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Six of the Best: Europe’s Golden Oldies

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 18 2016 17:50
Six of the Best: Europe’s Golden Oldies While football fans prefer to focus on youth prospects, there are those who defy their age to continue plying their trade at the highest level and excel. With that in mind, WhoScored.com present Europe’s Golden Oldies, of players in Europe aged 35 and older to have made four or more league app...
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Undervalued Gareth Barry deserving of place in the record books

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Sep 20 2016 16:58
Undervalued Gareth Barry deserving of place in the record books Longevity is difficult in a young mans game, and even more so in a league so intense as England’s top-flight. Therefore, when Gareth Barry marked his 600th Premier League appearance with a goal against Middlesbrough it was just reward for a player that has been a superb servant for club and co...
Categories: Player Focus

League Focus: Premier League Halfway Point Stats Round-up

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Dec 31 2015 12:35
League Focus: Premier League Halfway Point Stats Round-up The conclusion of Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Sunderland on Wednesday night signalled the halfway point of the current Premier League season. There have been plenty of shocks over the last six months, notably Leicester’s impressive rise up the table, and here WhoScored looks at the current ...
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Team Focus: Lack of Summer Investment may Hinder Everton's European Hopes

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 23 2014 17:30
Team Focus: Lack of Summer Investment may Hinder Everton's European Hopes Second season syndrome relates to teams that, the previous year, were promoted to the next tier of football and performed above expectations in their debut in - or return to - said division. In their second term, however, the team in question struggles to match the exploits of the previous season an...
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Player Focus: Everton Should Sign Gareth Barry Permanently

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, May 22 2014 17:30
Player Focus: Everton Should Sign Gareth Barry Permanently The signing of Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk all but signaled the end of Gareth Barry’s time at Manchester City. The midfielder may have made 31 Premier League appearances for the club last season, 27 of which were starts, but the Brazilian leapfrogged his new teammate upon his arrival and...
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Player Focus: More Midfield Musings for Hodgson

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Nov 7 2013 17:43
Player Focus: More Midfield Musings for Hodgson Naturally, Roy Hodgson could barely hide his delight at the praise he received for gambling on Andros Townsend in England's last round of World Cup qualifiers. He might have enjoyed it so much so that he is tempted into taking more risks in future, rather uncharacteristic of a manager usually known ...
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Team Focus: Everton Enjoying Changes Under Martínez

by Miguel Delaney at Thursday, Oct 31 2013 16:37
Team Focus: Everton Enjoying Changes Under Martínez Given the near impossible job that David Moyes was offered in May, it’s consequently been much easier to overlook the extent of change his former club have experienced. Make no mistake, were this any other season, Everton’s adjustment would have been one of the stories of the early part ...
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League Focus: Premier League is Failing the England National Team

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Aug 6 2013 13:45
League Focus: Premier League is Failing the England National Team Increased foreign investment in the Premier League has its supporters and its critics. Those on the side of the former testify that the boost to both the profile and quality of England's top flight by such monetary input is fantastic to see, and with greater chances of British Champions League winne...
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Stats Analysis: Premier Passers

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Jan 12 2012 12:02
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...
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Manchester City vs Tottenham

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, May 10 2011 10:00
Manchester City vs Tottenham Man City play host to Tottenham tonight knowing a victory would guarantee them a minimum fourth-place finish and clinch that much sought-after Champions League spot. Roberto Mancini has something of a dilemma, though; with an FA Cup Final against Stoke this weekend, does he choose to rest or rotate ...