Tag: Premier League

4 Premier League strikers aiming for bounce back seasons in 2026/27
13Aug By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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4 Premier League strikers aiming for bounce back seasons in 2026/27

The 2026/27 Premier League season is just weeks away. Here are four strikers who are looking to get back on track after off 2025/26 campaigns. Alexander Isak, Liverpool After scoring 23 goals with 6 assists in the 2024/25 Premier League season to post the best numbers of his career and build on a first campaign at St. James's Park that was already a massive success with 21 goals, Alexander Isak quickly realized that the grass is not always greener. He was atrocious last season, and while injuries were the main culprit of his disappointing campaign, he still played poorly even when he was healthy with just 3 goals in 14 appearances. Isak has more to prove than anyone else, because Liverpool spent a record fee on him, only to get markedly worse. Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal Arsenal won th...
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The 5 most underrated Premier League wingers entering the 2026/27 season
13Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The 5 most underrated Premier League wingers entering the 2026/27 season

The 2026/27 Premier League season is on the horizon in less than two weeks. Here are the five most underrated wingers you need to know before the new campaign starts. Yankuba Minteh, Brighton Still just 22 years old despite multiple seasons of experience in the top flight, Brighton star winger Yankuba Minteh is already one of the best in the Premier League in his position and is both an elite dribbler and chance creator. Few can stop him one on one, and he nearly had two key passes per game for Brighton. Even though he gets underrated because he does not score much, Minteh is a top player who could get a ton of assists in 2026/27 if the Brighton attack around him can step up. Dango Ouattara, Brentford The 24 year old Burkina Faso international was a breakout star for Lorient a few year...
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Tottenham’s loss to Sunderland showed why De Zerbi is the wrong man for the job
14Apr By Cody AcevedaNo Comments
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Tottenham’s loss to Sunderland showed why De Zerbi is the wrong man for the job

After Tottenham hired Roberto De Zerbi, most pundits focused on how long it would take for the Italian to implement his system. Some said he would bed in right away, while others said he might not have enough time to make an impact at Spurs this season. Whatever the argument, most of these discussions concerned De Zerbi’s attacking tactics. After all, De Zerbi’s preferred slow build-up is very different from Igor Tudor’s ‘keep-it-simple’ mentality and a huge departure from the kind of direct football Thomas Frank tried to use earlier this season. With all this being said, the loss to Sunderland made it clear that De Zerbi’s defensive set-up could see Tottenham relegated from the Premier League this season, not Spurs’ attack. If you watched De Zerbi’s Brighton sides, you’ll know th...
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Ranking the 5 best young Premier League midfielders of the season
21Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 5 best young Premier League midfielders of the season

Everyone is so busy ripping apart the current Premier League for not being as good as it was, but instead of getting swept up in nostalgia, let's actually appreciate some of the young guns who are rising in this league. Here are five young, under 23 center midfielders who are balling out right now. 5. Tim Iroegbunam, Everton The Everton midfielders have been crazy underrated this season. Jack Garner is legitimately one of the best midfielders in European football right now, and the 22 year old defensive mid Tim Iroegbunam who, sometimes, starts next to him is also worth a shout. Now, Iroegbunam is way too inconsistent to be even remotely considered one of the top overall midfielders in the Premier League, but when he is on his A game, he is tremendous. There are only a handful of midf...
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No, the Premier League isn’t dead after its Champions League losses
19Mar By Cody AcevedaNo Comments
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No, the Premier League isn’t dead after its Champions League losses

The football world is reeling after Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham, and Newcastle were eliminated from the Champions League this week. The four English Premier League teams lost by a combined score of 28-12. LaLiga sides alone scored 20 goals against English opposition in the Round of 16. Newcastle’s 7-2 loss to Barcelona is one of the heaviest defeats in UCL history. Because of these results, there’s never been a better time to say that the Premier League is dead. And plenty of people are saying that, but those people are wrong. As bad as these losses were for EPL sides, they say nothing about the overall quality of English football. The Premier League is still the best league in the world. This week’s defeats only tell us that the gap between the Premier League and the elit...
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Bruno Fernandes’ all-time great season is going overlooked
17Mar By Cody AcevedaNo Comments
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Bruno Fernandes’ all-time great season is going overlooked

