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Pochettino? Tuchel? Assessing the candidates to become next Man Utd manager

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Pochettino? Tuchel? Assessing the candidates to become next Man Utd manager After Chelsea’s decision to part ways with Mauricio Pochettino this week, the Premier League’s manager market has come to life, with a whole host of names linked with the vacant role at Stamford Bridge.But the speculation doesn’t end in London, reports suggest that Manchester Unite...

Arsenal stars Rice and White among Premier League’s xG overperformers

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Arsenal stars Rice and White among Premier League’s xG overperformers As we continue to look back on the 2023/24 Premier League season, we’ve compiled an ‘XI’ of the division’s biggest Expected Goals overperformers from the campaign. Included in the team are players from Arsenal, Burnley, Tottenham, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Chelsea and ...

Nunez most wasteful alongside Man Utd and Chelsea xG underperformers

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Nunez most wasteful alongside Man Utd and Chelsea xG underperformers As we continue to look back on the 2023/24 Premier League season, we’ve compiled an ‘XI’ of the division’s biggest Expected Goals underperformances from the campaign. Included in the team are players from Aston Villa, Everton, Luton, Newcastle, Tottenham, Manchester United, C...

Stats prove Southgate was right to oust Rashford from Euros squad

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Stats prove Southgate was right to oust Rashford from Euros squad After running through the top 10 most improved players in the Premier League this season over on our X page, we’ve now taken a look at the players whose ratings have declined the most compared to those of 2022/23. To be considered, players must have made 20 or more appearances in the Premier L...

Atalanta hero Lookman makes Europa League Team of the Tournament

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Atalanta hero Lookman makes Europa League Team of the Tournament After Atalanta were crowned Europa League champions on Wednesday evening, we’ve taken a look back at the standout performers from this season’s edition of the competition. Represented in our Team of the Tournament of those to have made at least eight appearances are Roma, Freiburg, Atala...

Palmer leads Chelsea trio in U21 Premier League Team of the Season

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Palmer leads Chelsea trio in U21 Premier League Team of the Season As we look back on the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, we’ve put together the best rated XI of U21 players, with Burnley, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Brighton all represented. To be eligible for selection, players must have been aged 21...

Arsenal duo Rice and Havertz among Premier League’s best new signings

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Arsenal duo Rice and Havertz among Premier League’s best new signings After the conclusion of the 2023/24 Premier League season, we’ve taken a look back at the new signings that stood out for their respective sides. Represented in our top 10 are Luton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, West Ham and Manchester City.10. Ross Barkley (Luton) -...

Palmer, Foden and Saka star in Premier League Team of the Season

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Palmer, Foden and Saka star in Premier League Team of the Season With the 2023/24 Premier League season now complete, we’ve taken a look back at the campaign’s standout performers. Represented in our Team of the Season are West Ham, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.Alphonse Areola (West Ham) - 6.96West Ham stopp...

Silva leads Man City quartet in Premier League Team of the Week

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Silva leads Man City quartet in Premier League Team of the Week With the penultimate weekend of this season’s Premier League action now behind us, we’ve taken a look at gameweek 37’s standout performers. Represented in our Team of the Week are Sheffield United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.Wes Fod...

Hummels the star as Dortmund dominate Champions League semi-final best XI

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Hummels the star as Dortmund dominate Champions League semi-final best XI After the conclusion of a thrilling set of Champions League semi-finals this week, we’ve taken a look at the standout performers across both legs of each tie. Borussia Dortmund are the dominant side in our Team of the Round, while PSG, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are all represented.Gregor K...