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

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Jan 13 2012 13:33
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...
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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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Streaks: Lazio's Away Form Comes Crashing to an End

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Jan 10 2012 11:50
Streaks: Lazio's Away Form Comes Crashing to an End WhoScored’s usual early week rundown of the weekend’s shock results in Europe’s top five leagues returns after a brief festive hiatus. Lazio started the Serie A New Year in the worst possible way after a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Siena, while over in La Liga, Rayo Vallecano saw...

Premier League: Unexpected Stars with Unexpected Stats

by Paul McKinnon at Saturday, Dec 31 2011 12:59
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 ...
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Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Dec 30 2011 13:31
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 ...
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Premier League's Top Rated Bottom Half Players

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Dec 28 2011 17:07
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...
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Transfer Treasures: The Premier League's Finest

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Dec 23 2011 18:05
Transfer Treasures: The Premier League's Finest With the January transfer window just around the corner, clubs will have their winter shopping lists at the ready in anticipation of strengthening their squads. Before any new acquisitions arrive, then, WhoScored takes time out to stop and assess those summer arrivals to have made the biggest impact...
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Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London?

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Dec 21 2011 14:20
Chelsea vs Tottenham: Are Spurs Now the Best Team in London? Thursday evening’s showdown at White Hart Lane is likely to be a fascinating encounter. Tottenham and Chelsea sit third and fourth respectively, with just a couple of points separating the pair and with both Chelsea and Arsenal in periods of transition, Harry Redknapp’s side have the cha...
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Atletico, Arsenal & Napoli's Unbeaten Runs End

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Dec 19 2011 10:50
Atletico, Arsenal & Napoli's Unbeaten Runs End Atletico Madrid lost at home for the first time this season to heap further pressure on manager Gregory Manzano. Man City edged a 1-0 win over Arsenal to end the Gunners eight match unbeaten run, while Napoli tasted defeat in front of their own fans for the first time since mid-October. WhoScored fo...
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Key Battles All Over the Pitch in City-Arsenal Showdown

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Dec 16 2011 14:51
Key Battles All Over the Pitch in City-Arsenal Showdown There’s little doubt what match is the main attraction in this weekend’s Premier League calendar. The Etihad Stadium encounter between Man City and Arsenal promises to be a fascinating battle on Sunday afternoon, with City potentially entering the game in second place, providing Man Unit...
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