Tag Archives: Premier League

How good was Arsenal’s 2012/2013 finish?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Arsenal’s fourth place in this season’s Premier League table owes a lot to an impressive run after the transfer window closed at the end of January. The Gunners took 35 points out of a possible 42, losing only to North … Continue reading →

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The Premier League battles laid bare

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

As a companion piece to the “Race to 38/68/87” article which blogger James Grayson published on the Premier League yesterday, I have looked at the current Euro Club Index assessment of the competition. The title race As I touched on … Continue reading →

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Is the Premier League title race all but over?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

With the Premier League returning this week after taking a break for the FA Cup, the focus will be back on the  title race between the two Manchester clubs. However, it is well worth asking whether that title race is … Continue reading →

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Why Rafael Benitez is wrong to be optimistic

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

A few days ago, Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez declared that his team can win this season’s Premier League despite being 13 points behind leaders Manchester United. The improvement Chelsea needed to make from last season’s 64 points made their chances … Continue reading →

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Premier League title race could change dramatically on Sunday

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

The Premier League this season has already developed into a two horse race for the title between the two Manchester clubs. Judging from the clubs’ current ISG coefficients which compare their performance this season with last, this weekend’s Manchester derby … Continue reading →

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Was West Brom’s defeat at Swansea such a surprise?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

West Bromwich Albion lost 3-1 at Swansea City on Wednesday night, a result which has led to much speculation about why the performance level of the Baggies suddenly declined against an opponent they supposedly should have competed better against. Mark … Continue reading →

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How tough is Harry Redknapp’s task?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

This was written before last night’s Sunderland – QPR match. James Grayson helped me with some of the numbers and I would highly recommend his blog  QPR travel to Sunderland this evening with new manager Harry Redknapp in charge of the … Continue reading →

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Di Matteo out but what has actually changed?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

Clearly it is not necessary to convince any of my readers that the sacking of Di Matteo is unjust but it is always nice to look at some numbers. Around a month ago, Chelsea were top of the Premier League … Continue reading →

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Are Everton really heading for the top-4?

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

Everton have been lauded for their start this season but are they really heading for a top-4 place in the Premier League? As we have learned in earlier posts, we can compare the fixtures from this season with the exact … Continue reading →

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Is the Premier League table lying to us?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

In one of my first posts I introduced the idea of rank journalism and now that eight matches have been played in the Premier League, it is interesting to look at the league table and try and get behind what … Continue reading →

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