It may have been ten years in the making, but it took Romelu Lukaku 15 minutes to open his Chelsea account after returning to the club. The 28-year-old, who failed to get off the mark for the Blues during his first stint at Stamford Bridge, tapped home a Reece James cross into an empty Arsenal…
Brentford’s reputation seems to have preceded them. Last season, Arsenal — the Bees’ opponents on opening day — kept 42 per cent of their goal kicks at a short or medium length, ending less than 40 metres from goal. That rate was about average for the league as a whole, but, against some teams, they…
Sometimes, the build-up is better than the actual goal. However, replays tend to focus on the final few moments of a move while the stats credit the scorer and the player responsible for the assist. Everything is primarily geared towards the outcome. We get it. After all, it is the defining moment of a move.…
How did Nuno Espirito Santo’s new-look Spurs side beat the Premier League champions, Man CIty?
Taking the last two seasons as a guide, Premier League new-boys Leeds United, West Bromwich Albion, and Fulham have three roles to divide between them. It’s how the promoted sides do things now. One team challenging for Europe, one team in a traditional relegation scrap, and one team bombing completely. This might have emerged as…