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Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold challenge each other for the ball

Europe's 'Big Five' End of Season Leaders: Key Passes

Key passes is a good statistic to showcase the active playmakers within the season. Combined with direct assists, shot and goal creating actions, you can get a full picture of the best playmakers.

Leeds United players look dejected after conceding their second goal against Chelsea

What Leeds, Everton and Southampton need most

Leeds, Everton and Southampton were the three lowest finishers in the Premier League who didn't go down. What do they need this summer to ensure they have a better campaign next season?

Declan Rice passing the ball

Premier League End of Season Leaders: Interceptions

The ability to read a pass, as well as to intercept it, is a very valuable skill to have for a defensive player. Here are the top 10 players from the Premier League for interceptions at the end of the season.

Italy vs Germany

Head-To-Head Nations League Special: Italy vs Germany

For the first head-to-head since the end of the season, we are looking towards the International Nations League as Italy face Germany. The format is also different, as we compare three players from each team and put them up against each other using their domestic season stats.

Leeds' Illan Meslier

Premier League End of Season Leaders: Saves

With the Premier League season now finished, we are taking a look back at the leaders in the major statistical categories. Today, we are focusing on goalkeepers and the top 10 in the league for number of saves.

Brentford star man Christian Norgaard

Europe's 'Big Five' Leaders: Tackles

We've taken a look at the leaders for goal contributions from Europe's 'Big Five' leagues. Today, we are going to look at the leaders in the tackles category.

Champions League trophy on display

Head-To-Head Champions League Final Special: Liverpool vs Real Madrid

The Champions League final goes down on Saturday. Liverpool vs Real Madrid. There can only be one winner, and were here to help you decide who it could be.

Kylian Mbappe celebrates a goal

Europe's 'Big Five' Leaders: Goal Contributions

The seasons around Europe are all finished now, but we still have a duty to bring you the stats. Let's take a look at the top 10 in Europe's top five leagues for goals + assists.

Mo Salah celebrates another Liverpool win

Premier League End of Season Leaders: Goals

The Premier League season has drawn to a close, but the content never stops! Here we are taking a look at the league leaders for each major statistic, starting with goals.

Burnley's James Tarkowski

Players from relegated sides who could jump ship

Burnley, Watford and Norwich are the three unfortunate teams who have been relegated from the Premier League this season. Each have players who fared well in the Prem and could now look to leave.

Manchester City trophy celebration

How Manchester City won the Premier League

Manchester City became champions of England once again after a thrilling comeback victory against Aston Villa on Sunday. Now it is confirmed, let's look at what exactly they made themselves the best in the Premier League.

Arsenal and Everton badges

Head-To-Head: Arsenal vs Everton

The final matchday of the season has arrived, and the final pick for the weeks' highlight game is Arsenal vs Everton. The Toffees secured their survival midweek, but Arsenal will need the win if they want any hope of finishing in the top four.

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold challenge each other for the ball

Manchester City vs Liverpool: Who deserves the crown?

The Premier League title will be decided on Sunday, but who will get it? Manchester City and Liverpool are both worthy winners, and have been strong adversaries this season. But there can only be one winner.

Old Trafford was the venue for the first Manchester derby of the year, 06/11/21

Incoming and outgoing players for Manchester United

Erik Ten Haag will be doing a big overhaul of the Manchester United team. Today, we're going to look at six potential incoming and outgoing players and the impact they could make/ have had.

Bayern's Robert Lewandowski poses for the fans with his teammates in the background after he completed his hat-trick

What will Robert Lewandowski bring to wherever he goes?

Robert Lewandowski had one of the best seasons of his career this year. Now, he's requested a move away from Bayern Munich. Let's take a look at his season and what he will bring to wherever he goes.

Top 10 goal scorers in Europe's 'Big Five' leagues without penalties

Top 10 goal scorers in Europe's 'Big Five' leagues without penalties

The top goal scorers list for each individual league or for Europe as whole changes somewhat when you take away penalties. Here are the leaders for goals in Europe's 'Big Five' leagues without penalties.

Leicester players celebrate Jamie Vardy's second goal of the game against Watford.

Premier League Matchday 37 so far...

The Premier League title, fight for fourth and the relegation battle will all be decided on the final day of the season after the results from the matchday 37. But of course, it's not over yet...

