Both sides went into this game with their managers targeting this fixture as one that would have been high on the priority list to get 3 points in. The Baggies arrived in East London having not scored in their last two away fixtures at Stoke and Chelsea, whilst West Ham went into the game with [...]

West Ham, buoyed by their recent away win at Stoke and their 3-1 victory over Chelsea earlier in the season, went to Stamford Bridge with injuries to key men in their midfield. The absence once again of Kevin Nolan and Mark Noble and the added loss of Joe Cole  who limped off in that win [...]

Following successive league defeats, a win here was imperative and Everton overcame a disjointed start to do just that. Disrupted by the early loss of Phil Jagielka, the home side were out of sorts for sections of the first half. Already adjusting to the pre-match loss of Tim Howard, the Toffees struggled to shift through [...]

QPR expectantly lost at home to Manchester United by 2 goals to nil. Rafael scored a stunning volley, and Nani slotted Giggs in for a second to carry United over a Rangers. Overview In terms of possession, the game was far more balanced than most may have predicted. The difference was largely marginal, with Manchester United carrying [...]

In hindsight, a nervous and far from capacity Emirates Stadium saw a predictable result. While Arsenal have a habit of grinding out an important win after major setbacks, Aston Villa have made it a habit of conceding late goals to drop crucial points. In this aspect, Paul Lambert needs to take a hard look at [...]

On the back of an 8-0 drubbing from Chelsea on the weekend before Christmas, Aston Villa’s youngsters can’t have been looking forward to the prospect of facing Tottenham’s Gareth Bale running at them. The Welshman was in scintillating form as Spurs ran riot, inflicting another heavy defeat on the midlands team. Bale seems to enjoy [...]

Stoke are aware of the value of teams not getting into their final third. In general there is a correlation between final third passing and goals and when a team attacks the Stoke danger zone the Potters make sure that they get behind the ball and allow the other team ball retention. If a team like [...]

There will be hundreds of reviews of the Manchester United v Newcastle game discussing formations and showing how exciting the game. I would like, then, to show the raw data, mapping the game, to show that it is possible to predict the expectation of goals during a game by looking at shots as time decays. Background data [...]

With his third penalty in three games Mikel Arteta was the match winner for Arsenal in a closely contested game in which Wigan just edged the possession. Below you’ll find a graphic of the Match Stats from our Stats Centre (powered by Opta). If you do use these stats please do credit EPLIndex.com. All of [...]

It wasn’t 5-7, but it was still highly entertaining stuff on Monday at the Madejski Stadium. Arsenal may be in something of a crisis after losing to Bradford City in the Capital One Cup, but a strong showing at the Madejski Stadium will have Arsene Wenger pleased. Arsenal put 4 unanswered goals past Reading before [...]

After four successive draws, Everton returned to winning ways against David Moyes’ favourite opposition. Since his arrival at Goodison Park, David Moyes is now unbeaten in 18 against Sunderland with Everton unbeaten in the last 19 meetings. Despite the three points, this was arguably Everton’s worst home performance of the season with disjointed the most [...]

In a match where both sides had their chances to win, these sides deservedly drew in this fixture. Arsenal started this match brightly with two goals inside the first 23 minutes, before Fulham scored two goals before the half time break. Despite the match ending 3-3, the action didn’t stop until the last whistle, with Mikel [...]