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Yahoo
13-04-2025
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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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🎯 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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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.
The Independent
27-01-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Will the Premier League get an extra Champions League spot next season?
The race for the top four in the Premier League is often one of the most intriguing parts of the season as teams battle to qualify for the Champions League. A place in Europe's top club competition has long been the main reward for sides finishing second to fourth, but Champions League qualification could now include whichever team finishes in fifth in the 2024/25 season. The Premier League is currently leading the race for one of the two 'bonus' spots that Uefa now award in the expanded Champions League format. Uefa gives the two extra places to the domestic leagues who perform the best in European competition this season, and it means that the English top-flight could see up to seven teams taking part in the Champions League next season. Here is everything you need to know about the battle for the extra places. How does a league earn an extra Champions League place? Each league in Europe earns a so-called 'co-efficient ranking' from Uefa, based on how the teams from that country perform in European competition. Ranking points are earned through match results, with a nation earning two for a win and one for a draw. The points are then added up and divided by the number of teams from that nation that are participating in European competitions. This season, there are also bonus points available to sides who play in the Champions League. England currently leads the table and has just over 100 points – when divided by the seven teams playing in Europe, that gives the league an average of 14.34. Italy are second in the table, with around 88 points and an average of 11.05. The extra places in the Champions League are given to the two countries who finish top of the co-efficient table. The league then gives the spot to the team who finish in the first position below the usual Champions League allocation. So, as the top four in England already qualify for the Champions League, that means that whoever finishes fifth would also qualify for the 2025/26 edition. As of 24 January, Opta Analyst gives England a 97.9 per cent chance of finishing in the top two and obtaining one of the extra places. Which teams could get the additional Champions League place? At present, the team finishing fifth in the league this season would obtain the extra spot in the 2025/26 Champions League. This is currently Newcastle, though the Magpies are only one point ahead of Chelsea and Bournemouth in sixth and seventh respectively. Aston Villa are further back in eighth, but they are only three points behind fifth. In addition to the Champions League places, there will be another two places for Europa League qualification and one for the Conference League. How else can a club qualify for the Champions League? In addition to finishing in the qualification spots in their domestic league, clubs can also book a place in next year's edition if they win this season's competition. The Champions League holders automatically get a place in the next season's competition, irrespective of where they finish in the league. This does not affect the placement of teams who qualify through league position either. For example, if Manchester City were too drop out of the top five but went on to win the competition this season, then the Premier League would have six places in next season's Champions League. The same applies to the winners of the Europa League. If Tottenham or Manchester United were to win that tournament, they would also enter the 2025/26 Champions League, meaning the Premier League could have up to seven teams in the competition next season.
