Each line is generated from a finding that cleared its evidence bar; nothing here is a generic coaching point. The grey line says what it rests on; the button opens the sequences.
Copy the sides that escaped it: Man City got out 64% (long on 8%), Chelsea got out 61% (long on 30%).
Average escape rate against them is 46%.
When you win it, go down their right side immediately.
46% of the xG they concede after losing the ball comes down their right side (46 attacks, 8 shots), against 33% of their own attacking xG through that channel.
Avoid conceding corners; mark Ryan Christie first.
30% of their corners end in a shot; first contacts: Ryan Christie (4), António Silva (3), James Hill (2).
Where each player takes the ball in each phase of their possession, and who passes to whom. Event data has no off-ball positions, so this is the shape of their touches — the standard event-data proxy. A phase is defined by where the ball is, so the dots sit inside that phase's third (shaded): read the order and the width, not the depth of each line. Bournemouth attack left to right.
attacking → · shaded = the build-up zone
485 build-up phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
attacking → · shaded = the progression zone
686 progression phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
attacking → · shaded = the final third zone
456 final third phases. Dot = the median spot of a player's touches in this phase; size = share of touches; lines = consecutive touches between two players.
Tackles, interceptions, recoveries, blocks, challenges and fouls in the opponent's final 40%.
200 in the window. The press on a build-up = the first two rows: 43 (5.4 a match).
| source | times | share | per match | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| press: settled build-up taken off them | 42 | 21% | 5.2 | 5% | |
| press: their restart forced into an error before they settled | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0% | |
| counter-press: won straight back after losing it | 14 | 7% | 1.8 | 29% | |
| second ball: the opponent touched it but never controlled it | 143 | 72% | 17.9 | 27% | |
| ↳ rebound after their own shot (saved or blocked) | 23 | 12% | 2.9 | 35% | |
| ↳ their cross / ball into the box, cleared | 54 | 27% | 6.8 | 35% | |
| ↳ their long ball, only headed or touched away | 16 | 8% | 2.0 | 12% | |
| ↳ after their own throw-in / set piece | 9 | 4% | 1.1 | 0% | |
| ↳ loose ball in their combination play (pass blocked or tackled) | 41 | 20% | 5.1 | 22% |
| opponent was | share | league | rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| passing forward | 33% | 25% | 6 / 20 | |
| passing to a full-back | 22% | 13% | 4 / 20 | |
| dribbling or a loose touch | 14% | 31% | 20 / 20 | |
| passing back | 6% | 3% | 3 / 20 | |
| passing sideways | 6% | 6% | 10 / 20 | |
| going long | 4% | 7% | 17 / 20 | |
| taking a throw-in | 4% | 3% | 5 / 20 | |
| passing to the keeper | 0% | 0% | 9 / 20 | |
| a loose ball | 0% | 0% | 1 / 20 |
The opponents who went long most (40% of build-ups) got out 37% of the time; those who mostly played short (24% long) got out 52%. That is a lean, not proven at 20 matches (p=0.0962).
Best escapes: Man City 64%; Chelsea 61%; Brentford 54%. One dot per match; hover for the opponent.
Most often started by James Hill (16), Ryan Christie (15), Evanilson (14), Marcus Tavernier (13).
| lost in | losses | won back within 5s | led to a shot |
|---|---|---|---|
| own third | 33 | 48% | 15% |
| midfield | 207 | 25% | 0% |
| final third | 306 | 28% | 1% |
13.6 opponent attacks per match after winning the ball in open play that broke forward fast or reached the final third. Shading and % = share of the xG they produced, by the channel they used. Bournemouth's goal is on the left. Central attacks carry more xG for every team, so compare with Bournemouth's own attacking xG in the same kind of channel (centre, or the average flank): right 46% conceded vs 33% own, left 39% conceded vs 33% own, centre 15% conceded vs 35% own.
