Team Focus: What is Arsenal's Best Midfield?
by Miguel Delaney
at Thursday, Nov 28 2013 12:21
On the one occasion this season when Arsene Wenger was asked the question out straight, he attempted a bit of evasion.What, exactly, is his best midfield five? The Arsenal manager waxed on about the options available, before offering a knowing smile.He and everyone else around the Emirates have cert...
WhoScored Tipster: Liverpool vs Man Utd & the North London Derby
by Alistair Tweedale
at Friday, Aug 30 2013 16:10
We all missed the Premier League over the summer. The unrelenting reel of transfer gossip became rather tiresome without actual football to keep us sane and now with the season up and running we are getting used to a regular stream of matches once again. It's fair to say, though, that the 'Super Sun...
Team Focus: Lack of Investment Not Disastrous for Arsenal
by Alistair Tweedale
at Friday, Aug 2 2013 11:40
Team Focus: Arsenal's Striking Dilemma in Giroud's Absence
by Alistair Tweedale
at Wednesday, Apr 24 2013 15:23
Olivier Giroud was arguably unfortunate to see red for his clumsy challenge on Fulham's Stanislav Manolev in the Gunners' win at Craven Cottage last weekend. You could even say he is yet more unlucky to have seen his 3 match ban upheld in spite of his appeal to the Football Association. The fact of ...
Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 25
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Feb 1 2013 15:59
So the transfer window has slammed shut in the Premier League, but the advantage of you managing a fantasy football team rather than the real deal is the wheeling and dealing needn't stop here.We're back with our regular tipster XI ahead of gameweek 25 and though many will be pinning their hopes on ...
Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations
by Alistair Tweedale
at Wednesday, Aug 1 2012 13:45
When a player signs for a new club, it can more often that not take them a while to settle in. Sometimes players never find their feet with new teammates, with partnerships failing to form. Sometimes, though, players simply click, and form lethal duos in their new surroundings. More likely, however,...
Euro 2012 Focus: England's Midfield Alternatives
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Jun 1 2012 14:15
Whether he would have been involved from the off for England at the Euros is up for debate, but there is no doubt that the loss of Frank Lampard through injury will have hit the camp hard. The fact that Gareth Barry, who was forced to pull out of the squad early this week, may have had a better chan...
Stats Analysis: Premier League's Gulitiest Culprits - Big Chances Missed
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Mar 6 2012 16:35
In the Premier League this weekend we may have witnessed one of the misses of the season as QPR's Akos Buszaky struck a post with the goal gaping from all of 5 yards. At WhoScored we don't like to heap misery on any one player who has had the misfortune to make such a gaffe, so we have focused on 6 ...
Outsiders Should be Preferred Out Wide vs Spain
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Nov 8 2011 15:59
England go into their eye-catching friendly with Spain on Saturday with a number of players knowing that this coming week's fixtures may be key in proving they have what it takes against the very best on the international scene. With the likes of Rooney, Young and Gerrard all absent, a number of pla...