating counts them1.06
1.7Points the chances deserved1.1

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Liverpool creates 1.39 and allows 0.86; Brighton creates 1.27 and allows 0.85.

2026-10-25 14:00
1.2
expected goals
-0.8 to Man Utd
2.1

Bournemouth created more, 2.1 to 1.2 expected goals, and won.

17Shots10
0.62Expected goals from open play1.75
0.61From set pieces0.30
1.23Excluding penalties2.05
1.05As the rating counts them0.76
0.8Points the chances deserved2.0

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
1.1
expected goals
+0.3 to Sunderland
0.8

An even match on chances, 1.1 to 0.8 expected goals, and a draw.

15Shots11
0.77Expected goals from open play0.59
0.30From set pieces0.18
1.07Excluding penalties0.77
0.68As the rating counts them0.66
1.6Points the chances deserved1.1

Rating brought into the match, expected goals a match as the rating counts them: Sunderland creates 0.91 and allows 1.00; 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 1.2 expected goals to 2.1: the result went against the performance.

Result and performance disagreed most: Ipswich 1–1 Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest created more, 3.1 to 0.8 expected goals, and drew.

Best attacking performance: Nottingham Forest, 3.1 expected goals at Ipswich.

Best defensive performance: Coventry, 0.6 expected goals allowed against Fulham.

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
Arsenal 76.6 → 83.7 2nd → 1st 24% → 46% 83% → 94% 0% → 0%
Tottenham 49.2 → 53.5 9th → 8th 0% → 0% 5% → 10% 10% → 4%
Leeds 49.4 → 53.2 13th → 9th 0% → 0% 7% → 9% 10% → 3%
Newcastle 48.2 → 51.5 14th → 9th 0% → 0% 5% → 8% 13% → 7%
Brentford 53.7 → 55.8 6th → 7th 1% → 1% 13% → 16% 5% → 3%
Bournemouth 50.9 → 52.9 9th → 8th 1% → 0% 9% → 10% 7% → 5%
Hull 31.6 → 33.4 20th → 20th 0% → 0% 0% → 0% 64% → 55%
Chelsea 61.7 → 62.5 4th → 4th 4% → 2% 35% → 34% 2% → 0%
Sunderland 41.1 → 41.4 19th → 18th 0% → 0% 1% → 1% 28% → 25%
Liverpool 65.7 → 65.8 3rd → 3rd 5% → 4% 47% → 46% 0% → 0%
Man City 82.8 → 82.6 1st → 1st 55% → 43% 92% → 92% 0% → 0%
Brighton 65.4 → 65.1 3rd → 3rd 6% → 3% 47% → 45% 0% → 0%
Aston Villa 50.7 → 50.2 7th → 11th 0% → 0% 11% → 7% 12% → 8%
Everton 47.7 → 47.0 16th → 14th 1% → 0% 8% → 3% 15% → 12%
Man Utd 56.4 → 54.8 5th → 6th 1% → 1% 21% → 18% 4% → 5%
Nottingham Forest 46.5 → 43.7 17th → 15th 0% → 0% 6% → 3% 19% → 19%
Fulham 46.1 → 42.8 14th → 16th 0% → 0% 5% → 2% 17% → 20%
Coventry 37.2 → 33.2 20th → 20th 0% → 0% 1% → 0% 45% → 56%
Ipswich 41.1 → 36.7 20th → 19th 0% → 0% 2% → 0% 32% → 42%
Crystal Palace 45.8 → 38.7 17th → 19th 0% → 0% 4% → 1% 17% → 34%

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 winForecast: homedrawaway
2026-10-31 12:30 Chelsea1.320.90 Man Utd1.360.90 43%24%33%43%24%33%
2026-10-31 15:00 Bournemouth1.180.91 Leeds0.970.95 45%26%29%49%26%25%
2026-10-31 15:00 Brentford1.140.98 Nottingham Forest1.110.95 47%25%28%43%25%32%
2026-10-31 15:00 Coventry0.821.16 Sunderland0.900.99 32%27%41%34%27%39%
2026-10-31 15:00 Hull0.661.29 Ipswich0.841.14 35%27%38%32%27%41%
2026-10-31 15:00 Man City1.710.75 Brighton1.270.85 60%21%19%57%22%21%
2026-10-31 17:30 Tottenham1.110.92 Crystal Palace1.051.03 58%23%19%49%25%26%
2026-10-31 20:00 Aston Villa1.120.96 Fulham1.060.92 42%26%32%42%26%31%
2026-11-01 16:30 Liverpool1.390.86 Arsenal1.480.66 27%26%48%32%26%42%
2026-11-02 20:00 Newcastle1.121.01 Everton0.980.99 46%25%28%46%26%29%