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Do Everton play "like Stoke" as Gerrard claims? Brief Stats

Following the recent Merseyside derby, Steven Gerrard described Everton as playing long ball football in a style similar to Stoke and claimed Liverpool were the only team that tried to play football. [quote]There was only one team who came into the derby trying to play football... I thought we stood up to a team that are very similar to Stoke. Every single time they get the ball at the goalkeeper it comes in long. Liverpool Captain: Steven Gerrard[/quote] Looking back at the …

The best centre back in the Premier League | Top 10 Stats Comparison

My analysis today is to analyse which player is the best centre back in Premier League so far this season by comparing their statistics this season. To compare the best centre-backs in the Premier League I have taken the two most prominent centre backs of each of the top 10 clubs in the Premier League. By doing this we should come to the conclusion of which centre back is the best in the Premier League statistically. As a starting point, I have …

The Most Error Prone Teams in the 12-13 Premier League | Stats Analysis

In our teaser info-graphic published last week (shown below) we illustrated the most error prone teams in the 2012-13 Premier League with Arsenal, Newcastle, Wigan and Liverpool coming to the fore. We're going to be looking at the percentage of goals conceded via errors, the percentage of total errors that result in goals and the frequency of errors. Premier League 2012-13: Frequency Of Errors To begin with lets look at the frequency of errors that have been committed in the …

One Man Teams in the Premier League | An Objective Stats Analysis

I haven't written anything for far too long (  a four letter word called work ) so thought I'd have a look at something that has been a pretty big topic of conversation in the Premier League as we get to the business end of the season, just which team are actually a one man team ? For the record, these numbers have been compiled over the w/e of 2/3 March and are inclusive of the North London Derby and …

Sunderland 0 Arsenal 1 | Match Report - In-depth Match Stats

Arsenal had to fight to take all three points at the Stadium of Light after they were reduced to ten men with Carl Jenkinson receiving two yellow cards on 62 minutes. In all fairness the Gunners should have been out of sight but Sunderland then piled on the pressure and keeper Szczesny pulled off some excellent saves to maintain Arsenal's lead. Theo Walcott could have made it 2-0 but hit the woodwork but it was Cazorla's first half goal that …