Manchester City defend a West Ham corner

Head-To-head: West Ham vs Manchester City

West Ham are looking to catch and pass Manchester United for Europa League football next season. To do so, they have to find a way past league leaders Manchester City.

Liverpool's Mo Salah and Watford's Danny Rose battle for possession.

The best ball carriers in the Premier League

There are many aspects that makes a player so valuable, one of them being their ability to carry and advance the ball. Here are seven of the best players in the Premier League for exactly that.

Son Heung-min

Premier League leaders for shots on target percentage

This list of the Premier League leaders for shots on target percentage may shock you, as only two conventional striker's features.

Liverpool's Alisson during the FA Cup Semi-Final matchup against Manchester City

Goalkeepers in Europe’s top five leagues with the highest clean sheet percentage

Goalkeepers aren't often given enough credit. To give the credit where its due, we have listed the top 10 goalkeepers in Europe's top five leagues for clean sheet percentage.

Brighton players celebrate their second goal of the game against Manchester United

Premier League Matchday 36 rundown

With the end of all the seasons in sight, every team still fighting for something are giving it their all. Liverpool's slight hiccup on the weekend gave Manchester City some breathing room, while Manchester United have put any hopes of Champions League football next season in the bin.

Real Madrid players celebrate in front of Fernandinho, who accurately represents the feeling from all Manchester City players.

How Real Madrid vs Manchester City played out

Real Madrid came out on top in spectacular fashion over Manchester City in one of the greatest Champions League matchups of all time. Here's how the Semi-Final tie went down.

AS Monaco

Top point scorers from Europe’s ‘Big Five’ currently outside their leagues Champions League spots

The 10 teams on this list are the unlucky folk as of now. They are the top point scorers from Europe's 'Big Five' leagues who currently sit outside their leagues Champions League spots.

Champions League trophy on display

How the battle for Champions League football is looking

Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, West Ham and Wolves are all looking to secure their places in Europe next season, with Champions League and Europa League and ECL spots all to play for.

Gabriel Jesus celebrates his first of eventually four goals in Manchester City's 5-1 win over Watford

Premier League in April by numbers

April was the last full month of Premier League football. Norwich's fate was decided, two teams fell off from the fight for Champions League football, and Manchester City and Liverpool stayed perfect.

Everton's Richarlison picks up a flare thrown on the pitch by an Everton fan and celebrates with it after scoring against Chelsea

Premier League Matchday 35 Rundown

Three matchdays remain this season with a smattering of catch-up games in between, and there is still a lot to fight for in the Premier League. Liverpool and Manchester City stayed perfect in their bids for the title, Arsenal and Tottenham kept their Champions League hopes alive, and Everton boosted their chances of survival.

Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette shields the ball from West Ham's Manuel Lanzini and Arthur Masuaka

Head-To-Head: West Ham vs Arsenal

West Ham and Arsenal clash in matchweek 35 of the Premier League season, with both sides fighting the battle for fourth place. A win could go a long way for either side, but who could get it?

Chelsea's Thiago Silva jumps high above his teammates and the Manchester United players.

Midweek Matchup: Manchester United vs Chelsea

Chelsea and Manchester United do battle in Premier League action tonight, with both sides seeking the win in their bids for Champions League football next season.

Aurelien Tchouameni

Europe’s top 10 players for interceptions

The ability to read a pass, as well as to intercept it, is a very valuable skill to have for a defensive player. Here are the top 10 players from Europe's 'Big Five' leagues for interceptions.

Manchester City players

Premier League's top 10 teams for Shot Creating Actions per 90 minutes

Shot Creating Actions can tell good part of the story, but not the whole thing. Here are the top 10 teams in the Premier League ranked by their Shot Creating Actions per 90 minutes.

Gabriel Jesus gets four for Manchester City

Premier League Matchday 34 rundown

Matchday 34 of the Premier League saw no change at the top, although Manchester City put in a display showing why they're number one. Burnley gave more life to their survival hopes, and Newcastle's win now has them incredibly in the top 10.

Arsenal players walk past Manchester United's Portuguese duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes

Head-To-Head: Arsenal vs Manchester United

Arsenal host Manchester United in a real six-pointer this weekend. Arsenal are coming off the back of a brilliant 4-2 win over Chelsea, while United are recovering from their 4-0 loss to Liverpool.

