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Premier League Managerial Changes: Do They Guarantee Success? Stats

Posted May 24th, 2013 by Andy Smith & filed under Andre Villas-Boas, aston villa, Brendan Rodgers, CFC, Chelsea, Chelsea Stats, Chris Hughton, David Moyes, efc, english Premier league, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton Stats, Laudrup, Liverpool, manchester united, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, Paul Lambert, Pochettino, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, Rafael Benítez, Southampton, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion.

The twenty Premier League teams for next season are very close to being finalised, with the final place being decided this weekend in a £120m game between Crystal Palace & Watford.  Both clubs have had new managers in the last 10 months and both are (almost) reaping the rewards. This means that 15 of the [...]

Premier League Managerial Changes: Do They Guarantee Success? Stats

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Info-Graphic | Most Error Prone Teams in the Premier League 2012-13

Posted May 23rd, 2013 by Statto & filed under Arsenal (M), Arsenal (NN), Chelsea, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Error Prone Teams, Errors committed in 2012-13 Premier League, Liverpool, Newcastle Utd, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, Premier League 2012-13, premier league opta stats, QPR, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan.

There are some surprises in the info-graphic below. You’d expect the relegation threatened teams to be the most error prone in the Premier League and whilst this is true in the case of Newcastle United (just about stayed up) and Wigan Athletic (relegated) there is a surprise appearance from Champions League qualifiers Arsenal. Arsenal have [...]

Info-Graphic | Most Error Prone Teams in the Premier League 2012-13

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Have Tottenham Improved Under AVB? Opta Stats Analysis

Posted May 21st, 2013 by James Amey & filed under Andre Villas-Boas, AVB, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, eplindex, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, Spurs, THFC, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Improved, Tottenham Opta Stats, Tottenham Stats.

Andre Villas-Boas has impressed this season, his debut as Tottenham manager, finishing on a record 72 points and taking Spurs to a Europa League quarter final. Spurs just missed out on Champions League qualification, finishing 1 point behind North Lond…

AVB highlights the importance of keeping Gareth Bale | Bale Stats

Posted May 20th, 2013 by cody_bound & filed under AVB, AVB Bale, AVB wants to keep Bale, Bale Opta Stats, Bale Stats, English Premier League News, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Gareth Bale, Gareth Bale Opta Stats, Gareth Bale Stats, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Tottenham Hotspur.

Andre Villas-Boas has made his and the Tottenham board’s intentions clear regarding Gareth Bale and the importance of keeping him at the club. Tottenham must keep Gareth Bale: this is not only the call from the manager but is also the general public consensus if Tottenham are to take the next step into the Champions [...]

AVB highlights the importance of keeping Gareth Bale | Bale Stats

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Who is the best Premier League right-back? | Stats Comparison

Posted May 19th, 2013 by Brock & filed under AFC, Arsenal (M), Arsenal (NN), aston villa, AVFC, Azpilicueta, Bacary Sagna, baggies, Bosingwa, boyce, BPL, Canaries, CFC, Chelsea, city, clyne, Coleman, danny simpson, demel, efc, english Premier league, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, full back, full backs, gardner, Glen Johnson, gunter, hammers, Johnson, Jones, Kyle Walker, latics, LFC, Liverpool, lowton, Man City, Man Utd., manchester, Manchester City, manchester united, Manchester Utd, martin, MCFC, MUFC, Nathaniel Clyne, Newcastle, Norwich, NUFC, opta, Opta Stats, pl, potters, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premiership, QPR, Queens Park Rangers, Rafael, rangel, Reading, reither, RFC, Right Back, right backs, Sagna, Saints, SCFC, SFC, Shotton, Simpson, Southampton, Spurs, Stoke, Stoke City, Sunderland, swans, Swansea, THFC, toon, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, United, Villa, WAFC, Walker, WBA, wbafc, west brom, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham, West Ham United, WHU, WHUFC, Wigan, Wigan Athletic, Zabaleta.