Every real turnover, named by the situation it came from. "Fast" = the side with the ball reached the final third within 10 seconds. Only real turnovers appear here: for everything the press wins high, including restarts it forced into an error, see "Every ball won in the opponent’s third" in the press section.
| type | times | share | fast | shot | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won high from a settled build-up (press) | 41 | 6%lg 4% | 39% | 5%lg 11% | 0.2 | |
| Won after their long possession (10+ passes) | 48 | 7%lg 9% | 12% | 0%lg 3% | 0.0 | |
| Won straight back after losing it (counter-press) | 82 | 13%lg 13% | 33% | 10%lg 7% | 0.8 | |
| Won by stopping their counter | 29 | 4%lg 4% | 10% | 0%lg 0% | 0.0 | |
| Won in midfield | 195 | 30%lg 25% | 29% | 5%lg 6% | 0.8 | |
| Won deep in own third | 231 | 36%lg 39% | 15% | 4%lg 3% | 0.8 | |
| Won from their set piece | 20 | 3%lg 5% | 10% | 5%lg 3% | 0.0 |
| type | times | share | opponent fast | shot against | xG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost in own build-up under pressure | 16 | 3%lg 5% | 19% | 19%lg 11% | 0.2 | |
| Lost after own long possession (10+ passes) | 41 | 7%lg 9% | 7% | 0%lg 4% | 0.0 | |
| Lost straight after winning it | 93 | 15%lg 12% | 30% | 5%lg 8% | 0.3 | |
| Lost during own counter | 31 | 5%lg 4% | 6% | 0%lg 0% | 0.0 | |
| Lost in midfield | 161 | 26%lg 25% | 29% | 2%lg 7% | 0.5 | |
| Lost in the final third (attack broke down) | 249 | 41%lg 39% | 12% | 4%lg 3% | 0.9 | |
| Lost from own set piece | 18 | 3%lg 5% | 28% | 6%lg 2% | 0.4 |
Every controlled possession is typed by how it was played, and every real turnover (a possession that was established and then lost) by what the losing side was doing, how it lost the ball and what the winner did next. "Settled" = sustained or worked possessions; "unsettled" = short, second-ball, counter and direct possessions.
| type | times | share | ended in a shot | avg passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 70 | 9%lg 11% | 20%lg 15% | 13.0 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 186 | 24%lg 26% | 12%lg 10% | 5.6 | |
| direct attack | 106 | 14%lg 13% | 2%lg 2% | 1.5 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 177 | 23%lg 21% | 4% | 1.3 |
| the side losing it was in… | times | fast attack | secured | lost straight back | can’t keep it | shot | xG | how it was lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 43 | 9% | 19% | 9% | 56% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 31, long ball lost 8 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 141 | 15% | 18% | 10% | 44% | 5% | 0.6 | pass cut out 65, long ball lost 44 | |
| direct attack | 91 | 23% | 9% | 13% | 46% | 4% | 0.5 | long ball lost 40, pass cut out 36 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 148 | 29% | 11% | 5% | 48% | 6% | 0.8 | pass cut out 75, long ball lost 28 | |
| second-ball possession | 127 | 17% | 8% | 11% | 50% | 2% | 0.1 | pass cut out 63, long ball lost 24 | |
| counter / fast transition | 41 | 7% | 15% | 5% | 71% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 25, bad touch 6 | |
| set piece | 18 | 28% | 6% | 11% | 44% | 6% | 0.4 | pass cut out 10, long ball lost 6 |
| mechanism | times | share | led to a shot against | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pass cut out | 305 | 50%lg 52% | 3% | |
| long ball lost | 155 | 25%lg 24% | 3% | |
| bad touch | 83 | 14%lg 14% | 6% | |
| tackled / dispossessed | 33 | 5%lg 6% | 12% | |
| failed dribble | 27 | 4%lg 6% | 0% |
| the opponent was in… | times | fast attack | secured | lost straight back | can’t keep it | shot | xG | how it was lost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sustained circulation (10+ passes) | 50 | 12% | 14% | 12% | 48% | 0% | 0.0 | pass cut out 34, bad touch 7 | |
| worked possession (4-9 passes) | 158 | 24% | 7% | 10% | 49% | 6% | 0.6 | pass cut out 81, long ball lost 36 | |
| direct attack | 95 | 29% | 17% | 7% | 40% | 2% | 0.2 | long ball lost 51, pass cut out 34 | |
| short possession (0-3 passes) | 137 | 26% | 12% | 12% | 48% | 9% | 1.2 | pass cut out 69, long ball lost 27 | |
| second-ball possession | 150 | 21% | 9% | 8% | 52% | 4% | 0.4 | pass cut out 80, long ball lost 30 | |
| counter / fast transition | 36 | 11% | 14% | 19% | 53% | 3% | 0.1 | pass cut out 15, bad touch 9 | |
| set piece | 20 | 10% | 15% | 10% | 60% | 5% | 0.0 | pass cut out 11, long ball lost 6 |
Fast attack = their final third or box reached within 10s. Secured = kept 10s+ or 4+ passes. Lost straight back = controlled, then lost within 5s. Can’t keep it = won the ball but never got it under control (cleared it, headed it away, blocked it or lost it at once).
