Match Report: Hazard Impresses as Title Winners Chelsea Reaffirm Champions Tag against Sunderland
by Ben McAleer
at domenica, mag 24 2015 17:56
Chelsea received their third guard of honour of the campaign at Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season as Sunderland were welcomed to the home of the 2014/15 Premier League champions. The Black Cats avoided the furore of 'Survival Sunday' after drawing 0-0 with Arsenal on Wednesday night, a ...
Player Focus: Pantilimon the Premier League's Goalkeeping MVP Over De Gea & Co.
by Martin Laurence
at giovedì, mag 21 2015 13:30
It wasn't quite the great escape we witnessed last season but Sunderland have done it again, avoiding the drop ahead of the final day of the season after what looked likely to be a troubling end to the campaign. The Wearsiders certainly have Dick Advocaat to thank for arresting their slump of just 1...
Team Focus: The Correlation Between Shots Per Game and Goals Scored
by Jonathan Wilson
at lunedì, mag 18 2015 13:00
One of the stranger conclusions of Charles Reep, the first man in Britain to take seriously the collation of football data was that, as teams scored, on average, with one in nine shots, they should shoot more, even if that meant taking almost indiscriminate pot-shots from 40 yards. Even if it didn&r...
Player Focus: Sunderland Profit from Infectious Defoe Enthusiasm
by Jonathan Wilson
at lunedì, mag 11 2015 16:00
League Focus: The Battle to Stave Off Relegation
by Ben McAleer
at sabato, mag 9 2015 08:20
May is always a month to look forward to for the British public. The days are longer, the evenings brighter and the weather warmer with summer just around the corner. For teams at the wrong end of the Premier League table, however, May can be a month of despair in a battle to secure top-flight safet...
Team Focus: The Unenviable Task of Keeping Up Sorry Sunderland for Advocaat
by Martin Laurence
at mercoledì, mar 18 2015 17:26
After conceding 4 first half goals to a Villa side that had netted just 4 goals all season on the road before last weekend's drubbing, Gus Poyet's fate at Sunderland was sealed. Many of the home fans left before the interval, with some taking the opportunity to volley abuse towards the Black Cats be...
Player Focus: The Dwindling Impact of Substitutes in The Premier League
by Ben McAleer
at venerdì, feb 13 2015 12:30
Team Focus: Assessing the Premier League Relegation Run-in
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercoledì, feb 4 2015 10:56
At this stage of the season the Premier League table has rather satisfyingly split into three sections: the big-hitting European hopefuls in the top 8, the no-hopers in mid-table - lacking in ambition and almost certain to end the season drifting aimlessly amidst mediocrity - and the precariously pl...
Team Focus: Premier League Clubs' Transfer Window To Do List - Part III
by Martin Laurence
at lunedì, gen 5 2015 11:45
In the final part of this mini series we look at the Premier League's last 6 teams alphabetically to discuss where each may need to bolster their ranks in the January transfer window.StokeIt's been an inconsistent first half to the season for Stoke but most would also consider their continued progre...
Team Focus: What Will Defeat at Southampton Mean for Sunderland's Season?
by Jonathan Wilson
at lunedì, ott 20 2014 14:47