When you’re sitting in the pub with your mates, picking your favourites of the Premier League, the one position that has to be the hardest to choose a winner for is the right-back. It is not in any way as easy as left-back, with Ashley Cole usually taking that spot, and Leighton Baines coming through [...]

Who is the best Premier League right-back? | Stats Comparison

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Who should partner Rooney for England? Carroll, Sturridge, Defoe & Welbeck compared

Posted May 18th, 2013 by MattEvans & filed under Andy Carroll, Andy Carroll Stats, Daniel Sturridge, Daniel Sturridge Stats, Dann Welbeck Stats, danny welbeck, England, England Stats, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Jermaine Defoe, Jermaine Defoe Stats, LFC, Liverpool, manchester united, Manchester Utd, MUFC, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Roy Hodgson, Spurs, Spurs Stats, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Stats, West Ham United, WHUFC.

England’s squad for their summer friendlies with the Republic of Ireland and Brazil were revealed yesterday and the one position that is up for debate more than any is the 2nd striker role. Although there is the possibility of Roy Hodgson only choosing one striker, having watched Hodgson in charge of West Brom last season [...]

Who should partner Rooney for England? Carroll, Sturridge, Defoe & Welbeck compared

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Belgian’s Taking over the EPL | Hazard, Dembele, Fellaini, Benteke et al Stats

Posted May 10th, 2013 by Pete Sharland & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, Benteke, Chelsea, Dembele, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fellaini, Hazard, Kompany, Lukaku, Manchester City, Mignolet, Mirallas, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, Vermaelen, Vertonghen, West Bromwich Albion.

The Belgians are coming, you have been warned. If we didn’t already know about the remarkable number of talented players coming out of Belgium in recent years we do now. Many people have already earmarked them as dark horses for next year’s World Cup with a view to them becoming genuine contenders for the European [...]

Belgian’s Taking over the EPL | Hazard, Dembele, Fellaini, Benteke et al Stats

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Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

Posted May 10th, 2013 by Mihail Vladimirov & filed under CFC, CFC 2 THFC 2 Tactical Analysis, Chelsea, Chelsea 2 Spurs 2 Tactical Analysis, Chelsea Tactical Analysis, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, EPL Tactical Analysis, EPLIndex Tactical Report, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Tactical Analysis, Spurs, Spurs Tactical Analysis, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur.

Stamford Bridge hosted Spurs this week where once again Benitez made his usual rotation, changing three players for this game compared to the XI starting at Old Trafford few days ago. Lampard gave way to Cahill, who slotted alongside Ivanovic in defence – Luiz was therefore pushed in midfield. Hazard returned to the starting XI [...]

Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

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Juan Mata vs Gareth Bale Stats | Chelsea Vs Spurs Preview

Posted May 7th, 2013 by Pete Sharland & filed under AVB, Bale Opta Stats, Bale Stats, Benitez, CFC, Chelsea, Chelsea Opta Stats, Chelsea Stats, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Gareth Bale, Gareth Bale Opta Stats, Gareth Bale Stats, Juan Mata, Juan Mata Opta Stats, Juan Mata Stats, Mata Opta Stats, Mata Stats, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Spurs, Spurs Opta Stats, Spurs Stats, THFC, THFC Opta Stats, THFC Stats, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur.

Wednesday night sees what could well be the decisive match in the Premier League’s fascinating race for the Champions League spots. Tottenham finished two places above Chelsea last season but had to make do with Europa League football after the Blues’ Champions League triumph in Munich. This season the two have been locked in a [...]

Juan Mata vs Gareth Bale Stats | Chelsea Vs Spurs Preview

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Tottenham 1 Southampton 0 | In-Depth Tactical Analysis

Posted May 7th, 2013 by Mihail Vladimirov & filed under Bale, Bale last gasp, Bale scores winner, Bale Stats, Bale winner, Clyne Stats, Cork Stats, Davis Stats, Dembele Stats, Dempsey Stats, Ekotto stats, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, EPLIndex Tactical Report, Huddlestone stats, jack cork, Lallana Stats, Lambert Stats, Lennon Stats, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Rodriguez Stats, Southampton, Spurs, Tottenham 1 Southampton 0 Indepth tactical analysis, Tottenham 1 Southampton 0 Match Report In-depth, Tottenham 1 Southampton 0 Tactical Analysis, Tottenham Hotspur, walker stats.

