Cole Palmer’s return to form has been reflected in the numbers, with superb xG figures putting him top 3 in the league.
We’re 2/3rds of the way through the Premier League season, meaning we can get some great reads on the stats and the numbers behind the campaign so far.
Things are looking good for Chelsea under Liam Rosenior, with top results so far, and that’s been reflected in the numbers.
Chelsea’s highest performing star in key attacking stat
One stat we like to look at is xG per 90. This tells you who is creating the most threat in the team. Cole Palmer, as a great player and an attacker who is happy to take shots, is always high on this list.
After a couple of great games, he’s back up to third in the whole Premier League. He’s also 5th in the whole league for goals per 90.
As always with Palmer, his stats are boosted by his penalty taking duties – it was two spot kicks against Wolves two weeks ago which put him back up this list and fired him to form. But it’s not just the penalties. He’s finding his form after a long difficult spell where he looked like he couldn’t trust his body.
He had Friday night off, and we’re hoping he will look even better with that rest in the bank when we face Burnley next weekend.
In other news…
Chelsea also have been linked with Juventus defender Gleison Bremer. His stats are great, but at his age and price it’s just not a deal we can see happening.
Pedro Neto’s move to the middle proved a success against Hull, and we’re interested to see what else Liam Rosenior has up his sleeve.