Presnel Kimpembe

Players with the best pass completion percentage in Europe's top five leagues

Central defenders may not be the first position you think of for the players with the highest pass completion percentage, but in fact that is the case.

Kevin De Bruyne warming up

Players with the biggest goals to xG difference from Europe's top five leagues

The 10 players on this list represent the most overachieving players from the top five leagues in Europe in terms of the difference between their actual number of goals scored to their expected goals.

Liverpool's Mo Salah puts the ball past Manchester United's David De Gea while Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire look on helplessly.

Head-To-Head: Liverpool vs Manchester United

Liverpool are challenging Manchester City for the Premier League title, while Manchester United are fighting for fourth. Both will want the three points, but only one can take all the spoils.

Tottenham's lethal duo, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane

Driving factors for each team fighting for fourth

With eight points separating Tottenham, - who currently sit in fourth place - and Wolves, - who are in eighth - the battle for that final guaranteed Champions League place will go down to the wire.

Tottenham vs Brighton

Head-To-Head: Tottenham vs Brighton

While the focus may be on Manchester City vs Liverpool in their FA Cup Semi-Final match, Tottenham and Brighton could be an interesting watch in the Premier League this weekend.

Champions League

Champions League Quarter-Finals rundown

The Champions League Quarter-Finals produced four very different games. Bayern suffered a shock loss to Villareal. Chelsea and Real Madrid put on an instant classic. Manchester City and Atletico Madrid quite expectedly got very fiery towards the end. And Liverpool had a surprise test from Benfica in the second leg, but managed to hold them off.

Greuther Furth

10 most underachieving teams by xGD in Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues

Last week, we showcased the 10 most overachieving teams by xGD from Europe's 'Big Five' leagues. Now, were taking a look at the 10 most underachieving teams.

Mason Mount scores Chelsea's sixth goal of the game against Southampton

Premier League Matchday 32 rundown

Matchday 32 of the Premier League was highlighted by Manchester City Vs Liverpool, but amongst the weekend was some other brilliant games that provided us with a nice few days of football.

Karim Benzema

The best goal contributors from Europes ‘Big Five’ leagues

The ten players on this list have contributed the most goals to their respective teams this season, and their numbers range from rather impressive to simply remarkable.

Liverpool's Mo Salah takes a shot with Manchester City closing him down

Head-To-Head: Manchester City vs Liverpool

With the Premier League title on the line, top of the league Manchester City takes on second place Liverpool. It will be a tight affair, both teams not wanting to give the other an inch while trying to make something for themselves.

Wolves players celebrate together

‘Big Fives’ most overachieving teams by xGD

Goal difference can be an important factor for deciding the fate of a team's season. These 10 teams have done well by themselves to overachieve by their expected goal difference and put themselves in a strong position should their campaign be decided by their goal difference.

Tottenham players celebrate together after Emerson scored the sides fourth goal of the game.

Premier League Matchday 31 Rundown

With the international break over, the Premier League returned for matchday 31, the start of the eight-straight week run to the end of the season. Tottenham put on a great display, while Chelsea suffered a shock loss to Brentford.

Liverpool's Mo Salah and Watford's Danny Rose battle for possession.

Head-To-Head: Liverpool vs Watford

The Premier League returns this weekend! There aren't any big team clashes this weekend, but we've picked out Liverpool vs Watford for our head-to-head as there is potential for a goal fest of a game.

Liverpool celebrate their second goal of the game against Arsenal at the Emirates

Premier League in March by numbers

The Premier League in March saw 32 games played with 90 goals scored, making it one of the most prolific months this season. Liverpool went unbeaten, Tottenham scored the most and Burnley were Burnley

Leeds' Robin Koch puts the pressure on Wolves' Raul Jimenez

Under Pressure: Premier League’s 10 most pressure-heavy teams

Defensive pressure is a decent form of defence, but isn't often employed by the top teams in league as much as those lower down. Here are the Premier League's top 10 pressing teams.

AC Milan celebrates another win on their road to the league title

The fight for the Serie A title

The Serie A title race has been hotly contested throughout the season. Milan leads it for now, but Napoli, Juventus and reigning champions Inter are right behind and are all ready for battle.

