Blog Posts

  • The Everton Diary – Game Week 2 Pre-Match Notes

    Watford today. Key men? Abdoulaye Doucoure? Etienne Capoue? Troy Deeney? Maybe. Today if you’re watching the game and looking out for opposition players, look at Watford’s fullbacks: Jose Holebas on the left and Kiko Femenia on the right. Watford are often a team of extremes. Build up goes two ways in the main. Long down…

  • The Everton Diary – Game Week 1

    It’s a new season and I’ve got a fair whack of new followers on twitter over the summer that might be new to all this stuff. With that in mind I’ll start with the Gylfi Sigurdsson miss in the first couple of minutes. The debate was sparked on my regular Everton forum with a poster…

  • Dan Altman Interview

    Google ‘Dan Altman Swansea’ and you can see all kinds of speculation about when the former Harvard economist joined them, what his role was and who he helped the club sign. None of the words come from Altman himself, however. We often get the clubs’ side of the story when things go bad or perhaps…

  • Today’s Televised Togger – Arsenal v Burnley

    Arsenal’s attack is right up there with Man City’s as open play kings. 70% of the Gunners expected goals (xG) come that way. Conversely, only 25% of Burnley’s xG comes from open play. They are heavily reliant on set pieces. Sean Dyche’s men are the second worst attacking side in the league. Arsenal’s defence at…

  • Premier League 2018/19 Shot and xG Dashboard

    It’s back, bigger and better than ever! Yes, it’s the Premier League 2018/19 Shot and xG Dashboard! Use the filters, play around, use them in your football tweets and blog posts! Every shot, every player, every team, every game. Go play!