Each phase split into the situations it is made of, every row with its league median and clips. Shots are their own category: a possession that ends in a shot has finished, it has not lost the ball.
| type | times | share | got out | reached the box | lost in build-up | shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from the keeper / goal kick, played out short | 29 | 17%lg 17% | 69% | 10% | 31% | 0% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, went long (bypass) | 23 | 13%lg 13% | 43% | 13% | 52% | 4% | |
| from the keeper / goal kick, stuck / recycled | 7 | 4% | 0% | 0% | 86% | 0% | |
| from the back line, played out short | 11 | 6%lg 8% | 45% | 18% | 36% | 0% | |
| from the back line, went long (bypass) | 16 | 9%lg 5% | 12% | 0% | 69% | 0% | |
| from a throw-in, played out short | 6 | 3%lg 4% | 50% | 50% | 17% | 50% | |
| from a throw-in, went long (bypass) | 5 | 3%lg 3% | 0% | 20% | 100% | 0% | |
| straight after winning it, played out short | 39 | 22%lg 16% | 59% | 26% | 38% | 18% | |
| straight after winning it, went long (bypass) | 19 | 11%lg 11% | 32% | 16% | 68% | 11% | |
| straight after winning it, stuck / recycled | 17 | 10% | 0% | 29% | 18% | 0% |
| outcome | times | share | opponent shot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| won it high | 30 | 15%lg 10% | 3% | |
| forced long, then won it back | 59 | 29%lg 26% | 0% | |
| forced long, they kept it | 8 | 4%lg 5% | 12% | |
| they played through short | 65 | 32%lg 30% | 11% | |
| kept them stuck (recycled back) | 44 | 21%lg 26% | 0% |
Won high = the ball won in the opponent's own third. Forced long = the opponent left its third with a long ball (then either lost it in that possession, or kept it).
| created by | shots | share of open play | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 8 | 9%lg 12% | 0.7 | 0.09lg 0.11 | 0 | |
| cutback | 11 | 12%lg 9% | 1.6 | 0.15lg 0.11 | 3 | |
| through ball | 3 | 3%lg 3% | 0.4 | 0.14lg 0.17 | 0 | |
| short pass / combination | 39 | 44%lg 53% | 3.0 | 0.08lg 0.08 | 2 | |
| long ball | 5 | 6%lg 4% | 0.2 | 0.05lg 0.08 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 12 | 13%lg 9% | 0.9 | 0.08lg 0.08 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 11 | 12%lg 9% | 1.4 | 0.13lg 0.13 | 2 | |
| corner (set piece) | 14 | – | 3.4 | 0.25 | 1 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 6 | – | 0.4 | 0.06 | 1 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 4 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 3 | – | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0 |
| created by | shots | share | xG | xG per shot | goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cross | 5 | 9%lg 12% | 0.8 | 0.15 | 2 | |
| cutback | 4 | 7%lg 9% | 0.5 | 0.12 | 1 | |
| through ball | 3 | 5%lg 3% | 0.5 | 0.18 | 1 | |
| short pass / combination | 32 | 56%lg 53% | 2.5 | 0.08 | 2 | |
| long ball | 1 | 2%lg 4% | 0.1 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| individual (dribble / self-made) | 5 | 9%lg 11% | 0.4 | 0.07 | 1 | |
| rebound / second ball | 7 | 12%lg 9% | 1.2 | 0.17 | 1 | |
| corner (set piece) | 14 | – | 1.4 | 0.10 | 2 | |
| free kick (indirect) (set piece) | 8 | – | 0.4 | 0.05 | 1 | |
| direct free kick (set piece) | 4 | – | 0.1 | 0.03 | 1 | |
| throw-in (set piece) | 1 | – | 0.0 | 0.04 | 0 |
| ending | shots | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| goal | 11 | 9%lg 9% | |
| keeper held it | 13 | 11%lg 9% | |
| keeper parried it | 16 | 14%lg 11% | |
| blocked | 29 | 25%lg 32% | |
| off target | 46 | 40%lg 37% | |
| hit the woodwork | 1 | 1% |
Penalties excluded. A "save" by an outfield player is a block.
