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Arsenal and Fulham the Premier League's biggest xGD Overperformers

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Arsenal and Fulham the Premier League's biggest xGD Overperformers The Premier League is done and dusted, with Manchester City asserting their dominance on English football once more. Using our xG model, we take a look at how the Premier League table would have ended up if it was based on xG difference.The Top FourManchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and New...

Why Tottenham fans should be excited about Ange Postecoglou's appointment

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Why Tottenham fans should be excited about Ange Postecoglou's appointment Having been linked with the likes of Julian Nagelsmann, Mauricio Pochettino and Luis Enrique, Tottenham have today confirmed the appointment of Ange Postecoglou as Antonio Conte's permanent successor, becoming the first Australian to manage in the Premier League. The 57-year-old arrives after two su...

Arsenal star Saka joins Messi and Mbappe in European Team of the Season

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Arsenal star Saka joins Messi and Mbappe in European Team of the Season Europe’s top five leagues have all concluded and the action is over for another season. In England, Manchester City lifted the Premier League; In Germany, Bayern pipped Dortmund to the post on the last day to win the Bundesliga; PSG edged past Lens in Ligue 1; Barcelona were victorious in La L...

Why Man Utd must replace De Gea with Costa this summer

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Why Man Utd must replace De Gea with Costa this summer Saturday's FA Cup final showed why Manchester United should be in the market for a new goalkeeper this summer. David De Gea was caught off guard for Ilkay Gundogan's stunning opener after just 12 seconds at Wembley, but could easily have done better for the German and Manchester City's second just s...

Man Utd? Real Madrid? Where next for Tottenham hitman Harry Kane?

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Man Utd? Real Madrid? Where next for Tottenham hitman Harry Kane? Harry Kane's brace against Leeds last weekend saw him break the 30-goal barrier for the second time in a Premier League season, becoming just the second player after Alan Shearer to achieve the feat. However, it wasn't enough to fire Tottenham to a top-seven finish, and so Spurs will now make do wit...

Who is Manu Kone? The young ball-winner to strengthen Liverpool's midfield

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Who is Manu Kone? The young ball-winner to strengthen Liverpool's midfield Liverpool aren't resting on their laurels when it comes to improving in the midfield. Missing out on Jude Bellingham was a blow, but they are not allowing the failure to land the teenager to impact their transfer window. Indeed, Alexis Mac Allister is expected to join the Reds before too long, and t...

Revealed: The Top Premier League XI based on Expected Goals

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Revealed: The Top Premier League XI based on Expected Goals With the Premier League season over, WhoScored have taken a look at the highest xG XI using their Expected Goals model. Set up in a 3-5-2 formation, we run through those that had the highest XI in the respective position featuring stars from Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, To...

With survival confirmed, how do Everton avoid a relegation battle next season?

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With survival confirmed, how do Everton avoid a relegation battle next season? After the final whistle sounded to confirm their Premier League status on Sunday, numerous Everton fans flooded onto the field. The reaction from those who remained in their seats was interesting: not for the first time this season, boos rang out around Goodison Park.That was in part because the pit...

Xhaka and Jesus feature in an Arsenal heavy Premier League Team of the Week

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Xhaka and Jesus feature in an Arsenal heavy Premier League Team of the Week This week’s team of the week features eight teams, including Brentford, Manchester United and Fulham, but it is Arsenal who dominate the team with four players in the XI.Mark Travers (Bournemouth) – 7.47Bournemouth travelled to Goodison Park on the final day of the season knowing that th...

Who is Sacha Boey? The youngster to ease Arsenal's right-back issues

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Who is Sacha Boey? The youngster to ease Arsenal's right-back issues Many will point to William Saliba's injury as the reason behind Arsenal's title collapse. The Frenchman hasn't featured since being forced off in the first half of the Gunners' Europa League defeat to Sporting CP owing to a back injury, and that meant Mikel Arteta's side were robbed of a calming pre...