PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18

Follow the attack.

A season of recorded actions. Explore a team, player or match.

EPL 2017/18 · SELECTED SAMPLEArsenal · 38 matches19 W · 6 D · 13 L · 74 GF / 51 GA (match metadata)

TeamMatchVenueOpponentPeriod38 matches · both halves · 37386 events

Season players

30 players / actors · position order

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*Full selected matches. Unverified = source event actor without a confirmed playing interval. Season interval flags apply to at least one selected match.

TEAM OVERVIEW

How Arsenal moved the ball.

Recorded actions across the selected matches. Choose a player or inspect an event to open its match.

Per 90: Select a player for checked nominal per-90 rates

Passes

22783 total · 300 on map

Click a marker to inspect its event. Oriented towards the opponent goal.

Sample map: 300 / 22,783 spatial actions. Totals and list use all events.

Defensive: 5698Middle: 10644Attacking: 6441

Lines show recorded start → endAttacking direction →

How this is counted

Events classified Pass by the source, including completed and unsuccessful actions. Spatial metrics require valid start and end coordinates.

Events behind the numbers

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22783 matching events · Arsenal · Both halves

Time	Player	Recorded action
0:021H · 2017-08-11	A. Lacazette	Simple pass
0:041H · 2017-08-11	R. Holding	High pass
0:061H · 2017-08-11	M. Özil	Head pass
0:081H · 2017-08-11	Mohamed Elneny	Head pass
0:101H · 2017-08-11	Bellerín	Simple pass
0:121H · 2017-08-11	M. Özil	Simple pass
0:151H · 2017-08-11	Bellerín	Head pass
0:181H · 2017-08-11	G. Xhaka	Head pass
0:201H · 2017-08-11	S. Kolašinac	High pass
0:241H · 2017-08-11	Nacho Monreal	High pass
0:351H · 2017-08-11	R. Holding	Head pass
0:431H · 2017-08-11	Nacho Monreal	Simple pass
0:441H · 2017-08-11	P. Čech	Launch
1:161H · 2017-08-11	G. Xhaka	Simple pass
1:261H · 2017-08-11	A. Oxlade-Chamberlain	Simple pass
1:291H · 2017-08-11	G. Xhaka	High pass
1:331H · 2017-08-11	Bellerín	Simple pass
1:331H · 2017-08-11	Mohamed Elneny	Cross
2:281H · 2017-08-11	M. Özil	Simple pass
3:181H · 2017-08-11	Mohamed Elneny	Simple pass

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Matches behind the totals · 38 matches

Recorded counts use the selected player and period. Open a match for its source events. Result labels come from match metadata; audit flags remain visible below.

Passes	Progressive passes	Final-third entries	Box entries	Shots
606	166	81	15	27
713	214	90	21	18
510	144	48	12	8
573	133	40	15	16
493	141	51	12	10
585	147	79	15	16
675	152	76	19	24
521	142	53	11	9
603	159	60	24	28
777	194	114	22	18
431	127	42	9	6
369	124	45	15	14
617	153	60	15	18
795	194	64	24	19
652	202	70	37	31
742	173	84	25	10
702	181	89	27	21
740	199	64	26	22
472	128	46	12	13
630	150	51	18	16
624	147	60	13	14
577	162	59	18	13
514	138	47	14	11
760	172	68	19	16
889	190	100	19	7
523	126	48	11	15
488	133	40	10	7
515	130	51	7	10
580	116	42	15	14
480	114	40	12	10
627	143	50	14	22
685	143	74	10	12
682	167	49	11	14
601	151	54	18	20
421	105	32	9	8
663	167	65	15	14
447	116	34	12	13
501	130	30	7	9

Pass summary & calculation details

READ THE PATTERN

From a pattern to a player.

Arsenal recorded 5773 progressive passes and 2250 final-third entries in the active period. G. Xhaka recorded 795 progressive passes, among the highest counts in this selection.

These counts describe actions. They do not measure overall player quality or establish that a pass caused a shot.

Pass completion86.6%19728 / 22783 recorded passes

Mean pass length18.6 m22783 spatial passes · estimated

Pass direction

forward

10983

lateral

6845

backward

4955

Length, direction & completion definitions

Pass length: Straight-line start-to-end distance after scaling to an assumed 105 × 68 m pitch. Actual stadium dimensions are not supplied; distances are estimates.

Pass direction: Forward: longitudinal gain > 5 m; backward: gain < −5 m; otherwise lateral. Includes eligible completed and unsuccessful Pass actions.

Pass completion: Completed: Pass carries source tag 1801 and no tag 1802. Denominator: all recorded Pass actions in the active team, period and player filters; ambiguous tags remain outside the numerator.