After their keeper held a shot (5), median release 10s; league share turned into a fast attack 10%:
| their keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 20% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 0 | 0% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 4 | 80% |
After their own shot was held by the opponent keeper (13); league share broken against fast 17%:
| the opponent keeper held it, then… | times | share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| keeper released fast -> fast attack | 1 | 8% | |
| keeper released quickly, no fast attack | 1 | 8% | |
| keeper slowed the game | 11 | 85% |
Fast = the keeper's side reached its final third within 15s of the save. Quick = first pass within 6s.
The other half of each phase above. Their own phases break down when they lose the ball (real turnovers only); their press and block break down when the opponent gets through. Each card: how often, how, where, who is involved, and what it costs them.
167 balls lost in 485 build-up phases (34%)
giveaways per 10 build-up phases: 3.0/10 · league 2.7/10
What it costs: 26% turned into a fast attack · 45% the opponent can’t keep · 4% led to a shot · 0.8 xG
212 balls lost in 686 middle-third phases (31%)
giveaways per 10 middle-third phases: 2.8/10 · league 2.7/10
What it costs: 20% turned into a fast attack · 44% the opponent can’t keep · 3% led to a shot · 0.4 xG
200 balls lost in 456 final-third phases (44%)
deliveries into the box that fail to arrive: 50% · league 60%
What it costs: 11% turned into a fast attack · 60% the opponent can’t keep · 4% led to a shot · 0.7 xG
56 deliveries into the box did not arrive
41 of 58 counter-attacks lost (71%)
attacking transitions that produce a shot: 19% · league 18%
What it costs: 7% turned into a fast attack · 71% the opponent can’t keep · 0% led to a shot · 0.0 xG
58 counters: 10 ended in a shot, 41 were lost, 7 slowed down or went out
83 of 181 opponent build-ups got out (46%)
opponent build-ups that get out cleanly: 46% · league 45%
What it costs: 22% reached the final third · 8% led to a shot · 0.8 xG
Sides are their own: "down the left" = down their left.
110 box entries in 395 opponent final-third phases (28%)
opponent final-third phases that create: 51% · league 50%
What it costs: 42% led to a shot · 5.6 xG
Sides are their own.
18 set pieces lost in open play
What it costs: 28% turned into a fast attack · 44% the opponent can’t keep · 6% led to a shot · 0.4 xG
Their corners and free kicks that were lost in open play, and what the opponent did next.
Takers: Marcus Tavernier (19), Alex Scott (10), Lewis Cook (6)
First contact in the box: Ryan Christie (4), António Silva (3), James Hill (2), Rayan (2), Evanilson (1)
What each player does in the phases, counted over the window. Only lines that clear a minimum count are shown.
The comparison behind the report: each behaviour as a rate per opportunity, ranked among the 20 Premier League clubs' full seasons, with how many of the 8 matches sat on the same side of the league median. "Style" is never a verdict.
