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Data-driven storytelling for sport. ๐ ๐ ๐ โพ๏ธ ๐ โณ๏ธ are on @OptaAnalystUS Sign up for our Stat, Viz, Quiz football newsletter: https://t.co/8Ik6HLM8bg
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You can now find player stat pages on @OptaAnalyst within our competition & team stats hubs. โ
Seasonal & Match Viz ๐ In-Depth Seasonal Stats ๐ค Career Stats ๏ธโฝ๏ธ Player Radars Come & have a look... โฌ๏ธ
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๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐-๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ง Other than Eli Kroupi's disallowed goal just before half-time, Bournemouth managed a single shot in the first 45 mins vs Everton.
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๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐-๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ Erling Haaland already has the headlines after becoming the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals. Otherwise it's been straightforward aside from Emile Smith Rowe's excellent header just before the break.
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He's done it. Erling Haaland reaches 100 Premier League goals in record time, beating Alan Shearer by 13 matches.
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๐ผ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐... The youngest starting XI in the Premier League this season (23 years, 254 days), and Bournemouth's youngest ever in the top flight.
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We've taken a closer look at Serie A, which could be the most competitive of Europe's top five leagues. โ๏ธ @DavidSegar_
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With four teams separated by just a point at the top of Serie A, it looks set to be another exhilarating title race in Italy this season.
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There is only one point between the top four in Serie A after 13 games this season. At the same stage last season, there was just a point between the top five. Could we be set for another exhilarating title race in Italy? #SerieA
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Sunderland have made the best start by any newly promoted club to a Premier League season in 20 years, with Wigan Athletic (25 in 2005-06) the last to win more from their opening 13 games of a season. #Ad | @BoyleSports
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Matchday 14 of this season's Premier League kicks off tonight, ahead of which, we've looked at every club's supposed fixture difficulty between now and the halfway point of the campaign. How tricky will your team's December be? ๐ค https://t.co/6pv5K7WkDi
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With six matchdays to go before the 2025-26 Premier League season is halfway through, we look at every teamโs run of games up to the new year.
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Chelsea points per PL game in 2025-26 - ๐with 11 men for 90 minutes: 2.2 ๐ฅwhen they've had a man sent off: 1.3 Arsenal (0 red cards) points per PL game in 2025-26: 2.3 Is ill-discipline the only barrier to Chelsea mounting a title challenge? https://t.co/GOohdQmw9n
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Chelsea dropped points again this weekend after having a man sent off. They may stand no chance of catching Arsenal while getting this many red cards.
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Is ill-discipline the only thing preventing Chelsea from mounting a proper title challenge? ๐ https://t.co/GOohdQmw9n
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9 - Australia are undefeated in their last 9 men's Ashes Test matches in Brisbane (W7, D2), England last winning there in 1986. Gabbatoir. Read our 2nd Test preview on the @OptaAnalyst here: https://t.co/2vlebkHhoJ
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Our Ashes Second Test preview and prediction as England head to the Gabba seeking to level the series. Can Stokesโ side break their long Brisbane drought?
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ICYMI โ 12 different teams were represented in our most recent European club rugby Team of the Week, with @SFParisRugby, @UlsterRugby and @UBBRugby each having two representatives in the side. Elite. ๐ฝRead more๐ฝ https://t.co/Tkyg3bncG3
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๐ Villa are on course to break the record for goals scored outside the box in a PL season. Sustainable? Who knows, but they've turned a statistical quirk into a competitive edge. https://t.co/9rWPjCWl7b
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Who are the best players to add to your FPL team for Gameweek 14 of 2025-26? We use data to bring you our under-the-radar picks.
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๐ค๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ We've worked out which teams have the easiest and toughest run of six games to take us up to the midway point of the 2025-26 season. It's good news for Liverpool and Man City... https://t.co/6pv5K7WkDi
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With six matchdays to go before the 2025-26 Premier League season is halfway through, we look at every teamโs run of games up to the new year.
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๐ค๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ We've worked out which teams have the easiest and toughest run of six games to take us up to the midway point of the 2025-26 season. It's good news for Liverpool and Man City... https://t.co/6pv5K7WkDi
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With six matchdays to go before the 2025-26 Premier League season is halfway through, we look at every teamโs run of games up to the new year.
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๐Foden will fire City back into the title race ๐ดSalah's Liverpool career is over โซ๏ธNewcastle are ๐ Here are five knee-jerk reactions to Matchday 13 in the Premier League โฌ๏ธ https://t.co/1YsiwT3hpx
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We look back on the latest round of Premier League fixtures with five conclusions that may be made to look a little hasty in the coming weeks.
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Who are the best players to add to your FPL team for Gameweek 14 of 2025-26? We use data to bring you our under-the-radar picks.
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๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐: Pre-Draw Predictions ๐ Ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw on Friday 5 December, the Opta supercomputer has produced itโs early predictions for this summerโs tournament in North America. Here are the results.
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