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Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United’s franchise player

Bruno Fernandes has transformed Manchester United. The Portuguese maestro has been a creative menace for the Red Devils ever since his £50million move from Sporting in January. The 26-year-old quickly put his stamp on the team and he’s now viewed as the club’s franchise player, with Paul Pogba having to settle for a place on…

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The tactics behind Stefano Pioli’s Milan Renaissance

Milan didn’t pick up their 16th point of the season until their 14th match of the 2019/20 campaign when Theo Hernandez scored the winner in the 88th minute against Parma. With just six games on the board this time around, the Rossoneri have already equalled that tally.  Stefano Pioli’s men are the early pace-setters in…

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Why two false nines are better than one for Southampton

Southampton toppled Premier League leaders Everton on Sunday in what was one of their most controlled and ruthless performances of the season. The visitors had less of the ball (45 per cent), attempted fewer passes (509 to 610) and were limited to just two shots on target. The in-form Dominic Calvert-Lewin completed just six passes…

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Welcome to the Twenty3 Football Lab

Laboratories sound like fun places, if a little intimidating. Do you need to bring your own Bunsen burner, can test tubes go in the dishwasher, is this a puddle of water or acid? Happily, the Football Lab in the Twenty3 Toolbox is much simpler, while arguably being even more fun and useful. More importantly, it…

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Steven Gerrard’s remarkable Rangers defence

Celtic didn’t manage a single shot on target against Rangers on Saturday. With no supporters allowed in stadiums right now, there’s not much in terms of home advantage. That said, it’s very rare to see a visiting team to Parkhead control the Bhoys in the way Steven Gerrard’s men did.  The hosts had the majority…

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Introducing a new Twenty3 podcast: Laptop Gurus

Football has come a long way in a very short space of time. It wasn’t long ago ‘data’ was limited to tables of appearances, goals and little else. But there’s been an explosion of data in the beautiful game in recent years. Clubs are scrambling to find marginal gains by delving ever deeper into the…

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Rethinking your betting content strategy with Twenty3’s Content Toolbox

Statistics and data visualisations can drive you more new depositing customers…bear with me on how.  Over the past four years, we’ve been working with some of the world’s biggest sports publishers helping them create engaging content with data. This has been achieved through our proprietary platform, the Twenty3 Content Toolbox, which gives brands the power…

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Why attack is the best form of defence for Aston Villa

Sometimes, attack really can be the best form of defence. Aston Villa have epitomised this since football returned from lockdown. In the 13 matches played, Dean Smith’s men have conceded, on average, one goal per game. Before lockdown, the Villans were conceding two goals per 90.  It’s been a remarkable turnaround and one that very…

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Twenty3 x Sportlogiq: Analysing Harry Kane, the playmaker

Everyone in the world of football knows that Harry Kane is a goalscorer supreme. The 27-year-old is four goals away from 150 in the Premier League and 200 for Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions. However, it’s unlikely that many people predicted his evolution into a creator. In the opening four matches of the new league…

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