| behaviour | Bournemouth | league median | rank | matches | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strength | xG from own corners / free kicks | 0.40 xG | 0.18 xG | 1 / 20 | 5/8 | |
| style | between the lines per 100 progression phases | 2.0/100 | 1.0/100 | 1 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | turnovers won from an opponent set piece | 3% | 5% | 20 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| strength | build-up giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s | 2% | 6% | 20 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| style | final-third entries through the centre | 7% | 12% | 20 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | build-ups straight after a regain played out short | 22% | 16% | 2 / 20 | 5/8 | |
| strength | build-ups that left the own third (or went for it) | 87% | 80% | 2 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | turnovers lost in the own build-up under pressure | 3% | 5% | 20 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | build-ups that stayed stuck / recycled | 15% | 22% | 19 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| strength | balls lost in midfield that led to an opponent shot | 2% | 7% | 20 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| style | build-ups from the back line going long | 9% | 5% | 2 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | build-up exits down the right | 48% | 38% | 2 / 20 | 6/8 | |
| style | turnovers won in midfield | 30% | 25% | 2 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| strength | giveaways that led to an opponent shot within 15s | 2% | 3% | 20 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| style | turnovers lost from an own set piece | 3% | 5% | 19 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| style | build-up exits played by a midfielder (DM/CM) | 10% | 17% | 20 / 20 | 8/8 | |
| style | turnovers won high while pressing the build-up | 6% | 4% | 2 / 20 | 7/8 | |
| strength | high-press regains per 10 opponent build-ups | 1.0/10 | 0.7/10 | 2 / 20 | 5/8 |
| phase | route | times | shot | their average |
|---|
| split | behaviour | a | b | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| when leading vs when level | build-up exits down the right | 37% | 58% | 0.0293 | |
| when leading vs when level | box entries with a cross | 3% | 13% | 0.0497 | |
| when trailing vs when level | build-up exits by carrying it out | 15% | 2% | 0.0221 | |
| second half vs first half | build-up exits played by the goalkeeper | 7% | 26% | 0.0036 | |
| second half vs first half | final-third entries down the left | 62% | 40% | 0.0184 | |
| second half vs first half | box entries with a cross | 4% | 16% | 0.025 |
| date | opponent | result | npxG | opponent press | what happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | at Man City | L 1-2 | 0.5–1.6 | pressed aggressively | Lost 1-2 and the chances agreed (0.47 v 1.63 xG). Man City pressed harder than a typical Premier League side does (strict PPDA 11.0, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: PPDA, strict (opponent passes in their own 60% per committed ball-winning action) 21.1, far above their usual 13.5. |
| 2026-08-29 | vs Everton | D 1-1 | 2.4–1.6 | mid-intensity press | Drew 1-1 (2.41 v 1.59 xG). Everton pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 14.7, league median 14.4) and went long on 60% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: build-up exits down the left 16%, far below their usual 38%. |
| 2026-09-05 | at Newcastle | D 2-2 | 1.3–0.7 | pressed aggressively | Drew 2-2 (1.27 v 0.65 xG). Newcastle pressed harder than a typical Premier League side does (strict PPDA 10.9, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: ball given away during build-up 12.0/match, far below their usual 18.4/match. |
| 2026-09-12 | vs Brentford | D 2-2 | 2.0–0.5 | mid-intensity press | Drew 2-2 (1.95 v 0.52 xG). Brentford pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 12.7, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: opponent final-third phases that created 61%, far above their usual 51%. |
| 2026-09-20 | vs Liverpool | L 0-1 | 0.9–1.3 | mid-intensity press | Lost 0-1 and the chances agreed (0.88 v 1.27 xG). Liverpool pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 14.2, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: chance-creation phases that produced a shot 20%, far below their usual 35%. |
| 2026-10-10 | at Chelsea | L 1-5 | 1.7–0.8 | mid-intensity press | Lost 1-5 despite the better chances (1.69 v 0.77 xG) -- a finishing / goalkeeping defeat more than a tactical one. Chelsea pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 15.8, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: box entries with a cross 29%, far above their usual 10%. |
| 2026-10-18 | vs Sunderland | W 2-0 | 2.6–0.1 | sat deep / passive | Won 2-0, chances 2.62 v 0.12 xG. Sunderland defended deep and let them have the ball (strict PPDA 29.4, league median 14.4) and went long on 64% of their own build-ups. Biggest departure from their norm: giveaways regained within 5s (counter-press) 45%, far above their usual 28%. |
| 2026-10-25 | at Man Utd | W 3-0 | 1.1–1.3 | mid-intensity press | Won 3-0, chances 1.07 v 1.34 xG. Man Utd pressed at roughly league-average intensity (strict PPDA 14.2, league median 14.4). Biggest departure from their norm: middle-third phases that progressed into the final third 44%, far below their usual 61%. |