Alternative XI: Grealish stars from 'Best of the Rest' outside Premier League top six
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Apr 2 2020 17:42
If the expected PFA Team of the Year touted a month ago was anything to go by, even Kevin De Bruyne will be lucky to break the Liverpool monopoly over the side.Given their dominance in the Premier League this year, some feel that the lineup should be an all red affair, though it's fair to say our ra...
Leicester trio and teenage Real Madrid target make Top Tackling XI
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Apr 1 2020 11:35
Having looked at assists, goals, key passes, dribbles and the most clinical XI, attention turns to Europe's best ball winners in Europe's top five leagues this season. The most tackles XI features 11 players who, between them, have made 809 tackles this term.This side would undoubtedly boast a stati...
European Best XI: Neymar and Ronaldo miss out to emerging stars
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Mar 31 2020 16:23
As things stand it is not only unclear when the 2019/20 campaign will conclude but if at all. While Premier League clubs are determined to complete the season, that feeling is generally not shared in Italy, for example. The COVID-19 outbreak is at different stages around Europe and only time will te...
Three Manchester United transfer targets make Most Clinical XI in Europe
by Josh Wright
at Monday, Mar 30 2020 16:38
Debating the best goalscorers on the planet very rarely ends in an unanimous decision. Cristiano Ronaldo's record, for example, is often discredited due to the amount of penalties he scores - Penaldo is another name given to the Juventus forward - or due to his sheer volume shooting. So who have bee...
Eight clubs in Premier League Team of the Season despite Liverpool dominance
by Ben McAleer
at Friday, Mar 27 2020 13:25
When the Premier League will return, it remains to be seen, as Liverpool fans face an anxious wait over whether they will claim their first top-flight title since 1990 at the expense of defending champions Manchester City. Both teams feature in the WhoScored.com Premier League team of the season so ...
Manchester clubs dominate most improved Premier League XI
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Mar 26 2020 15:06
If you ever played competitive amateur football at any level, you would know that any award for the 'most improved player' isn't necessarily seen or taken as a compliment! A somewhat glorified participation acknowledgement in many cases, that's certainly not true of the following lineup.With an inde...
Liverpool star Alexander-Arnold the shock exclusion from U21 Team of the Season
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Mar 25 2020 13:30
Here we run through the best WhoScored rated U21 XI from Europe's top five leagues for the 2019/20 campaign. Players aged 21 and under at the start of their respective league campaigns are eligible for selection, while goalkeepers must have been 23 and under. Furthermore, players must have featured ...
Salah pips Messi to spot in latest stat-themed European XI
by Martin Laurence
at Wednesday, Mar 25 2020 11:12
In the latest in our series of stat-themed XIs we reveal a lineup of the players to have attempted the most shots by playing position across Europe's top five leagues this season.In the interest of fairness - having done the same for our key pass XI - we're excluding set pieces, so in this instance ...