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Stat, Viz, Quiz is the Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week’s edition looks at Boxing Day goals, Mohamed Salah, and being top at Christmas. The big day is almost here. Many look forward to it all year long, bringing families together and turning some into big kids again. Yes, Boxing Day football will soon be […]
In a world full of tactical innovation, Antonee Robinson is a welcome throwback. His blistering speed, lung-busting overlaps, and growing defensive maturity make him a nightmare for opponents and a weapon Marco Silva can’t do without. For a player tasked with marking Mohamed Salah all game, Antonee Robinson looked remarkably fresh. And so, with 15 […]
Enzo Maresca has been quick to downplay Chelsea’s hopes of winning the Premier League this season, but after yet another impressive performance, should we see his side as contenders? Chelsea aren’t in a Premier League title race. That’s what Enzo Maresca thinks, anyway. Before their latest victory, a 5-1 rout of Southampton on Wednesday night, […]
Since the start of last season, Arsenal have scored more goals from corners than any other team in the Premier League. And it’s not even close. Here’s how they’ve become the corner kings of the top flight. Another weekend, another Arsenal goal from a corner. That sentence could have been written at any point across […]
Corners get fans excited. Maybe a little too excited, as under 3% of them have led to a goal in the Championship this season. Some teams are better at them than others, though, so we look at the data behind corner kicks so far in 2024-25. A lot of emphasis is put on the importance […]
Arsenal suffered their third defeat across their last six games with a 1-0 UEFA Champions League loss against Internazionale. Look back at the match via the Opta data with our Inter vs Arsenal stats page. Arsenal hopes of a top-eight finish in the UEFA Champions League league phase were dented with a 1-0 defeat to […]