Tag Archives: Crystal Palace

Oxford beat Swansea – another non-existent FA Cup shock

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

Oxford United’s 3-2 win against Swansea City marked the first time in four years that a fourth tier team had knocked a Premier League team out of the FA Cup. In 2012, League Two club Swindon Town beat the Premier … Continue reading →

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Assessing the Premier League predictions

Posted on May 26, 2015 by

At the beginning of the Premier League season, and also at the end of the transfer window, we collected a total of 60 predictions for the final rank order of this season’s Premier League. Some were submitted to us with … Continue reading →

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Boring Premier League? That ship sailed long ago

Posted on May 2, 2015 by

An article appeared in the Daily Telegraph this week suggesting that the Premier League is at risk of being boring. The key quote was, “The point is this: the Premier League has become predictable. And that predictability is in danger … Continue reading →

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Palace v Man City: An alternative Premier League preview

Posted on April 6, 2015 by

The final match of the 31st match round of the 2014/2015 Premier League takes place this evening between Manchester City, who went into the weekend in second place, and Crystal Palace from the bottom half of the Premier League table. … Continue reading →

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Euro Club Index: Chelsea would win title in 2 seasons out of every 3 from here

Posted on January 12, 2015 by

With 17 matches remaining in this season’s Premier League, the race to the title currently involves just two teams, one of which has around twice the chance of the other of ending the season as 2014/2015 Premier League champions. Five … Continue reading →

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Predicting the Premier League

Posted on September 11, 2014 by

At the beginning of last season, I collected 26 pre-season predictions for the Premier League with one half coming from a variety of statistical models and one half from the experts in the media. As expected, the statistical models came … Continue reading →

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The FA Cup ‘giantkillings’ that never were

Posted on January 27, 2014 by

FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic beat Crystal Palace in this year’s FA Cup fourth round, a match which seemed to sow doubt in the minds of some reporters in terms of how they should present a result which would normally … Continue reading →

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What is a giantkilling?

Posted on January 25, 2014 by

The 2013-2014 FA Cup fourth round is in full swing with Arsenal’s 4-0 victory against Coventry City and Nottingham Forest’s goalless draw with Preston North End already consigned to the history books. Part of the romance of a cup competition … Continue reading →

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Arsenal on target for title via results against Threatened 13

Posted on January 22, 2014 by

My last post introduced the concept of The Superior 7 and the Threatened 13 in the Premier League. Now that the competition is moving into its business end, it is instructive to have a look at how these different match-ups … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Superior 7 and the Threatened 13

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

Recent Premier League seasons have confirmed the existence of two echelons within the league. Results of matches within and between these groups are very useful for monitoring the important issues within the league and some interesting conclusions can be drawn. … Continue reading →

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