Monday, May 14, 2018
Negative goal difference
This season was the first time since 1894/95 that every team outside the top six in the English top league conceded more goals than they scored.
Monday, March 12, 2018
World Cup balls
Tuesday, February 06, 2018
Superbowl vs World Cup
Saturday, February 03, 2018
Englishman scores in the Bundesliga
Ademola Lookman is the first Englishman to score a Bundesliga goal since Owen Hargreaves in August 2005.
Saturday, January 06, 2018
Costa’s debut
Diego Costa's first start since resigning for Atletico ...
62nd minute - Booked for an elbow
68th minute - Scores
68th minute - Second yellow for jumping into the crowd while celebrating.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Hat-tricks
Harry Kane has 8 hat-tricks in 2017
Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Aguero & Cavani have 7 combined.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Age gap
The biggest age gap between managers in a Premier League game was Chris Coleman/Bobby Robson (37y 112d)
Wednesday, December 06, 2017
Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is the first player in Champions League history to score in every game of a group stage campaign
Friday, December 01, 2017
World Cup populations
If Portugal, Uruguay, Iceland and Panama were put together in a group, their combined population would be 18.13million.
By contrast, a Brazil, Mexico, Iran, Nigeria group would have a combined population of 601.4million, 33 times the size.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Sunderland record
Sunderland have become the first team in football history to fail to win in 20 successive home games in all competitions.
Friday, October 20, 2017
Manchester
The two teams from Manchester have scored as many Premier League goals (50) this season as the five London clubs combined.
Leicester win more money than Real
Leicester City earned more money for reaching the Champions League quarter-finals last season than Real Madrid did for winning the competition.
The Foxes, who were knocked out by Atletico Madrid, received 81.7m euros (£73.2m) in their debut season in the competition.
Champions League winners Real Madrid were paid 81m euros (£72.6m).
The Foxes, who were knocked out by Atletico Madrid, received 81.7m euros (£73.2m) in their debut season in the competition.
Champions League winners Real Madrid were paid 81m euros (£72.6m).
Thursday, October 05, 2017
World Cup seating
The Ekaterinburg Arena in Russia needed to meet the 35,000 capacity rule for next year's World Cup
Monday, October 02, 2017
Rafa vs Liverpool
Rafa Benitez has never lost a competitive game as a manager against Liverpool.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Schalke’s coal mine tunnel
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Eriksen
With 33 goals, Christian Eriksen has now surpassed Nicklas Bendtner as the outright top scoring Dane in Premier League history.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Rashford
Marcus Rashford has scored on his PL, Europa League, CL & EFL Cup debut for Man Utd, as well as his England debut.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Palace
Crystal Palace have lost their first four games without scoring a goal. First top-flight team to manage that since Preston in 1924/25.
Labels: crystal palace, palace, premiership
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Squad cost
Saturday, September 02, 2017
Buffon
If Italy qualify in 2018, Gianluigi Buffon will become the first player in history to play in 6 World Cups
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Clubs with Champions League winners
Monday, August 14, 2017
Huddersfield
Huddersfield Town have ended more days top of the Premier League (1) than Tottenham Hotspur (0) since September 1st 2014.
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Barcelona v Chapecoense friendly
Friday, August 04, 2017
Vieira
Patrick Vieira is the only player in Premier League history to be sent off in seven consecutive seasons.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Czech side unveil beercan dugouts
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Net spending
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Table based on bets
Monday, July 10, 2017
The 3 most popular words associated with each EPL team
Friday, July 07, 2017
Pele debut
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
When is an own goal not an own goal ?
According to FIFA’s Laws of the Game, “if a direct free kick is kicked directly into the team’s own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team.”
Thursday, June 01, 2017
Total shots
Total shots in the Premier League:
2011/12: 10,891
2012/13: 10,544
2013/14: 10,235
2014/15: 9,880
2015/16: 9,780
2016/17: 9,734
Monday, May 29, 2017
Negative goal difference
If Huddersfield get promoted to the Premiership today they will be the first team ever promoted in the football league with a negative goal difference.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Non Spanish winner
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Leicester City's groundsman has cut the badge into the centre circle
Saturday, April 29, 2017
No goals
Today is the first time in Premier League history that no home side has scored on a single day with at least four games.
Saturday, April 15, 2017
Kane in good company
Harry Kane is only the 4th player to score 20+ goals in 3 consecutive Premier League seasons (Shearer, Henry, van Nistelrooy).
Sunday, April 09, 2017
Dele Alli
Dele Alli has had a hand in as many Premier League goals before turning 21 as Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham combined.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Dutch woes
Danny Blind lost as many qualifiers in 9 games as Dutch manager as the previous four managers combined in 58 games.
Monday, March 20, 2017
Chant of the week
AFC Wimbledon fans to MK Dons fans...
"Where were you?
Where were you
Where were you when you were us?"
Thursday, March 02, 2017
Substitutes
Chelsea are the only team to have used all three substitutes in every Premier League match this season.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
24 hours in the life if Wayne Shaw
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Balotelli rating
Mario Balotelli yesterday:
Sent off
Given 1/10 rating by L'Equipe
He's only the 11th player since 1998 to receive a 1/10.
Friday, February 17, 2017
Relegation zone
Sunderland have spent more days in the relegation zone than any other team in Premier League history ... 1211 days.
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Leicester can't score
Leicester City are still the only team in the top 4 leagues yet to score in 2017.
Sunday, February 05, 2017
Leicester can't score
Leicester City are still the only team in the top 4 leagues yet to score in 2017.
Saturday, February 04, 2017
Ferrell and Reilly at Chelsea v Arsenal
Wednesday, February 01, 2017
Kante
N'Golo Kante has made more tackles in the Premier League than anyone else over the last 3 seasons.
He has only been in England for 2.
Monday, January 30, 2017
FA Cup non-league teams
Following Sutton and Lincoln's wins, it's the first time since 1888 that 2 non-league teams have made it to FA Cup 5th round
