This is a very late report on the game and many readers must be satiated by all the coverage the game has received. So I will try to cover points that at least I haven’t seen elsewhere. First off I want to look at the positions of the tackles and interceptions. The following image has [...]

Chelsea v Arsenal is a match which all Chelsea fans will want to forget, they were expected to win quite comfortably but in the end it was Arsenal who looked comfortable, counter attacking with consummate ease. However, one ray of shining light was the performance of a Spaniard, not the number 9 but the number [...]

Liverpool FC beat West Bromwich Albion by 2 goals to none yesterday, away from home. A great result for the team that succumbed to two draws over the two weeks leading up to this fixture. Those who did watch the game will agree Liverpool dominated for the majority of the match. In analyzing their performance [...]

Fernando Torres returns to English Premier League action this weekend following his three game suspension for the red card he earned in Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Swansea City.  Building on two earlier posts by itsaballnotabomb and Omar Chaudhuri, here we’re examining all of Torres’ individual stats over the past four seasons.  Interestingly, for the discussion [...]

Aston Villa fans were very much against the appointment of Alex McLeish; not only had the Glaswegian managed of arch-rivals Birmingham, his style of play at St. Andrews had come under much criticism for being boring and negative. The stats back this up to an extent, last season Birmingham had the fifth-worst pass completion in [...]

After the disappointment of last Sundays home defeat to Everton, Fulham travel up the M6 to the DW Stadium to once again attempt to change our away day fortunes. While we have a good record against Wigan in the Premier League, it’s not so hot away from home. Out of our twelve meetings in total we’ve [...]

In Spurs’ first home game since the derby victory, they welcome another London rival, Queens Park Rangers. Tottenham will hope to continue a rich recent run of form which has seen them unbeaten since August. Five wins and one draw in their last six has Spurs sitting in fifth place, still with a game in [...]

Monday night sees Newcastle travel to the Britannia Stadium hoping to retain their unbeaten status in the Premier League and avenge a 4-0 defeat from the previous season. After Steven and Ryan Taylor, Best, Obertan and Tiote were rested for the midweek Carling Cup defeat to Blackburn, I expect them to come back into the [...]

Having dropped points in several games where they have created far more chances than the opposition, Liverpool’s lack of efficiency in front of goal have been a central point of discussion among supporters this week. Dan Kennett recently wrote an article for The Tomkins Times, exploring Liverpool’s ability to convert clear cut chances to goals, [...]

So two losses and a win in the space of the week leaves Stoke fans in a semi-positive mood going into the Monday night  fixture at home to Newcastle United. As each game passes, the fans seem to be getting more and more optimistic about their team’s chances – which can only be a good [...]