Most people know that Manchester United are over-performing expectations this season. The Red Devils are third in the table after Premier League Matchweek 30 and odds-on favorites to qualify for the Champions League. At the heart of this success is an all-time great season by Bruno Fernandes. On Sunday, the Portuguese international broke David Beckham’s Man Utd club record for most assists in a season. He has 16 in the EPL so far this campaign, double the second-ranked player (Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki). In case there was any doubt about whether Fernandes’ assists were flukes, you just have to look at his chance creation numbers. Per FotMob, the Man Utd captain has created 98 chances in the EPL. That’s 40 more than Declan Rice, who has created the second most chances this season...
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Ranking the 10 best dribblers in the Premier League right now
10Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best dribblers in the Premier League right now

A lot of Premier League fans lament that the league is not as exciting as it was in the past and that there are fewer players who are getting us all up out of our seats. But these 10 electrifying dribblers would beg to differ. Using a combination of analytics like dribbles completed, fouls drawn, and times dispossessed, here are the 10 best dribblers in the 2025/26 Premier League. 10. Crysencio Summerville, West Ham Crysencio Summerville has so much raw upside, and because of his physical strength, he's able to both explode and out wrestle himself past defenders. He needs to improve his technical skills, but with more than two fouls drawn per game, the rising star is already a menace for Premier League defenses to contend wtih. 9. Amad Diallo, Manchester United Matheus Cunha is a more ...
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Ranking the 10 best center midfielders in the Premier League right now
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best center midfielders in the Premier League right now

The Premier League has suddenly usurped La Liga by having the best midfield play in the league from top to bottom, and it isn't just the superstars at the Big Six clubs who are impressing. Based on a review of the analytics, here are the 10 best midfielders in the Premier League right now in the 2025/26 season, ranked in order. 10. Martin Zubimendi, Arsenal Martin Zubimendi has been everything Arsenal could have hoped for. His game intelligence and positioning off the ball are tremendous, and he has given the Gunners a sense of control that exceeds all others. Arsenal are the closest they have been to winning the Premier League and the strongest they have been under Mikel Arteta. Zubi is a huge reason why, showing that La Liga stars really don't have to undergo much of a transition pe...
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Ranking the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers in 2026
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers in 2026

Premier League managers are among the most influential figures in world football, and their salaries increasingly reflect the pressure and expectations that come with leading clubs in the richest league on the planet. Based on leaked salary figures reported in 2026 by Football Leaks, here is a ranking of the 10 highest-paid Premier League managers, with all figures listed in millions of pounds per year. 10. Marco Silva, Fulham — £4M Marco Silva has quietly built one of the Premier League’s most stable projects at Fulham. Since arriving at Craven Cottage, the Portuguese coach has earned praise for organizing a competitive side capable of punching above its weight. Silva’s £4 million annual salary reflects Fulham’s growing ambition while still sitting toward the lower end of the league’...
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats
8Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the top 10 creators in the 2025/26 Premier League season based on stats

The chance creators don't often get the same praise as the goal scorers, but the players in Premier League history who have often captured imagination have been the ones making the beautiful assists, like Kevin De Bruyne and Mesut Ozil in recent years. Using only statistics to guide our evaluation, let's take a look at the best creators of the 2025/26 Premier League season so far. I used expected assists, key passes, and big chances created to produce this top 10. 10. Leeds CM Anton Stach It is always good to throw in a curveball from outside the top clubs, and Leeds can credit their survival so far in part to brilliant Bundesliga signing Anton Stach. Not only is he an elite defender, but he is averaging 2.2 key passes per game for a team that would have major issues without his chance c...
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