It was yet another glorious spring day and north Londoners Tottenham were hosting Southampton, in a bid to secure their position for a place in the Champions League.  Both teams had some key absentees and it was interesting to watch how both managers coped with them. For Tottenham Parker was injured and on top of [...]

Tottenham 1 Southampton 0 | In-Depth Tactical Analysis

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Top Counter Attacking Teams This Season | Opta Stats Analysis

Posted May 3rd, 2013 by James Amey & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, CFC, Chelsea, Counter Attack Analysis, Counter Attack Goals, Counter Attack Shots, Counter Attack Stats, efc, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, QPR, Reading, RFC, SAFC, SCFC, SFC, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, wbafc, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, WHUFC, Wigan.

Teams that can hit you on the counter attack at any moment are incredibly hard to defend against, especially when speed merchants such as Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott are running at your defence. So which teams have impressed in the counter attack and …

Gareth Bale Staying Put | Bale Stats

Posted May 2nd, 2013 by James Amey & filed under AVB, Bale staying, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index News, EPL Stats, Gareth Bale Opta Stats, Gareth Bale Stats, opta, Opta Stats, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, Spurs, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Opta Stats, Tottenham Stats, Villas-Boas.

Andre Villas-Boas has assured Tottenham fans that Gareth Bale will still be at White Hart Lane next season, whether the North London side qualify for the Champions League or not. The Tottenham manager said ”The information that I have from the club, which was mistakenly written about last week, is that the player is here to [...]

Gareth Bale Staying Put | Bale Stats

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The Future England Left-Back | Stats Comparison: Gibbs, Bertrand, Shaw & Rose

Posted May 2nd, 2013 by Brock & filed under AFC, Arsenal, Ashley Cole, bertrand, bridge, CFC, Chelsea, Cole, Danny Rose, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, EPL Stats, Everton, Gibbs, Kieran Gibbs, luke shaw, opta, Opta Stats, rose, Ryan Bertrand, SFC, Shaw, Southampton, Spurs, Stats, Sunderland, THFC, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Wayne Bridge.

Ashley Cole has dominated the England left-back spot for many years, first breaking into the team against Albania in 2001, back when Sven was in charge. Wayne Bridge provided a little competition from 2002 until his last appearance in 2009. Since then we’ve seen Leighton Baines come into his own at Everton, being linked with [...]

The Future England Left-Back | Stats Comparison: Gibbs, Bertrand, Shaw & Rose

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Wigan Athletic 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 | Match Report & Stats

Posted April 28th, 2013 by aidantscott & filed under Callum McManaman, Emerson Boyce, English Premier League News, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Gareth Bale, Lewis Holtby, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Stats, Tottenham Hotspur, Wigan, Wigan v Tottenham stats.

A much anticipated match at the DW stadium ended in a dismal 2-2 draw for Wigan and Spurs. Both teams urgently required that vital win however neither achieved the three points they so desperately needed as Wigan were looking to come clear out of the relegation zone and Tottenham were vying for the coveted 4th [...]

Wigan Athletic 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 | Match Report & Stats

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EPL Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Creators, Assists & Passers!

Posted April 25th, 2013 by Statto & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, Chelsea, David Silva, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, Gareth Bale, Liverpool, Luis Suarez, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle Utd, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, Premier League Most Assists, Premier League Most Chances Created, premier league opta stats, Premier League Top Players, Premier League Top Scorers, Premier League's best players, Robin Van Persie, Santi Cazorla, Steven Gerrard, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Wayne Rooney, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United.

Welcome to our monthly edition of the Premier League’s top players. With Manchester United wrapping up the title against Aston Villa on Monday night the attention now turns to the battle for the Champions League places, the race for survival and which player will be crowned as the player of the year and young player [...]

EPL Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Creators, Assists & Passers!

