Not exact matches
I felt that we had
possession 70 per
cent of the time and we lacked a bit
of accuracy with our final
ball, a change
of pace or have enough men forward.
Despite having 75 per
cent possession of the
ball, we were unable to break down the visitors» massed ranks in defence and, when we did get a glimpse
of goal, Lukasz Fabianski was there to deny us.
West Bromwich Albion, currently in 19th place and level on points with bottom -
of - the - table Swansea City, see the least
of the
ball on average, with 42.2 per
cent possession, trailing Newcastle (43.6 per
cent) and Burnley (43.9 per
cent).
Again it was Arsenal's forwards that let them down as they dominated
possession with 74.6 per
cent of the
ball, but failed to breach Sunderland's dogged defence.
This approach, which is shown in the above graphic, caused a lot
of problems for Antonio Conte's side, who were only able to amount 38 per
cent ball possession — which was well below their seasonal average
of 51.4 per
cent — as a result.