The Alternative Premier League Table: No 11 – Expected goals conceded and defensive performance

By Anantaajith Raghuraman via The Athletic, 11/06/2025

Welcome to the 11th edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each Thursday, Anantaajith Raghuraman analyses the entire division through a specific lens. After looking at goal contributions from new faces for each club last week, this edition’s focus is on expected goals against (xGA). As usual, the article that follows is long but detailed, so please settle down and enjoy it all — or simply search for the side you want to read about. The Premier League has seen 268 goals scored across 100 matches, the fewest across the first 10 rounds since 2018-19. There has been a…

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