There’s no getting away from the fact that the role of an EFL centre back has changed. Gone are the days when centre halves were judged solely on their ability to ‘head it’, ‘kick it’ and keep the ball out of the net. Nowadays, they’re expected to ‘head it’ and ‘kick it’ to their teammates;...
#1 Championship leaders Fulham are without a win in their last four games after Luton held them to a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road. Elijah Adebayo, a Fulham academy graduate, cancelled out Aleksandar Mitrovic’s first half strike. #2 Bournemouth’s winless run stands at five games after Blackburn beat the Cherries 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium....
#1 On Friday night, Championship leaders Fulham played out an entertaining 1-1 with Bournemouth on Scott Parker’s return to Craven Cottage. Tosin Adarabioyo’s header cancelled out Dom Solanke’s well-worked opener but, with an xG of 3.56, Marco Silva’s Fulham will be disappointed to only come away with a point. #2 West Brom recorded their first...
#1 In the Championship, Fulham, Bournemouth and West Brom all dropped points. West Brom played out a goalless draw with Nottingham Forest on Friday night, while Fulham and Bournemouth were held by Preston and Coventry on Saturday. It’s the second time in consecutive game weeks (and only the third time this season) that all three...
What does ‘winning the battle in midfield’ look like in modern football? Once upon a time, it looked like heavy tackles on boggy pitches. Nowadays, it’s all about pressing the opposition, winning the ball back through making interceptions, being first to loose balls and, of course, dominating possession. While many grow up wanting to be...
#1 Fulham moved to the top of Championship after the Cottagers beat Barnsley 4-1 on Saturday and Bournemouth succumbed to a 3-2 defeat against Derby on Sunday. Marco Silva’s side have now won seven games in a row, scoring 25 goals and keeping five clean sheets in the process. #2 West Brom remain third but...
If you type ‘EFL team riding on the crest of a wave’ into a search engine, you may well see a number of pictures and articles about Exeter City. Granted, this might have something to do with the club’s geographical location, but the Grecians are also on the longest unbeaten run in the top four...
With three International breaks spread across the opening four months of the season, some EFL teams have played 17 league games, while others have only played 15 league games. Therefore, goals per game feels like the fairest way to assess a team’s potency in front of goal. At present, nine EFL teams are averaging 1.80...
#1 Plymouth Argyle celebrated Ryan Lowe’s 100th league game in charge of the club with a 4-1 win at Accrington Stanley to move back to the top of League One. The Pilgrims are now 16 games unbeaten in the league with their only defeat coming on the opening day of the season. #2 Ipswich and...
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