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Elliot Anderson

Defensive midfielder23 yrsCorners 3rd
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.020 non-penalty goals from 6 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.171 assists, 5 key passes
Finishing
-0.12goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.9010% of Manchester City’s build-up value

Elliot Anderson ranks 62nd of 138 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 23.6m on average, with 87% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 8% of Manchester City’s attacking involvement, the 7th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

87 midfielders

Average match rating7.25

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.00
Non-penalty goals
0.00
xG
0.02
Non-penalty xG
0.02
Shots
1.04
Shots on target
0.33
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
-0.1

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.17
Expected assists
0.17
Key passes
0.87
npxG + xA
0.20
xG chain
0.91
xG build-up
0.90
Assists against xA
-0.0

On the ball

per 90
Touches
125.00
Passes
105.67
Pass completion
91%
Take-ons attempted
1.33
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
1.00

Defending

per 90
Tackles
3.33
Tackles won
80%
Interceptions
2.00
Clearances
1.00
Aerials won
0.67
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.67

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
1.33
Caught offside
0.00
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
1season count
Red cards
0season count

Ranked against 87 midfielders with half a match a round or more, the same comparison the compare page makes. Where less is better, such as being dispossessed, the order is turned round, so a high percentile is always the good end.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

away to Aston Villa

Sat 24 Oct, 11:30 UTC

Aston Villa concede 15.8 shots a match and are 0.97× the league norm against central midfield (12 shots so far). Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
1.10

1.04 per 90 × 1.06

Projected on target
0.20

0.17 per 90 × 1.16

Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.

Shots

7 appearances
  • Over 0.54 of 757%± 19
  • Over 1.52 of 729%± 17
  • Over 2.50 of 70%± 0
  • Over 3.50 of 70%± 0

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 7.

Shooting profile

6 shots

Where they shoot

6 shots
Every shotBy zone
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Elliot Anderson, 2026/27, 6 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.

left
32%
Centre
13%
right
55%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.022
Shots per 90
1.04
Key passes per 90
0.87
Average shot distance
23.6m
From set pieces
87%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
0%

Club role

Manchester City

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 25% of Manchester City’s dead-ball danger, from 1 delivery that became shots.
  • On the pitch96% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Elliot Anderson’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Mathis Cherki0.0 xG2 shots, 0g
  2. Antoine Semenyo0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Marc Guehi0.5 xG1 shot, 0g
  2. Phil Foden0.3 xG1 shot, 0g
  3. Jéremy Doku0.1 xG1 shot, 1g
  4. Mathis Cherki0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Iliman Ndiaye0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Elliot Anderson carries 10.1% of Manchester City’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.897
    96% of midfielders
  • Possession value per 900.908
    90% of midfielders

Ranked against 52 midfielders with a comparable sample. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in, with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance rather than the chance.

Match by match

Match log

7 appearances, oldest first

at Palace2 shots
1 on target

v Coventry1 shot
0 on target

v Sunderland1 shot
0 on target

at Liverpool2 shots
0 on target

3 blanksno shot
not placed

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line. The feed cannot date an appearance with no shot in it, so 3 sits at the end, counted but unplaced.

How to read the ties. Each rate ties back to the league average: solid where the sample is settled, broken where it is still being shrunk toward the league, an open circle where there is no cohort to rank against.