David Silva has received praise from all quarters this season for his performances and rightly so. He has lighted up the English Premier League with his passing ability which has left many defences dumbstruck. On the other hand Luis Nani has been under the radar for most of the season. But a closer look [...]

Spurs make their first ever trip to the Liberty Stadium on Saturday as they attempt to hold or even extend their lead over Champions League chasing rivals Chelsea and Arsenal. While the other big London sides entertain Aston Villa and QPR respectively, Spurs travel to meet the enigmatic Welsh side in their first Premier League [...]

The Sky cameras are present for Everton’s first match of the New Year, as the Toffees travel to the Hawthorns to play West Brom. Everton are unbeaten in three matches after draws with Norwich and Sunderland; either side of a win over Swansea. West Brom drew 0-0 draw at home to high-flying Manchester City in [...]

The one thing you have to give to Arsenal FC is that they never fail to entertain. They dragged themselves back into the race for the top 4, indeed some said even the title race, by snatching late points in matches where they weren’t quite at their flowing best. Only because of their spirit and [...]

Ahead of West Bromwich Albion’s 19th game of the 2011/12 season on New Year’s Day, here is a comparison between Peter Odemwingie’s performance this season compared to last, since the addition of Shane Long. Peter Odemwingie 2010/11 2011/12 Minutes Played 2682 965 Shots 104 30 Goals 15 4 Conversion Rate 14.42% 13.33% Shots on counter [...]

Unable to find that elusive bargain of a striker in the summer, mainly due to the paltry scraps of cash their bleak bank balance forces them to barter with, Everton have unsurprisingly struggled in front of goal this season. In fact, only Swansea and Wigan – both pre-season favourites to be relegation fodder – have [...]

Almost half of the Premier League season has been played. There have been some very good goals, some very lucky goals, some consistent play and some flashes of brilliance from Premier League strikers. How do we separate them? With statistics of course. Here I take a look at the strikers for the current top 7 [...]

Aston Villa went into the game yesterday at the Britannia Stadium with an optimistic agenda, they were fortunate not to get something on Wednesday night with the 2-1 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.  Yesterday Aston Villa secured themselves a point with a 0-0 draw at Stoke City who will feel aggrieved they weren’t able [...]

Liverpool’s painful inability to take chances this season has now been well-documented. Last season, the Reds scored 59 goals from 434 shots, a conversion rate of 13.6%. This season 21 goals have come from 256 attempts at a paltry conversion rate of 8.2%. I thought I’d illustrate this alarming decline by testing the probability of [...]

The Liverpool draw at Anfield on Boxing Day was not only a massive disappointment for the club and their supporters but also an eye-opening glimpse into the problems that Liverpool have suffered in the first half of the 2011/12 campaign.  Kenny Daglish and the LFC front office have assembled a quality side that is capable [...]