Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham — xTears 16.41 (12/11/23)

Aston Villa won 3-1 against Fulham on 12 November 2023 during Matchday 12 of the Premier League, even with the xTears split tilting slightly the other way. Total damage: 16.41 xTears.

Even with the xTears split leaning slightly the other way, the heaviest moments for Aston Villa still ran through A. Robinson 27' own goal (+1.92 xT) and O. Watkins 8' penalty overturned by VAR (+1.18 xT).

The scoreboard and xTears did not tell exactly the same story: Aston Villa punished better without fully owning the emotional volume. The pain was self-inflicted, and it stung: own goal (A. Robinson at 27'). The match lost its cool with 7 yellows.