Know the sample. Audit flags apply to this selection.

37386 events under these filters; 1794 have an unknown actor. Team counts retain those actions; player profiles exclude them. Player rates use matched checked nominal minutes; uncertainty withholds them. No inferred recipients are shown.

Data scope, uncertainty & source

Historical EPL 2017/18 only. Counts describe recorded actions, not overall player quality.
Pitch distances assume 105 × 68 m. Timestamp ties retain source order without causal inference.
Checked nominal minutes exclude stoppage time; event counts retain stoppage-time actions. Rates for halves and score states are withheld.
Any uncertain appearance in the selected sample withholds the player rate. Unknown actors remain in team totals.
Source score and event-goal discrepancies remain flagged. No missing goal is invented. Externally checked appearance and card corrections are disclosed per match. Confirmed unused-substitute discipline remains in event evidence without playing minutes. Original events and source metadata remain unchanged.

1794 of 37386 events in the selected matches have unknown actors. Source result/goal and interval flags for this selection: No substitutions independently confirmed; original missing list retained and nominal minutes checked. Half and score-state rates remain withheld. Match-result summaries always cover full selected matches, regardless of player or period filters.

Flagged matches in this selection

Counts include these matches. Minute uncertainty withholds affected player rates; result/event conflicts preserve source observations.

Arsenal - Manchester City, 0 - 3: No substitutions independently confirmed; original missing list retained and nominal minutes checked

Wyscout public dataset · 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4415000.v5 · CC BY 4.0. England filtering and descriptive metrics added; original observations retained. Pappalardo et al. (2019).

Passes	Progressive passes	Final-third entries	Box entries	Shots
606	166	81	15	27
713	214	90	21	18
510	144	48	12	8
573	133	40	15	16
493	141	51	12	10
585	147	79	15	16
675	152	76	19	24
521	142	53	11	9
603	159	60	24	28
777	194	114	22	18
431	127	42	9	6
369	124	45	15	14
617	153	60	15	18
795	194	64	24	19
652	202	70	37	31
742	173	84	25	10
702	181	89	27	21
740	199	64	26	22
472	128	46	12	13
630	150	51	18	16
624	147	60	13	14
577	162	59	18	13
514	138	47	14	11
760	172	68	19	16
889	190	100	19	7
523	126	48	11	15
488	133	40	10	7
515	130	51	7	10
580	116	42	15	14
480	114	40	12	10
627	143	50	14	22
685	143	74	10	12
682	167	49	11	14
601	151	54	18	20
421	105	32	9	8
663	167	65	15	14
447	116	34	12	13
501	130	30	7	9

Passes	Progressive passes	Final-third entries	Box entries	Shots
606	166	81	15	27
713	214	90	21	18
510	144	48	12	8
573	133	40	15	16
493	141	51	12	10
585	147	79	15	16
675	152	76	19	24
521	142	53	11	9
603	159	60	24	28
777	194	114	22	18
431	127	42	9	6
369	124	45	15	14
617	153	60	15	18
795	194	64	24	19
652	202	70	37	31
742	173	84	25	10
702	181	89	27	21
740	199	64	26	22
472	128	46	12	13
630	150	51	18	16
624	147	60	13	14
577	162	59	18	13
514	138	47	14	11
760	172	68	19	16
889	190	100	19	7
523	126	48	11	15
488	133	40	10	7
515	130	51	7	10
580	116	42	15	14
480	114	40	12	10
627	143	50	14	22
685	143	74	10	12
682	167	49	11	14
601	151	54	18	20
421	105	32	9	8
663	167	65	15	14
447	116	34	12	13
501	130	30	7	9

Passes	Progressive passes	Final-third entries	Box entries	Shots
606	166	81	15	27
713	214	90	21	18
510	144	48	12	8
573	133	40	15	16
493	141	51	12	10
585	147	79	15	16
675	152	76	19	24
521	142	53	11	9
603	159	60	24	28
777	194	114	22	18
431	127	42	9	6
369	124	45	15	14
617	153	60	15	18
795	194	64	24	19
652	202	70	37	31
742	173	84	25	10
702	181	89	27	21
740	199	64	26	22
472	128	46	12	13
630	150	51	18	16
624	147	60	13	14
577	162	59	18	13
514	138	47	14	11
760	172	68	19	16
889	190	100	19	7
523	126	48	11	15
488	133	40	10	7
515	130	51	7	10
580	116	42	15	14
480	114	40	12	10
627	143	50	14	22
685	143	74	10	12
682	167	49	11	14
601	151	54	18	20
421	105	32	9	8
663	167	65	15	14
447	116	34	12	13
501	130	30	7	9