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Analysing Every Crystal Palace Goal Since They Last Lost To Brighton

In light of Crystal Palace’s game against major rivals Brighton and Hove Albion, I thought it would be a good day to have a look at every Palace goal since they last lost to the Seagulls way back in March 2019 in a 2-1 defeat at Selhurst Park.

Unusual Football Team Nicknames Pt 2

In Part 2 of my ‘unusual nicknames’ mini-series, we look at some more fascinating histories of English Football’s stranger football nicknames.

Unsaturated Stats: Gameweek 15

Unsaturated Stats is a weekly series giving you interesting facts and statistics from the weekend’s Premierleague matches. There is no primary focus on the chosen statistics; just a chance for you to gorge on some stats to appease your inner footie nerd.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Bad Football Statistics

With the increased use of polarising statistics in football, I take a look into what are ‘good’ and ‘bad’ statistics, and how to spot them.

Unsaturated Stats 5: Gameweek 12

With no more international football until next year, the Premierleague was back to its entertaining self with 36 goals being scored across the ten games at the weekend. As normal, I have picked out five teams to talk about some of the interesting statistics at the weekend. Now to appease your inner footie nerd:

Finding Palace’s New Goalkeeper

With Vicente Guaita not getting any younger at the ripe old age of almost 35, Crystal Palace will be in the market for a new ‘keeper very soon. But who is able to fit in and take up the mantle?

“Moyseh” Bringing a More “Barca” Style of Play

The re-emergence of David Moyes in his second spell at West Ham United (the Hammers) puts even Napoleon Bonaparte’s comeback to shame. After Moyes’ excellent 11-year spell at Everton, where he achieved nine top-eight finishes in 11 seasons, he was given the impossible-to-emulate task of replacing Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, where he didContinueContinue reading ““Moyseh” Bringing a More “Barca” Style of Play”

The Big Picture

This article is discussing the positives and negatives of the panned ‘Big Picture’ proposal instigated initially by the owners of Liverpool and Manchester United.

The Wenger Boys

Arsene Wenger, despite the memes towards the end of his lengthy Arsenal tenure, is one of the most well-respected figures within the English game – to the point where, as a child, I thought Arsenal was actually named after him. With Arsenal, he won three Premier League titles, including the infamous ‘Invincibles’ season, and sevenContinueContinue reading “The Wenger Boys”