For the remainder of the season, I will be travelling with a back up laptop so please excuse any shortfall in posts and site updates
Match of the Day
In 273 league appearances with Manchester United Patrice Evra was part of a line up that conceded 4 or more goals on 5 occasions (1.8%). For West Ham, he is 2 for 2 (100%)
Rod off Burnley’s back
As many of you have heard, Burnley finally won a Premier Leaague match under Sean Dyche after going behind. Unsurprisingly, it was Everton - with their poor away record - that were the collaborators, allowing Chris Wood to be unguarded in the six yard area from a corner
How does this run compare with the worst ever by team?
So Burnley’s record does crack the top ten but is by no means the worst. Little surprise to see Sunderland and Derby County leading the field - even if over 100 games, for each, seems extraordinary The Man. City run ended in 2003 ,a period before the big investment
Quick off the mark
With the first goal so critical, it is interesting to see who turns the ball in first in most games. Here are all the candidates, this season
Not too many surprises at the top of the list. For a full 38 game season, the record holder is a surprse: Darren Bent for Sunderland in 2009/10 when 14 of his 24 goals were the first of the game
Here are the leaders, by club, this year
N.B. Ties for top position are not shown
At the time of writing, Benteke tops the Crystal Palace ranking with the only two goals he has scored all season
Tweet of the Week
Bournemouth become latest #premierleague team to notch a run of 10 consecutive games with a goal. Unlikely that long time failures #SCFC and #CPFC will join them this year #AFCB pic.twitter.com/DNX7cOwXD5
— Andrew Clark (@pssGuy) March 4, 2018
Totally Football and Guardian Weekly Review Podcasts
Results and Table
Final Factoid
Dembele gets a lot of love in the Totally Football podcast above, but his assist against Arsenal was just the second of season and he has no goals. At 30, Spurs really need to upgrade on him and Sissoko if they want to press on next year
Plenty more NEW data at the premiersoccerstats site
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