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Stats Analysis: Premier League's Top Stoppers

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Stats Analysis: Premier League's Top Stoppers When it comes to statistical analysis there are often a number of players who are overlooked - possibly to their relief - but WhoScored has taken the time to look into the efficiency of the rare breed that is goalkeepers! Studying the stoppers to have made more than 5 starts in the Premier League, w...

Stats Analysis: Premier League's Biggest Losers - of Possession

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Stats Analysis: Premier League's Biggest Losers - of Possession Following on from yesterday’s Premier League piece focussing on the seven top passers in England’s top-flight, we take an entirely different approach for our next WhoScored analysis. We turn the idea on its head and analyse those players who have lost possession the most over the first h...

Stats Analysis: Premier Passers

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Stats Analysis: Premier Passers In a series of articles focussing on a specific area of the WhoScored statistics, we turn our attentions to the top seven players for most passes per game during the first half of the Premier League season. As Arsenal and Man City are the top two teams for average possession, with 58.7% and 57.3%, i...

WhoScored's 2011 Premier League Player of the Year

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WhoScored's 2011 Premier League Player of the Year In the final instalment of our feature focusing on the best players per division based upon WhoScored ratings over the calendar year of 2011, we analyse the Premier League that, unlike any of the other top leagues in Europe, has had no rest bite over the winter.The winner of our award is perhaps ine...

Premier League: Unexpected Stars with Unexpected Stats

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Premier League: Unexpected Stars with Unexpected Stats As we prepare for yet another round of games in this week’s Premier League, WhoScored turn our attentions to some of the unsung heroes in England’s top-flight. While others hog the headlines with goals and match-winning displays, there are others who produce a consistency of performance ...

Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six

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Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six As we approach the halfway stage of the Premier League season, there’s something of a familiar ring to the top six. Despite a strong first half of the season from Newcastle and, to a lesser extent, Stoke, it’s the usual suspects that lead the way going into the New Year. As the race for ...

Premier League's Top Rated Bottom Half Players

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Premier League's Top Rated Bottom Half Players As the rest of Europe goes into hibernation over the festive period, there’s no let-up in the Premier League. As the fixtures come thick and fast, WhoScored looks beyond the upper echelons for this particular article and, analysing the bottom ten clubs, pinpoints a selection of outfield player...

Bundesliga Boasting the Finest Finishers

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Bundesliga Boasting the Finest Finishers With some sharp shooters already stamping their authority in Europe this season, WhoScored has undergone an analysis of individuals, and indeed league averages that stand out when it comes to shooting stats for the most prolific players for shots on target. Of the top 5 players in terms of total sho...

Team Focus: Are Tottenham Title Contenders?

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Team Focus: Are Tottenham Title Contenders? After a couple of heavy defeats at the hands of both Manchester clubs in their two opening fixtures, the idea of Tottenham as title contenders seemed a million miles away. Harry Redknapp’s decision to draft in Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker before the closure of the summer transfer window ...

Wigan vs Arsenal No Foregone Conclusion - Gameweek 14 Trends

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Wigan vs Arsenal No Foregone Conclusion - Gameweek 14 Trends WhoScored looks ahead to this weekend in the Premier League at some of the most eye-catching trends from fixtures gone by between the sides set to go head-to-head come Saturday. We look at why the game between Wigan and Arsenal may not be a foregone conclusion, why Villa's decent home record could c...