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Tottenham Hotspur 3 Man City 1 | Tactical Analysis & Stats

Posted April 25th, 2013 by chalkontheboots & filed under Bale, Bale Stats, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, EPLIndex Tactical Report, Gareth Bale, Manchester City, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Spurs, Spurs Stats, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur 3 Man City 1 Tactical Analysis, Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester City 1 Match Report, Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester City 1 Tactical Analysis, Tottenham Stats.

An excellent encounter at White Hart Lane ended with Tottenham Hotspur coming from behind to win. A game that Man City took a grip of initially, eventually saw key tactical changes from Villa Boas which dragged Spurs forward and altered the complexion of the game. Line Ups Having recovered from injury, Villa Boas put Gareth [...]

Tottenham Hotspur 3 Man City 1 | Tactical Analysis & Stats

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Premier League Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Creators, Assists & Passers!

Posted April 25th, 2013 by Statto & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, Chelsea, David Silva, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, Gareth Bale, Liverpool, Luis Suarez, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle Utd, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, Premier League Most Assists, Premier League Most Chances Created, premier league opta stats, Premier League Top Players, Premier League Top Scorers, Premier League's best players, Robin Van Persie, Santi Cazorla, Steven Gerrard, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Wayne Rooney, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United.

Welcome to our monthly edition of the Premier League’s top players. With Manchester United wrapping up the title against Aston Villa on Monday night the attention now turns to the battle for the Champions League places, the race for survival and which player will be crowned as the player of the year and young player [...]

Premier League Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Creators, Assists & Passers!

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Mousa Dembélé – Underrated | Dembélé of Fulham & Tottenham Stats Analysis

Posted April 23rd, 2013 by Brock & filed under Dembele, english Premier league, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Player Profiles, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, eplindex, ffc, Fulham, mousa, mousa dembele, Moussa, Moussa Dembele, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Spurs, THFC, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur.

The first thing I noticed about Mousa Dembélé was his technique, every shot, touch and pass had something I haven’t seen in a player. Nothing was quaint or delicate, the ball was always moved deliberately and powerfully. He’s a great player to watch. Martin Jol has gone even further: He has definitely become an important [...]

Mousa Dembélé – Underrated | Dembélé of Fulham & Tottenham Stats Analysis

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Who are the Comeback Kings in 12/13? | Premier League Stats Analysis

Posted April 19th, 2013 by James Amey & filed under AFC, Arsenal, arsenal opta stats, Arsenal Stats, CFC, Chelsea, Chelsea Opta Stats, Chelsea Stats, Comeback Opta Stats, Comeback stats, efc, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Everton Opta Stats, Everton Stats, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool Opta Stats, Liverpool stats, Manchester City, Manchester City Opta Stats, Manchester City Stats, manchester united, Manchester United Opta Stats, Manchester United Stats, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League comeback, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, THFC, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Opta Stats, Tottenham Stats.

Manchester United are well-known for making a comeback and Arsenal have scored more goals in the last 10 minutes of matches than any other team this season, but which teams out of the top 7 have actually been the best at coming from behind this season?…

Do Substitutes Win Games? | Premier League 12-13 Stats Analysis

Posted April 18th, 2013 by jags1stcoach & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, Chelsea, english Premier league, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Football Substitution Analysis, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, manchester united, Manchester Utd, MCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, QPR, Reading, Southampton, Stoke City, Substitution Analysis, Substitution Stats, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan.

We’ve all been there.  Your team is a goal down, with 20 minutes to go and you know the only way to get a result is to make substitutions.  But how many?  And who?  Once the changes have been made you can sit back and wait for the sub to score the goal that may salvage a [...]

Do Substitutes Win Games? | Premier League 12-13 Stats Analysis

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Who is the Player of the Year? Suarez, Bale, RVP & Mata Stats

Posted April 11th, 2013 by Statto & filed under Bale Stats, CFC, Chelsea, Chelsea Stats, England, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Player Profiles, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool stats, manchester united, Manchester United Stats, Manchester Utd, Mata Stats, MUFC, opta, Opta Stats, Player of the Year, Player of the Year Stats Analysis, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Player of the Year, Premier League Player of the Year Stats Analysis, Spurs, Suarez Stats, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Stats, Van Persie Stats.

