Author: Junior Dennison-Smith
The Biggest-Spending Premier League Sides That Still Went Down
A big transfer budget is supposed to keep a club well clear of the bottom three. Anyone who has followed the Premier League relegation odds in recent [...]
Why Are Forwards Performing So Poorly in the EPL This Season?
We are currently six gameweeks into the 26/27 season, and a lot has happened already. Some things are proving more predictable than others. For instan [...]
When Alerts Arrive Before The Stream Catches Up
The phone vibrates with a goal alert while the stream is still showing the pass that started the attack. Nothing unusual has happened at the stadium. [...]
Premier League’s Biggest Spenders 2009-2018: Where Do Man City Rank?
Manchester City stepped into the lion's den on October 11th when they travelled to a raucous Anfield to face Liverpool in the Premier League. The Blue [...]
Can Teamwork Still Beat Big Money In Modern Football?
Football's richest clubs can afford the world's best players, but expensive squads still lose matches. So what gives a smaller team a fighting chance [...]
1 Win In 4 for Klopp’s Germany & Why The Real Audition Happens On Bundesliga Weekends
Four matches, three goals, one win. Jürgen Klopp's first international window as Germany head coach ended with a goalless night in Thessaloniki on 4 O [...]
Premier League This Week: Leeds United vs Man United, Arsenal At Forest And A Palace-Brighton Derby
If last weekend was about the Premier League clearing its throat after the long international break, this week is when the season starts to find its v [...]
Football Analytics: Where the Numbers Come From and How to Use Them
A decade ago, arguing about football meant goals, assists and what you saw with your own eyes. Today a pundit can cite a striker's expected goals, a m [...]
The Three-Week International Break Changes Squad Planning For Premier League Clubs
Premier League managers have spent years building squads around a familiar rhythm: two short international breaks in early autumn, each one a brief pa [...]
Matchday Rituals in 2026: What Fans Do Before, During and After Kick-Off
Ritual is one of the oldest things in football. Older than substitutes, older than most of the clubs that practise it.
The same seat. The same walk [...]