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A nerdy look at Chelsea’s xG discrepancy
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A nerdy look at Chelsea’s xG discrepancy

Where does the truth lie?

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Grace Robertson
Oct 20, 2021
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As ever, there are two realities. Let’s call them “Normal World” and “Nerd World”.

In Normal World, Chelsea are flying. The scrappy 1-0 victory over Brentford was the classic Sign Of A Good Team: winning when you’re not playing well. Chelsea Know How To Win, seeing off a prettier but less shrewd Manchester City team in the Champions League final and cont…

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