VIDEO: Did Chelsea deserve to go down to nine men?
VIDEO: Did Chelsea deserve to go down to nine men?
STATS: Mata’s hard work and skills for Chelsea vs Van Persie’s impressive goal rate for Manchester United
Chelsea v Man Utd, Sunday 16:00 Chelsea and Manchester United occupy the top two slots in the Premier League this season, and Sunday game already looks like a potential turning point in the title race Despite a disappointing Champions League outing in the week, Chelsea’s Premier League form has been dominant. Last weekend they dispatched […]
STATS: Lallana’s goal contribution for Southampton vs Sigurdsson’s hard work for Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton v Tottenham, Sunday 15:00 Southampton were swept aside 4-1 by an impressive second half performance from West Ham in their last Premier League game A consolation goal from Adam Lallana wasn’t enough to prevent defeat, and Southampton’s goals conceded column now reads 21 from 8 games Lallana’s first goal of the season came after […]
STATS: Liverpool’s Gerrard is best English passer vs impressive Jagielka’s clearances for Everton
Everton v Liverpool, Sunday 13:30 Everton needed a stroke of luck against QPR in their last game to leave with a point, with their equalizing goal coming from a Sylvain Distin header which rebounded off the base of the post and in off QPR keeper Julio Cesar This Merseyside derby will see the top two […]
Barcelona Homegrown XI
Victor Valdes Born: Barcelona Joined the club: 10-years-old First team appearances: 470 Martin Montoya Born: Barcelona Joined the club: 9-years-old First team appearances: 16 Carlos Puyol Born: Lleida, Catalonia Joined the club: 17-years-old First team appearances: 563 Gerard Pique Born: Barcelona Joined the club: 10-years-old First team appearances: 190 Jordi Alba Born: Barcelona Joined the […]
STATS: Coloccini’s defensive work for Newcastle vs Lukaku’s on target shooting for West Brom
Newcastle v West Brom, Sunday 15:00 Yohan Cabaye scored Newcastle’s only goal as they drew 1-1 with North East rivals Sunderland Cabaye has been in providing more than goal scoring mood this season, delivering 30 crosses, the third highest in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index Cheick Tiote was sent off in a typically competitive […]
De Klassieker: Why this weekend’s Ajax vs Feyenoord won’t be like the good ol’ days…
Ajax and Feyenoord. Feyenoord and Ajax. The two biggest rivals in Dutch football. Since the first game in 1921, it has always been a grudge match. Ajax won that game with 3-2 but after protests of Feyenoord, the full time score was officially set at 2-2. It’s also a game between the two biggest cities […]
STATS: Kone’s dribbling skills for Wigan vs Nolan’s contribution to half of West Ham’s goals
Wigan v West Ham, Saturday 15:00 A superb improvised finish by Emmerson Boyce was not enough to secure victory for Wigan against Swansea in their last game Arouna Kone thought he had equalized the scores to 2-2, but his effort was ruled out for offside Kone is second in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index […]
STATS: Aston Villa’s most effective player Clark vs Johnson’s clearances for Norwich
Aston Villa v Norwich, Saturday 12:45 Aston Villa hover just above the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat to Fulham in their last league game Villa have now scored just 6 goals in 8 games this season, with Darren Bent scoring two having had 15 attempts at goal with 9 on target. That puts Bent […]
STATS: Premier League years – Liverpool vs Everton
Having finished above their city rivals last season, Everton once again find themselves above Liverpool in the Premier League table this term. Ahead of the two sides renewing ancient rivalries this Sunday lunchtime, here is a look back at some of the key numbers from their previous 20 Premier League meetings at Goodison Park: The […]
STATS: Cazorla and Arteta best passers in the league at Arsenal vs busy Cesar for QPR
Arsenal v QPR, Saturday 15:00 Arsenal suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Norwich in their last Premier League encounter Despite that result, Santi Cazorla has extended his lead in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index’s category for most passes completed in his opponent’s half with 384, while Mikel Arteta has now also overtaken […]
Ajax looking for another three points against Manchester City now
Against Manchester City, Ajax started with the same XI as in the second half against Heracles Almelo last weekend (in which they threw away a 3-1 lead). The only change was a tactical one: Christian Eriksen played as a deep-lying striker and Siem De Jong dropped back in midfield. The idea behind it was that […]
STATS: Adam’s top passing for Stoke vs Sunderland players raising their game for Newcastle
Stoke v Sunderland, Saturday 15:00 Stoke played their part in an entertaining encounter against Manchester United last weekend, in which United came out 4-2 winners A Rooney own goal from a Charlie Adam free kick put the Potters ahead, before United went 3-1 up, just to have the deficit reduced by a Michael Kightly goal, […]
STATS: McAnuff has assisted half of Reading’s goals vs Baird working hardest for Fulham
Reading v Fulham, Saturday 15:00 Reading lost 1-0 to Liverpool in their last league game, despite Gareth McLeary and Jobi McAnuff both threatening the Liverpool goal McAnuff has four assists so far this season, meaning he has set up half of Reading’s eight goals this season Adrian Mariappa did his best to disrupt Liverpool’s play, […]
Obama & Romney as Footballers: Flying Two-Footed Tackles? or Obama & Romney as Footballers: Who Would They Be?
I always find it fascinating, when playing in an amateur Sunday league match or discussing an amateur result at the pub with my teammates – just how much we compare and contrast our plays, body types, skill-sets, and formations to those of professional teams and players. Most readers of this blog are players who have significantly less ability and […]
STATS: Dzeko’s excellent goal rate for Manchester City vs Michu stealing the show for Swansea
Man City v Swansea, Saturday 17:30 Two late goals from Edin Dzeko prevented a shock against West Brom in their last game Those were Dzeko’s fourth and fifth goals of the season, scored from just 18 efforts at goal with an impressive on target percentage of 61%. Dzeko’s goals have come from just 307 minutes, […]
PICTURE: Ajax fans support Manchester City’s complaints over ticket prices
On the pitch, Ajax might not have shown any sympathy for Manchester City last night, comfortably beating them 3-1 as the group stages reach the half-way mark, but off the pitch they were united in their thoughts about the price of tickets. Ajax, knowing that English fans would certainly sell out the away end, charged […]
Ibracadabra is all magic and no illusion
For every critic and doubter, there is a fanatic and supporter of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, football’s greatest enigma. He has the enviable title of the world’s most expensive player when you accumulate all his transfer fees. Love him or hate him, one thing no one can doubt is the technical ability that he possesses. Amongst the […]