One per Premier League club: Positive stat leaders

We found a metric each team topped, now it’s time for a player from each team. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the lovely Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated.   Arsenal: Bernd Leno – lowest percentage passes over 40 yards (18.4%) The stats get better, I promise. It was […]

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FA Cup Quarter-Finals Draw: Everton and Leicester get prized home ties

FA Cup Quarter-Finals Draw: Everton and Leicester get prized home ties – originally posted on Sportslens.com The FA Cup quarter-finals draw was made on Thursday, 11 February 2021, with cracking ties between four of the top seven teams in the Premier League. We have the draw below, and then a quick analysis after that. Full […]

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Wolves 0-2 Southampton: Ings, Armstrong score for Saints

Danny Ings helped Southampton into the FA Cup quarter-finals after a 2-0 win at Wolves. The striker ended a five-game goal drought as Southampton look to lift the trophy for the first time in 45 years. Stuart Armstrong settled the game in stoppage time after John Ruddy’s mistake. FEATURE: The ‘perfect’ Premier League XI of […]

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Life after Jose: Six potential Spurs successors to Mourinho

It’s all going to take a while to play out – there’s surely no way Daniel Levy is going to get rid of his beloved Jose Mourinho while there remains at least the theoretical possibility of Spurs somehow beating Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final in April – but there’s no mistaking the tell-tale […]

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Ranking all 22 2020/21 Premier League managers so far…

Don’t know about you, but we reckon 23 games into the season is the perfect time to pass judgement on all the managers who have been in charge of Premier League clubs this season. So that’s what we’ve done.   22) Sam Allardyce (West Brom, since December) Full disclosure, we thought this was a pretty […]

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West Ham star unlikely to figure, Tottenham face tough test

West Ham star unlikely to figure, Tottenham face tough test – originally posted on Sportslens.com The FA Cup continues apace this week, with the fifth round line-up featuring some intriguing ties over the next three days. We’ll update this story with reports, results and highlights as the games take place. The fifth round of the […]

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Late call for Moyes on key West Ham player, Everton sweating on top star

Late call for Moyes on key West Ham player, Everton sweating on top star – originally posted on Sportslens.com The fifth round of the FA Cup takes centre stage this week, with some eye-catching ties scheduled over the next three days. There are two fixtures on Tuesday, with the game at Old Trafford between Manchester […]

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Premier League clubs ranked on players used this season…

Fatigue and injuries are major themes this season, with Premier League players having less rest as the fixtures come thick and fast. So we’ve looked at which clubs are utilising their squads most so far… West Brom have already used more players this season than any Premier League club last term. The Baggies have used […]

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Big Midweek: Everton v Spurs, Van de Beek, Chelsea

Game to watch – Everton v Tottenham Not since Leiria in 2001 has Jose Mourinho managed a team with less hope of winning a trophy. Carlo Ancelotti has never managed a team with less hope of winning a trophy. These are giants of European football, not slumming it per se, but attempting to prove they […]

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