Declan Rice passing the ball

Manchester United’s three most linked midfielder options

Manchester United have been looking for a solid midfielder for some time now. Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips and Aurelien Tchouameni are names that have been thrown out there, but who would be best?

Olympique Lyon

10 most underachieving teams by xG from Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues

Not every team can match Liverpool, Manchester City or Bayern for scoring efficiency. The ten teams on this list make up the most underachieving teams in Europe's 'Big Five' league's according to xG.

England's Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Phil Foden and Ben Chilwell celebrate together

Weekend Tips: England, France and Belgium picks

International friendlies and World Cup qualification is the order of the week. England, France, Belgium and Denmark are in action for the first time in 2022, and we've got the best picks from each.

Borussia Dortmund players celebrate a goal together

10 most overachieving teams by xG from Europe's 'Big Five' leagues

Scoring goals is the only way you’re going to win games. The ten teams on this list don’t just do it better than any other team in Europe’s ‘Big Five’, but even better than what they themselves are expected.

Erik Ten Hag vs Mauricio Pochettino for the job of Manchester United manager

Erik Ten Hag vs Mauricio Pochettino - Manchester United’s manager options compared

Manchester United have reportedly whittled down their shortlist to Erik Ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino. Both are respectable managers, but who is the better option of the two?

Barcelona's Aubameyang, Torres and Dembele celebrate another goal together.

How Barcelona beat Real Madrid in the El Clasico

Barcelona spent the first half of the season in Real Madrid’s shadow. The second half has seen their resurgence, but even this El Clasico victory doesn’t dent Real’s title hopes too heavily.

West Ham's Declan Rice goes after Tottenham's Harry Kane

Head-To-Head: Tottenham vs West Ham

Under half the games for matchday 30 in the Premier League, but at least we are still being treated to a great matchup in Tottenham vs West Ham.

Bayern's Robert Lewandowski poses for the fans with his teammates in the background after he completed his hat-trick

Champions League: How things stand after the Round of 16

With the first round of the knockout stage now complete, we take a look at the teams still vying for the trophy. We've got the favourites, the underdogs, and the probably-should-stay-away-from teams.

Cristiano Ronaldo went through the highs of scoring a hat-trick against Spurs, to just three days later crashing out of the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Tottenham compared to vs Atletico Madrid

On Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo was the hero of the red side of Manchester, scoring a hat-trick in a vital win over Tottenham. Three days later, he was completely unable to help guide Manchester United past Atletico Madrid and into the next round of the Champions League.

Liverpool's Thiago challenges Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette

Head-To-Head: Arsenal vs Liverpool

With the season heading into its final stages, every game matters, and each point holds more value than at any other point. This is where the best of the best come to play.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate his hat-trick with his Manchester United teammates in toe

Premier League Matchday 29 by numbers

The highlight of Matchday 29 was one of football's greatest players, Cristiano Ronaldo, putting on a prime show and bagging a hat-trick. Elsewhere, it was a strong weekend of Premier League football.

Marcus Rashford scores in Manchester United's 3-0 over Tottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur face off this weekend in the Premier League in real six-pointer. How do the two compare at this stage in the season?

Karim Benzema vs Robert Lewandowski

Benzema vs Lewandowski: Who’s more beneficial for their team?

Karim Benzema and Robert Lewandowski have been instrumental to Real Madrid and Bayern's respective success this season. Both scored hat-tricks to help see their side through in the Champions League. But is one more beneficial than the other to their team?

The scoreboard at the Allianz Arena displays the stats after Bayern dismantles RB Salzburg.

Stats behind Bayern's mauling of RB Salzburg

RB Salzburg managed to hold strong against a superior Bayern side in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 matchup. However, they weren't able to do the same in the second leg.

Reece James celebrates opening the scoring for Chelsea against Burnley

England's top 10 in Europe for goals plus assists per 90 minutes

England has a lot of great talent playing around Europe. To showcase the very best, we have listed 15 players in the top 10 for most goal + assists per 90 minutes by English players in Europe's Big Five leagues.

Metz players celebrate together

Europe’s top 10 teams for long-range shots

Long-range goals can be spectacular but aren't the most efficient way to go about scoring goals.

Bernardo Silva celebrates scoring at Old Traffic in the first matchup of the Manchester derby in the 2021/22 PL season.

