We moved to the top of the Premier League after claiming our 28th point from the last 30 available against Brighton & Hove Albion, courtesy of an emphatic 3-0 win against the Seagulls.
To find out how we had so much success on the south coast, Adrian Clarke has rewatched the footage and delved through the stats to find five key factors that you might not have spotted.
Roberto De Zerbi’s Seagulls hadn’t lost at home since August, but we blew them away with an outstanding team performance. Playing through their press (which was conservative by their standards) with ease, our in-form side constantly swept forward to carve out an extraordinary number of quality opportunities.
No visiting side had created seven big chances at the Amex Stadium since the Italian took charge, until Saturday evening. We also racked up the highest XG of any visiting team at their ground during the Italian’s successful tenure, which began in October 2022.