There has been a lot of debate with regards to the Player of the Year for the 2012/13 season and with the debate in mind we thought we’d put together a brief statistical analysis of the players being mentioned and their form this season. We’ve predominantly used goals scored and clear-cut chances as the two [...]

Who is the Player of the Year? Suarez, Bale, RVP & Mata Stats

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Lambert for England? Stats compared to Rooney, Sturridge, Defoe et al

Posted April 6th, 2013 by pangeran & filed under Carroll, Carroll Opta Stats, Carroll Stats, Defoe, Defoe Opta Stats, Defoe Stats, England, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, MUFC, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Rooney, Rooney Opta Stats, Rooney Stats, SFC, Southampton, Sturridge, Sturridge Opta Stats, Sturridge Stats, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, Welbeck, Welbeck Opta Stats, Welbeck Stats, West Ham United, WHUFC.

Before the game against Chelsea, Southampton’s midfielder Jack Cork started psywar  by stating that The Saints’ ace striker, Rickie Lambert is better than Fernando Torres. What Cork was saying could be perceived as nothing but a usual pre-battle war dance, but not only did Lambert play superbly in that game, the talisman scored the winning goal [...]

Lambert for England? Stats compared to Rooney, Sturridge, Defoe et al

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EPL’s Under-rated Midfields | Tactical & Stats Comparison to Europe’s elite

Posted April 5th, 2013 by TPiMBW & filed under 4-3-3, accuracy, age, allan, Alonso, ander, Arsenal, Arteta, aston villa, badu, Barcelona, Beñat, Best, bielsa, bilbao, Britton, Busquets, carsick, casas, central, centre, Champions League, Chelsea, Cleverly, coach, Cork, counter attack, davis, Defensive, Dembele, Dortmund, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, EPLIndex Tactical Report, Everton, formation, France, Fulham, Gerrard, gundogan, holding, how good, interception, Jones, kehl, khedira, ki, Lallana, league, leiva, Liverpool, Lucas, manager, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Midfield, Mulumbu, neustadter, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, number, opta, Opta Stats, pass, passes, Passing, player, players, Pochettino, position, Possession, potential, premier, Premier League, premier league opta stats, pressing, QPR, rated, Reading, real betis, Report, Rodriguez, Sandro, Schneiderlin, scout, soton, Southampton, Stats, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, tackles, tackling, tactics, talent, the best, Tottenham Hotspur, Udinese, under, underrated, WBA, west brom, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan, Wilshere, world class, worst, Yacob, Young.

Both West Brom and Southampton possess teams that are full of underrated or unheralded players. I have identified both as teams with criminally underrated players in the central midfield areas: Yacob and Mulumbu for West Brom; Cork and defensive stalwart Morgan Schneiderlin for Southampton. Within football circles all four players have impressed and we could well [...]

EPL’s Under-rated Midfields | Tactical & Stats Comparison to Europe’s elite

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Most Creative English Players This Season | Opta Stats Analysis

Posted April 5th, 2013 by James Amey & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, Baines, Chelsea, Downing, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, Gerrard, Johnson, Lallana, Lambert, Lennon, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Most Creative English Players, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, Pilkington, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, QPR, Reading, Rooney, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Walcott, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan.

With England’s recent struggle against Montenegro we thought it would be interesting to take a look just how well the English players have fared in the Premier League this season. In this first article we have looked at which English players have been the most creative this season. We have also taken a look at [...]

Most Creative English Players This Season | Opta Stats Analysis

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Goal Distribution: Premier League first & second half goal stats

Posted April 4th, 2013 by Statto & filed under 1st Half Goal Stats, 2nd Half Goal Stats, Arsenal, aston villa, Chelsea, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, First and Second Half Goal Stats, first half goals, Fulham, Goal Distribution Analysis, Goal Stats, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, QPR, Reading, second half goals, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan.

