Liverpool’s 4-2 win on New Year’s Day against Newcastle was the perfect start to the year in the English Premier League, with no shortage of drama and goals at both ends.
Newcastle were outclassed throughout despite the scoreline, with Liverpool accumulating a record EPL Expected Goals total of 7.27 – meaning they would have been expected to score at least three more goals than what they eventually managed.
Here are the top 5 all-time Premier League Expected Goals totals that individual teams have managed in one game since data became available.
- Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle 2023/24 – 7.27 xG
Liverpool peppered the Newcastle goal from the first to last minute, ending up with 34 shots as Salah, Jones, and Gakpo all found the back of the net in an impressive win to kickstart 2024.
- Manchester City 8-0 Watford 2019/20 – 5.87 xG
Manchester City under Pep Guardiola have been known for their immense attacking ability over the past eight years and put Watford to the sword in emphatic fashion. They outperformed their xG by over two, with David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez, Nicolas Otamendi, and Kevin De Bruyne all getting on the scoresheet.
- Liverpool 6-0 Leeds 2022/23 – 5.87 xG
Jurgen Klopp’s attacking machine notched up another impressive xG total against Leeds last season, with Mo Salah, Joel Matip, Sadio Mané and Virgil Van Dijk getting on the scoresheet against a Leeds side who leaked goals all season.
- Manchester United 4-1 Chelsea 2022/23 – 5.22 xG
The Red Devils have been inconsistent to say the least under Erik ten Hag – this was one of their better performances, with Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford scoring against a below-par Chelsea rearguard.
- Manchester 6-0 QPR 2014/15 – 5.20 xG
Manchester City performed below par in the Premier League during the 2014/15 season but still managed some big scorelines. They put relegation-bound QPR to the sword in ruthless fashion, with Aguero, Aleksandar Kolarov, James Milner and David Silva piling the misery on the London side.
