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BBC News
11-07-2025
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- BBC News
A one-touch finisher...
Football Data Journalist for Opta Analyst Ali Tweedale has offered a statistical and tactical analysis of new Everton signing Thierno 22-year-old's £27m move on a four-year deal was confirmed earlier this analysed Barry's aerial prowess, external but also dug into his physicality and tendency to get shots away quickly among other facets of his game."Barry is 6ft 5in so he's a big physical presence, he's very good at holding the ball up and he's constantly on the move," he told BBC Radio Merseyside."He does a lot to occupy defenders and make life difficult for them, whether it be getting tight and making physical contact or making runs in behind. "He really consistently makes defenders have lots to think about. The physical side of things is something he won't struggle with in the Premier League. "Barry scored all 11 of his goals for Villarreal last season off first-time finishes so he's very quick to get shots off. His instinct is to get across a defender, get into space and get a shot off immediately. "There was only one player in the league who had a higher number of shots off first-time finishes. That shows he is quite single-minded in his outlook."He had the fourth-most big chances in La Liga last season but there were only a handful of players who had less touches per 90 or averaged fewer touches per shot than him."Listen to the full statistical breakdown of Thierno Barry here
Yahoo
13-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Mohamed Salah breaks Premier League record to cap off brilliant week 👑
Mohamed Salah has celebrated signing a new Liverpool contract in perfect style, playing a huge role in their opener against West Ham, and breaking yet more Premier League Egyptian's stunning ball across the box for Luis Díaz to tap into an empty net made it 18 assists for the league season, on top of his 27 goals. That moves him past Thierry Henry and Erling Haaland in the 38-game Premier League season, which started in 1995/96. With six games left after today, he now has Alan Shearer and Andy Cole in his sights. Mohamed Salah has broken the 38-game record for the most goal involvements in a Premier League season (45).He's now two off the all-time competition record in a single season: 47 set by Andy Cole in 1993-94 & Alan Shearer in 1994-95 (both in 42-game seasons). — Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) April 13, 2025 With at least two more years left in the league, a few more records are likely to fall before he finishes his incredible Anfield career. 📸 PAUL ELLIS - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
12-04-2025
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- Yahoo
🎯 Brighton's spot-kick specialist strikes again against Leicester
Brighton's João Pedro has once again proven himself to be a deadly finisher from 12 yards. The Brazilian opened the scoring with his ninth goal of the season against Leicester - a neatly finished penalty. Pedro only trails the Premier League's top scorer Mohammed Salah for penalties converted since the start of last season. Since the start of last season, Mohamed Salah (18) is the only Premier League player to have scored more penalties than João Pedro (14) across all competitions. — Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) April 12, 2025 Despite the spot-kick conversion, Brighton conceded the equaliser and are now pushing for a winner at the AMEX. 📸 Charlie Crowhurst - 2025 Getty Images
Yahoo
15-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Burnley's clean sheet record is officially ridiculous 🪨
Burnley failed to move into the Championship's promotion places after Saturday' s draw with Preston but they still managed to set a pretty ridiculous record. The visitors were held to a goalless draw at Deepdale in a contest which was a dry run for next month's FA Cup fifth-round encounter between the two clubs. But Scott Parker's side were able to rack up an incredible 11th consecutive clean sheet in the Championship this season against their Lancashire rivals. The Clarets' shutout record is made all the more impressive by the fact they have faced a combined 106 shots in that time, equivalent to an xG tally of 9.2. Burnley have now kept a clean sheet in a quite ridiculous 11 successive Championship games, despite opponents attempting 106 shots worth 9.2 look at the EFL records to see where Burnley's feats rank: — Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) February 15, 2025 Goalkeeper James Trafford also now boasts the fewest goals conceded in a single campaign, eclipsing Liverpool's longstanding feat from 1978/19. The Great Wall of Burnley — Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) February 15, 2025 Whatever's in the water at Turf Moor is clearly working! 📸 Alex Livesey - 2025 Getty Images
BBC News
12-02-2025
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- BBC News
Pride, records and points - all to play for at Goodison
Goodison Park will host its 120th and final Merseyside derby on Wednesday, more than130 years after the first in have been some classic games but in recent years, the main theme of derbies on the blue side of Stanley Park has been cancelling one another out,.In total, as the above data from Opta Analyst shows, 37 of the 119 derbies at Goodison have been draws, external, including nine of the past 12 Premier League if points were not hard enough to come by, so are goals. Across 119 meetings, there are only six goals between the two teams, with Everton having scored 141 goals and Liverpool those goals have also dried up in recent seasons, as five of their last 10 meetings at Goodison have ended way, besides playing for the usual derby pride, the bragging rights regarding the last victory at Goodison are at stake and the winner will also forever hold a 42-41 advantage over the is because at 41 apiece, both teams have won the same number of are set for a big night under the lights at Goodison Park.
