Here are some stats from Wednesday’s defeat to Nottingham Forest that may be of interest to the numerically-minded among us:
- Forest (1.43) had a higher expected goals (xG) value through the game compared to Spurs (0.56) (via Eurosport).
- Although Tottenham dominated possession (59%) and completed 150 more passes than Forest, the hosts also posed a greater xG threat than their opponents during the second half (1.21) and from open play (1.32) (via Eurosport).
- This is the fifth time that Spurs have been knocked out of the League Cup in the third round over the past ten seasons (also happening in 2010-11, 2011/12, 2015/16, and 2019/20).
- Of those five third-round exits, four of those have come against Premiership opposition – the one exit to non-Premiership opposition was against League Two Colchester United in 2019.
- Spurs have now failed to score in the first half of their last 8 matches in all competitions so far this season.
- Spurs have conceded the first goal in 13 of their 21 matches in all competitions so far this season, losing 6 of those matches.
- Spurs have now conceded the first goal in their last 7 matches in all competitions, surpassing the run of 5 successive matches under Jose Mourinho from December 2019 to January 2020 where they conceded the first goal.
- Spurs have ceded a 2-goal lead to their opponents in 5 of those last 7 matches; of the 13 matches they’ve gone behind this season, Spurs have given away a 2-goal lead in 7 of those.
- Orel Mangala’s red card meant that Spurs have seen 10 opponents sent off in all competitions since Antonio Conte’s takeover last November, more than any other side in the Premiership.
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