Yesterday we analysed which positions (defence, midfield or forwards) Premier League  teams get their goals from so far this season (Premier League Goal Distribution by position article) and following on with the distribution theme we’ll today be looking at first half and second half goals so far this season. To start with here are some [...]

Goal Distribution: Premier League first & second half goal stats

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Goals via position | How many goals do your DEF, MID & FWDs score?

Posted April 3rd, 2013 by Statto & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, Chelsea, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, Goals from Attack, Goals from Defence, Goals from midfield, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, Premier League Goals Analysis, premier league opta stats, Proportion of Goals Stats, QPR, Reading, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United.

There’s an old saying that the team that wins the League depends not only on goals from their strikers but also from their midfield and defenders. This article briefly analyses the number and proportion of goals by defenders, midfielders and forwards have scored in the Premier League for their teams. The column chart below shows [...]

Goals via position | How many goals do your DEF, MID & FWDs score?

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EPL Players of The Week: Berbatov, Carroll, Bale, Gervinho & Young

Posted April 2nd, 2013 by Statto & filed under Arsenal, Arteta, Bale, Berbatov, Carroll, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Player Profiles, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Fulham, Gervinho, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Nasri, opta, Opta Stats, Players of the week, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Player Opta Stats, Premier League Player Stats, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Young.

There were some exceptional performances on Match Day 31 in the Premier League. There were many supporters on our Twitter account surprised that Ashley Young created so many chances on the weekend. The stats don’t lie and Ashley Young created eight chances against Sunderland, two more than his closest rival Samir Nasri created against Newcastle [...]

EPL Players of The Week: Berbatov, Carroll, Bale, Gervinho & Young

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Are Referees biased towards the Home Team? | EPL Stats Analysis

Posted March 28th, 2013 by HarperM & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, CFC, Chelsea, efc, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, ffc, Fouls per yellow card, Free Kick Stats, Free Kicks per Yellow at Home, Free Kicks per Yellow Away, Free Kicks per Yellow Card, Free Kicks per yellow Stats, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, manchester united, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle United, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Referee Home Bias, QPR, Reading, RFC, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, SFC, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, WHUFC, Wigan, Wigan Athletic.

Research has been conducted looking into whether referee’s are biased towards certain teams or individuals. Manchester United tend to have a reputation from rival supporters for ‘Fergie time’, gaining more penalties than other teams at home, especially with Howard Webb. Marouane Fellaini even stated that referee’s were biased towards English players following his head butt [...]

Are Referees biased towards the Home Team? | EPL Stats Analysis

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Premier League Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Chance Creators, Assists, Possession Wins

Posted March 27th, 2013 by Statto & filed under AFC, Arsenal, Arteta Stats, Baines Stats, Bale Stats, Cazorla Stats, CFC, Chelsea, David Silva Stats, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Gerrard Stats, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Mata Stats, MCFC, MUFC, Mulumbu stats, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Schneiderlin Stats, SFC, Stoke City, Suarez Stats, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, Van Persie Stats.

Welcome to our monthly edition of the Premier League’s Top Players. With only 8 games left for the majority of the sides it’s a good time to look at where players are and see what players could achieve. As always you can use the buttons at the bottom of the page to navigate or use [...]

Premier League Top Players So Far | Goal Scorers, Chance Creators, Assists, Possession Wins

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Tottenham Hotspur: Analysing the Club’s Tactics Under AVB | Final Part

Posted March 26th, 2013 by suryasolanki & filed under Aaron Lennon, Emmanuel Adebayor, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL Index Featured Article, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Gareth Bale, Jermain Defoe, Lewis Holtby, mousa dembele, opta, Opta Stats, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, Scott Parker, Spurs, THFC, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur 2 Arsenal 1, Tottenham Hotspur Stats, Tottenham Hotspur Tactical Analysis, Tottenham Opta Stats, Tottenham Stats.

In the final segment of the series looking at Andre Villas-Boas’ revolutionary tactics at Tottenham Hotspur, we acquaint you with the changes surrounding the club’s strike-force and Gareth Bale. You can find the previous parts here: Parts 1 &  Part 2 Under Harry Redknapp, Spurs usually played with Emmanuel Adebayor upfront, while Rafael van der Vaart [...]

