1 - Questions about our event definitions? If you want to know what is and is not an assist, how shots on target differ from blocked shots or want to know the full range of data we collect, you can find explanations here. Information.
5 - The two teams to concede the fewest fouls in the League Cup third round this year are Arsenal (5 vs Bolton) and Manchester City (5 vs Watford). Gentle.
70% - Arsenal have won 21 of their 30 games in all competitions in 2024, a win percentage of 70%. That is their joint best in any calendar year, along with 1932 (won 35/50, 70%). Artistic.
30 - In his club career, Raheem Sterling has started a game alongside players born 30 years apart - Jamie Carragher in 2012-13 (born January 1978) and Jack Porter tonight (born July 2008) - before he has turned 30 himself. Quirky.
𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🔮
Who will win the UEFA Europa League in 2024-25?
The Opta supercomputer has answered that very question.
Read below to find out its justifications ⬇️🔗
𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢 𝐎𝐮𝐭? 🚑
Since his Premier League debut in August 2019, Manchester City have lost a third of their league games without Rodri in the side (7/21).
If reports of Rodri's season-ending injury are true, can City's title rivals capitalise on their misfortune?
𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞-𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠? ⏰
There has been A LOT of noise about Arsenal's approach against Manchester City yesterday.
But just how bad was their time-wasting?
@oliver_hopkins
has all the numbers 🍿⬇️
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬: MD 5 📋
We've looked back at the very best Premier League facts and stats discovered by
@OptaJoe
from this weekend's action, including:
▪️ Oldest Premier League Assisters
▪️ Best Duos in the League
▪️ Goals Galore vs Opponents
0 - Neither Jurriën Timber (6 passes) nor Kai Havertz (5 passes) completed any of their passes for Arsenal against Man City today, the first outfield players on record (from 2003-04) to play 89+ minutes of a Premier League match and not successfully pass to a teammate. Plan.
28 - Man City’s 98th minute equaliser was their latest goal scored on record (from 06-07) in a Premier League match. It was from their 28th shot of the second half, the joint-second highest ever by a side on record (from 03-04) in a single half of Premier League football. Chaos.
88% - Of Gabriel Magalhães' 16 Premier League goals, 88% have been from corners (14), the highest ratio of any player with 10+ goals in Premier League history. Weapon.
20 - Riccardo Calafiori is the 20th player to score on his first Premier League start for Arsenal, but only the second of those to do so with a goal from outside the box, after Fábio Vieira against Brentford in September 2022. Introduction.
1 - Danny Welbeck has now scored 70 Premier League goals, but today was his first to come from a direct free-kick (4th direct free-kick shot). Unlikely.
16 - Vivianne Miedema has now scored against all 16 of the opponents she has faced in the
@BarclaysWSL
, with Bethany England (18/18) the only player to hold a better 100% such record in the competition. Scripted.
6 - For the first time in English top-flight history, as many as six different teams have failed to win any of their opening five league games. Suspense.
64.4% - Moisés Caicedo has won 64.4% of his individual duels in the Premier League this season; the highest percentage of any player to contest 50+ duels. Rock.
2 - Manchester United have only won two of their last eight Premier League games against teams starting the day in the bottom half (D4 L2), with those victories both coming against promoted sides: 4-2 v Sheff United in April and 3-0 v Southampton this month. Inconsistency.
36 - Since the start of last season, Brentford have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League (36), while only Manchester City (30) have won more points from behind than Tottenham (28). Contrast.
4 - Everton haven’t gone on to win any of their last four Premier League games when opening the scoring (D1 L3), while they’ve dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the competition in 2024 (18). Wasted.
3.07 - Among games that have been played at least 15 times in the Premier League, only Manchester United against Wigan (3.13) have averaged more goals per game than Liverpool against Bournemouth (3.07 – 46 goals in 15 games). Demolition.