West Bromwich Albion host Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon.
This weekend sees the return of the Premier League following the second international break of the campaign.
One of the interesting fixtures will see West Bromwich Albion host Tottenham Hotspur at the Hawthorns.
Both sides have had vastly different starts to the campaign; with Tony Pulis’ side sitting ninth in the table and Pochettino’s team second and just a point behind first.
A fascinating subplot in the clash will be how two left-wingers compare, namely Nacer Chadli and Son Heung-min.
The Belgian was allowed to leave White Hart Lane this summer, with Son somewhat taking his spot in the team. So how do the two players compare so far this season? We took a look at the stats.
As it turns out it is the current Spurs man who has had statistically the much better start, coming out on top in all eight areas analysed.
So far he has been a far better passer, posting more accurate passes, more successful final third passes and more key passes.
He has also enjoyed a better passing accuracy, with his score of 83% beating Chadli’s 80%.
He comes out on top in the dribbling stats, having posted more won contests, 17 compared to three and more accurate crosses, eight compared to zero.
As a result, his crossing accuracy is also vastly superior to what the Baggies star has managed so far.
Finally, and arguably most importantly he also comes out on top in terms of shots on target having posted seven compared to Chadli’s five.
Whichever player comes out on top this weekend is likely to be key to which team wins and Tottenham will certainly be hoping Son enjoys as comfortable a win as this one proved to be.
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