Tottenham Hotspur: Analysing the Club’s Tactics Under AVB | Final Part

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Time for a striker to Step Up for Spurs | Defoe & Adebayor Stats

Posted March 25th, 2013 by Matt Swan & filed under Adebayor, Adebayor Stats, assists, AVB, chances created, Defoe, Defoe Stats, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Player Profiles, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, goals, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Strikers, Suarez, Tottenham Hotspur, Van Persie.

With only eight games left to go in the fight for a top four finish in the Premier League, Tottenham will be hoping that one of their strikers can find a bit of form to help them with their pursuit. There is no denying that both Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor have struggled this term [...]

Time for a striker to Step Up for Spurs | Defoe & Adebayor Stats

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Ball retention & recycling | Noble compared to Arteta, Allen, Dembele et al

Posted March 24th, 2013 by WHU_Stats & filed under Allen Stats, Arsenal, Arteta Stats, Ball Recycling Stats, Ball Retention Stats, De Guzman Stats, Dembele Stats, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, Larsson Stats, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle Utd, Noble Stats, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, QPR, Reading, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, West Wood Stats, Wigan.

I’m a fan of Mark Noble and I don’t mind admitting, he’s proved me wrong this season and for me, he’s been excellent for West Ham. At the time of writing , and with Noble missing for 5 of West Ham’s 29 games through injury, no West Ham player has made more tackles than him [...]

Ball retention & recycling | Noble compared to Arteta, Allen, Dembele et al

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Tottenham Hotspur: Analysing the Club’s Tactics Under AVB | Part 2

Posted March 22nd, 2013 by suryasolanki & filed under Aaron Lennon, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL Index Featured Article, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, EPLIndex Tactical Report, Gareth Bale, Lewis Holtby, Liverpool, mousa dembele, opta, Opta Stats, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, Scott Parker, Spurs, THFC, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur 2 Arsenal 1, Tottenham Hotspur Stats, Tottenham Hotspur Tactical Analysis, Tottenham Opta Stats, Tottenham Stats.

In my second part of how Andre Villas-Boas has rebuilt and reshaped Tottenham Hotspur, we look into the new defensive set-up of the team. Part 1 can be found here: Analysing the Club’s Tactics Under AVB Part 1 Since taking over the managerial helms at the White Hart Lane, Villas-Boas has inherited a new set [...]

Tottenham Hotspur: Analysing the Club’s Tactics Under AVB | Part 2

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Tottenham Hotspur: Analysing the Club’s Tactics Under AVB | Part 1

Posted March 21st, 2013 by suryasolanki & filed under Aaron Lennon, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, EPLIndex Tactical Report, Gareth Bale, Lewis Holtby, mousa dembele, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, Scott Parker, Spurs, THFC, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur 2 Arsenal 1, Tottenham Hotspur Stats, Tottenham Hotspur Tactical Analysis, Tottenham Opta Stats, Tottenham Stats.

Despite a worrying slip in form which could eventually undo all Tottenham’s hard work this season, they have to some extent already exceeded their fans expectations this term. The biggest and most obvious change that the new manager Andre Villas-Boas has brought to the North London outfit is in their style of play. The former [...]

Tottenham Hotspur: Analysing the Club’s Tactics Under AVB | Part 1

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The Linear Relationship Between Possession & Goals | Premier League Stats

Posted March 20th, 2013 by HarperM & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, Chelsea, English Premier League Opta Stats, English Premier League Stats, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, Linear relationship between possession and goals, linear relationship between possession goals, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, opta, Opta Stats, possession and goals relationship, Premier League, premier league opta stats, QPR, Reading, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan.

Last weeks article showed how inefficient crossing is, especially from open play due to the low accuracy levels across the league. The focus of this article is the relationship between possession and goals scored, conceded and both combined. I will look to compare all three, as well as focusing on the correlations depending on league position. Firstly, [...]

The Linear Relationship Between Possession & Goals | Premier League Stats

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