Premier League player stats: Leicester star has most take-ons after completing 12(!) v Man Utd
The 2024/25 Premier League season is bubbling along nicely and we have some lovely statistics for you to enjoy. We have leaders across 29 metrics.
16 Conclusions on the F365 Tables: Brighton for the Champions League as Postecoglou has it easy
Brighton are doing even better than we think, Tottenham are doing worse and Wolves are more Arsenal than Arsenal. Here are 16 Conclusions on the soon-to-be-famous F365 Tables.
Five PL moves for Ruud van Nistelrooy post-Man Utd include replacing Ange Postecoglou at Spurs
With Ruud van Nistelrooy’s inevitable Manchester United exit confirmed, where could he go next? Tottenham Hotspur to succeed Ange Postecoglou, perhaps?
Walker, Gakpo, Arsenal’s ‘best £20m spent’ – Every Premier League club’s worst player in 24/25
Here is the worst player for every Premier League club in 2024/25. We are using WhoScored average match ratings, so please shout at them, not us.
Premier League winners and losers: Liverpool strengthen grip as Dr Tottenham saves another patient
Liverpool and Brighton take top winner honours, while it should take about 0.3 seconds to realise which dafties are getting both barrels in the losers.
Onana on course for Golden Glove but Pope best in Premier League
Andre Onana is the only Premier League goalkeeper with five clean sheets but we have Nick Pope just ahead here on goals conceded.
Premier League five-year net spend table: Arsenal in third ahead of Spurs
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. And Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham are ahead of the other 16.
Premier League sack race: Lopetegui and Martin neck and neck now
Erik Ten Hag is gone, but the Sack Race moves on regardless. Martin, Lopetegui and O’Neil are the men now under pressure.
Five Premier League flops Ruben Amorim salvaged at Sporting includes Liverpool outcast
Ruben Amorim built his Sporting revolution on the back of players who flopped in the Premier League – and frequently embarrassed Wolves in the process.
Four managers have served touchline bans this season over discipline
Mikel Arteta is one of only five Premier League managers not to have been booked this season. Arne Slot, Enzo Maresca and Pep Guardiola are close to bans.
Keane nailed Henderson, Wolves off the mark and Lopetegui sack coming – 3pm Blackout
Julen Lopetegui ambled to another uninspiring result and performance as West Ham manager in the David Moyes derby, while Roy Keane nailed Dean Henderson.
Premier League benchwarmers who deserve a chance: (Nearly) one per club
Ethan Nwaneri and Amad Diallo are among the Premier League benchwarmers who deserve a chance from the start. Bournemouth ruined it but otherwise there’s one per club.
The Famous F365 Friday Quiz: How many Prem sporting directors can you place?
These are some of the most influential men in the Premier League – but how many do you actually recognise?
The best footballers available on a free transfer right now
There are slim pickings among the players available on free transfer, but Dele Alli is ‘back on the grass’ again…
The Premier League table of Big Chances shows Man Utd > Man City
Man Utd are supposed to have a creativity problem but it might just be that they actually have a finishing problem as they create more Big Chances than City.
Man City extend Premier League dominance to table normally reserved for dafter teams
Our favourite stat of all stats sees Manchester City making an impressive early bid to finish top of all the tables this season.
Man United sack Ten Hag, promptly drop first points from winning position all season
Brentford have dropped an eye-popping 11 points from winning positions already, while this is one specific metric where Man United are doing well.
Premier League winners and losers: Praise for Bournemouth and Gomez, flak for Arsenal, Lopetegui, Palmer
Bournemouth, Joe Gomez and Nottingham Forest’s assistant are praised. But Arsenal and Julen Lopetegui are in trouble and Cole Palmer must improve.
Gary O’Neil displays hint of deep-thinking genius for Wolves rarely seen since MNF reveal
We enjoyed a hint of the deep-thinking tactical genius rarely displayed by Gary O’Neil since his Monday Night Football appearance over a year ago. But Wolves need much, much more.
Ranking Prem bottom six on survival chances with one of three promoted sides tipped to stay up
With the Premier League bottom six playing each other this weekend, which of these sides will ultimately get relegated in May? Here’s our ranking…
The Famous F365 Friday Quiz: Premier League caretaker managers…
With Van Nistelrooy waiting for Amorim at Man Utd, this week’s Famous Friday Quiz wants you to identify these caretaker managers in the Premier League…
Van Nistelrooy, Slot and £30m signings among five random reunions this weekend
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino might not recognise Newcastle but there will be more emotional reunions for Ruud van Nistelrooy and Arne Slot.
Man Utd: Liverpool target chosen as Ruben Amorim’s ‘first signing’ with transfer ‘expected’
Manchester United have reportedly named Wolves left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri their ‘primary target’ and he could be Ruben Amorim’s ‘first signing’.
Erik ten Hag makes surely his last Premier League winners and losers appearance
Premier League winners and losers covers Erling Haaland, Cole Palmer, Crystal Palace and Arsenal but the bulk of it goes to Erik ten Hag and Man Utd.
Man Utd player finds place in worst XI of the weekend alongside full debut nightmare
Only Leicester have more than one player in the worst XI of the Premier League weekend, so there is room for representatives from Man Utd and Spurs.
Haaland inevitable, Villa forced to scrap, Brentford ridiculous and Wieffer whiffs – 3pm Blackout
A ludicrous round of Saturday 3pm kick-offs featured some transformative late goals, a mistake which keeps Arsenal fourth and more Erling Haaland brilliance.
Jose Mourinho’s five Premier League return options include Manchester United, Newcastle, Everton
Jose Mourinho is “ready” to manage in the Premier League again, but who would take him? Including Man Utd and Newcastle, here are five potential options…
One clamour for every Premier League club: fans demand Arsenal teen and £37.2m Man Utd forward start
Ian Wright and Gary Lineker are throwing their weight behind Arsenal and Leicester clamours but every club has one player fans want to see starting more.
Arsenal top 2024/25 Premier League injury table amid Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli problems
Arsenal’s luck is finally running out. They are top of the 2024/25 Premier League injury table, with a high-flying pair joining them in the top four.
Premier League winners and losers: Slot and Hojlund shame Martin, Paqueta and ‘naive’ Arsenal
Arsenal, Newcastle and Russell Martin are creating their own problems, while brilliant Bournemouth, Arne Slot’s Liverpool and Leicester’s subs all impressed
O’Neil suggests referees have ‘subconscious bias’ towards Man City and other big clubs
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil has suggested Premier League match officials have a subconscious bias towards Manchester City and other big clubs.
John bloody Stones does it again for Manchester City to break Wolves (and Arsenal) hearts
The defender popped up in the dying seconds of the game to snatch a 2-1 victory for Manchester City against an impressive Wolves
Championship predictions before the next international break include Plymouth fall, Leeds frustration
It’s only three weeks until the next international break, but here are six predictions for what will happen in the Championship before another tedious interruption…
F365 Live: Howe’s England snub, Slot swayed, Arsenal injuries, Pep’s future…
Another international break is consigned to history and, mercifully, the Premier League is back. Here’s the latest from every manager before matchday eight…
Big Weekend: Liverpool v Chelsea, Tottenham, Gary O’Neil, Bukayo Saka and more
Liverpool and Chelsea have both made fine starts under new managers, but this weekend signals for both the start of a tricky and potentially revealing run.