Head-to-head: Manchester Derby

The two Manchester sides are two of the most iconic teams in football. United for their rich history, City for their dominance in recent years. When they meet up, they create even more iconic scenes.

Newcastle players celebrate with goalscorer Ryan Fraser, and the fans at St James' park love it.

The stats behind Newcastle's improvement in 2022

Newcastle looked to be destined to go down this season at the end of 2021. Even with the new owners and Eddie Howe in charge, things weren't looking great. But they look a whole lot better now...

Man City's Phil Foden puts Everton keeper Jordan Pickford under pressure from a cross

Premier League Matchday 27 By Numbers

Matchday 27 featured eight games, and in all honesty, it wasn't the most exciting weekend of football.

West Ham's Jarrod Bowen and Wolves' Ruben Neves battles for the ball

Head-to-head: West Ham United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

West ham and Wolves will go to battle this Sunday in our pick for matchday 27's feature game. Both sides will be looking for the win as both are well in the fight for fourth place.

Karim Benzema

Most offside teams from Europe's Big Five

Being offside so much can often end up looking like an art. As such, these are the 14 best artists in Europe's Big Five leagues.

PSG

Top 10 points per game from the Big Five this season

The 10 teams on this list are either at the top of their league or have a good chance at finishing the year at the top.

Harry Kane celebrates scoring the winning goal against Manchester City

Premier League Matchday 26 By Numbers

Matchday 26 proved to be a fairly exciting weekend of football, with a big shock win to top it all off.

Manchester City players celebrate together

The 10 teams who have won more than they've lost against Man City

Manchester City are the latest powerhouse of English football. But these 10 teams still hold a positive record over the Citizens in the Premier League era.

The Europa League trophy on display ahead of the 2021 final between Villareal and Manchester United.

Who tops the stats in the Europa League?

All European club competitions are back this week, with the Europa League reclaiming its position on Thursday nights.

Kingsley Coman wheels away in celebration as he scores for Bayern

Champions League's over-performing teams by xG so far

The Champions League returns with knockout stage action. The Round of 16 kicks off this week, so to prepare us all, we've got all the teams who over-performed in the group stage according to xG.

Ferran Torres reacts to Barcelona conceding

Champions League group stage's most under-performing teams by xG

The Champions League group stage provided some excellent football - looking at you Atletico vs Liverpool - as well as an unprecedented three teams who went unbeaten through their six games. Surely with a great start to this year's competition, the knockout stages are going to be remarkable. Well, not for these teams. Because most of them are out of the competition, and for the ones who are still in, the odds of them doing very well aren't really in their favour.

Harry Kane misses opportunity in Tottenham's defeat to Wolves

The Premier League gameweek 25 results by xG

Matchday 25 provided some good entertainment, with a couple of surprising score lines according to the xG numbers...

Declan Rice dives into a tackle on Lucas Moura, West Ham vs Tottenham Hotspur, 24/10/21

The top 10 busiest defensive players in the Premier League

Defending is a vital part of the game. Players have to get stuck in to win their team the ball. Here are the busiest 10 players in the Premier League for combined tackles and interceptions.

New Liverpool man Luis Diaz vs Reds star Sadio Mane

Comparing Luis Diaz's stats to Sadio Mane's

Liverpool have signed Luis Diaz as a successor for Sadio Mane, but does he have what it takes?

Emile Smith Rowe takes on three Wolves players

Who will win the five-team fight for fourth place in the Premier League?

There are seemingly five teams in the fight for the final Champions League spot, but do the stats suggest any of them are likely to pull clear or fall away?

Sadio Mane celebrates winning AFCON with Senegal

Seven stars of the AFCON: Mane, Pepe, Hakimi...

A closer look at seven players who stood out during the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations won by Senegal.

The Champions League trophy on display ahead of the 2021 final between Manchester City and Chelsea, 28/05/21

Comparing the stats of the major Champions League contenders

The league leaders from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands all remain in the Champions League, but who's been playing best this season?

Luis Diaz warms up ahead of his first Premier League game

What five January signings will add to their teams

A look at what January signings Luis Diaz, Bruno Guimaraes, Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur and Wout Weghorst will add to Liverpool, Newcastle, Tottenham and Burnley respectively.

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