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The Wanted Irishman: James McCarthy | Stats

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The former Hamilton Academical midfielder signed for Wigan Athletic back in 2009, relatively unknown to the English Premier League until the last few seasons, who has excelled for Roberto Martinez’s Wigan side, and is now reported to be subject to many Premier League teams sights after Wigan’s relegation at the hands of Arsenal at the [...]

The Wanted Irishman: James McCarthy | Stats

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

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

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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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The Premier League Shockers – How common are the shocking upsets?

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Ok, so Landry was talking about the ‘other’ type of football, however the sentiment remains true for ‘real’ football.  One of the most beautiful things about the beautiful game is the potential for a freak, unexpected result.  An incredible, unbelievable result. There’s nothing that neutral football fans enjoy more than seeing an underdog grabbing a [...]

The Premier League Shockers – How common are the shocking upsets?

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Stat Heaven: EA Sports Performance Index

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As we enter the closing weeks of this Premier League season, fuel your pub knowledge with this week’s Stat Heaven, packed with so many decimal points we make Opta jealous.

Top Counter Attacking Teams This Season | Opta Stats Analysis

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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 …

Wigan Athletic 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 | Match Report & Stats

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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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Dreaming of a Haircut: Wigan 2-2 Spurs Tactical Analysis

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Wigan Athletic should be a pushover. Should be. - Me, 22/04/2013. It feels like every time Andre Villas-Boas tries to take some risks with his Tottenham tactics, it comes back and bites him on the behind. Switch to 4-4-2? Get thumped 5-2 at The Emirates. Switch to 4-4-2 again? Get thumped 4-1 at the San Siro. Switch to 4-3-3? [...]

DW, We Got This: Wigan v Spurs Tactical Preview

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  In many ways, playing Wigan Athletic almost feels like some kind of international cup tie. The Latics carry themselves with a swagger that’s just a little bit different to every other team in the Premier League. From their continental 3-5-2 formation (more on that later) that is unlike anything else in the league, to [...]

A win at Wigan

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This weekend, we play Wigan at the DW stadium. The chase for top four is still on. A win against Man City, an amazing comeback which really lifted our spirits against last years league winners. So, lets continue our drive and determination to Wigan, and hopefully a win! Lennon returns to bomb down that wing, …

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

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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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What if half-time didn’t exist… | Premier League Stats Analysis

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As I get older I am finding that I am becoming less interested in the players at clubs and much more interested in the managers.  What do they do?  Are they worth the money?  Are they actually needed at all? Once the team is picked and the tactics discussed, is there anything that a manager [...]

What if half-time didn’t exist… | Premier League Stats Analysis

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Hawk-Eye selected as provider for Premier League Goal-Line Technology

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Hawk-Eye has been selected ahead of GoalControl as the provider of Goal-Line Technology for the Premier League next season, with clubs voting 20-0 in favour of Hawk-Eye. We all remember this moment: And there are plenty more to pick from, this incident coming in last year’s FA Cup semi-final: As clubs from the top division [...]

Hawk-Eye selected as provider for Premier League Goal-Line Technology

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

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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

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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

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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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EPL Index Tactics Board Update – Eraser tool & Add Manual Player added

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Last week we launched our brand new FREE tool called the EPL Index Tactics Board – full details here: EPL Index Tactics Board Launched. It allows you to predicted teams or to showcase your tactics for the teams you support in the Premier League. The squads available are from 2008/09 and it’s very simple and [...]

EPL Index Tactics Board Update – Eraser tool & Add Manual Player added

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