Everton on Sunday pummelled Crystal Palace 2-1
Jean-Philippe Mateta’s finishing cost Crystal Palace their unbeaten run. Let’s not sugar-coat it.
“The result for Oliver Glasner could – and arguably should – have been very different had Mateta brought his shooting boots. 
“Mateta missed a combined 0.59 of expected goals, two of which were defined as big chances. In a sport decided by such fine margins, that’s simply not good enough. When chances come at a premium in the Premier League – especially away from home – your striker has to make the difference. Mateta? He was the difference but for the wrong reasons.
The big Frenchman has been enjoying a purple patch under Glasner, linking play with intelligence and giving Palace more bite in the final third. And his goalscoring record has been impressive.
“However, missing big chances is becoming a theme now. Mateta has missed seven of nine big chances in the Premier League this season and has underperformed his expected goals by 2.2 this season – the worst record of any player.
“After a two-year spell of overperformance, the regression has hit.”
