They are, but Liverpool are woefully inconsistent, Man Utd lost at Huddersfield and Chelsea are the only team to lose to Palace.
There's points to be had in those games - we're not going to be P12 L12.
xG is better, surely, as it rates the quality of the shot. Not all shots are created equal etc etc.
And with that, this is the xG from today. What was the big chance that didn't get converted (the big blue square inside the 6 yard box)?
924663339229368326
Just looking at the table, we have the 8th best defence (could be 7th after tomorrow night). Amongst others, we've conceded less than:
Arsenal
Liverpool
Watford
Stoke
West Brom
West Ham
Everton
....which is pretty remarkable.
With 10 games now played, it means we've just cross the quarter way point of the season.
Before the season started I'd have taken 12th spot all day long, but I still find myself feeling we should have 2-5 more points on the board and sitting very nicely in the top half of the table.
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