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1 - The official X page for Stats Perform’s football coverage, brought to you by OptaJoe. Illuminating.

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2 - Only two players from Europe’s top-five leagues have reached 70+ goals across club and country in a single season this century: Lionel Messi in 2011/12 (82 goals) Harry Kane in 2025/26 (73 goals) Virtuosos.
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HARRY KANE IS THE NEW BALLON D'OR! #ballondor
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128 - Liverpool have conceded the most fouls of any side in the Premier League this season (128), while only three sides have won fewer fouls than them (88). 58% of fouls in Liverpool's games this season have been against the Reds - the highest ratio of any side. Discussion.
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“We have to tell the players to dive.” 😳 🗣️Andoni Iraola says he’ll instruct his side to go down in future after Liverpool were denied a penalty for a shirt pull on Alexander Isak. 😤 #BBCFootball #LFC #LIVARS
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Chelsea's goalscoring depth, Arsenal's latest frustration, Man City's escape act at Hayes Lane, West Ham's statement win and Tottenham's return to form. Our five key takeaways from WSL Matchday 8: theanalyst.com/articles/wsl-…
Chelsea's Attack Fires, Arsenal Frustrated Again, Man City Escape Hayes Lane: Five WSL Talking...

Chelsea's Attack Fires, Arsenal Frustrated Again, Man City Escape Hayes Lane: Five WSL Talking...

Arsenal stumble again as Man City and Chelsea march upwards. Read our talking points from Matchday 8 of the WSL.

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Another month of Premier League action has passed, but who impressed the most? Using the @FotMob player ratings, we’ve assembled a Team of the Month, with insights powered by Opta data providing a deeper look at the performances behind the ratings. Here is the Premier League Team of the Month for October.
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10.7% - 26 of the 243 Premier League goals scored so far this season have come in the opening five minutes of both the first and second halves of the games (10.7%); the highest proportion in the competition's history. Blitz.
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8 - No centre-back has been involved in more goals in the Premier League since the start of last season than Jan Paul van Hecke (8 - 5 goals, 3 assists). Threat.
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3 - Liverpool have failed to score in three of their five home Premier League games this season, already their most in a campaign in the competition since 2020-21 (6) and as many as in the previous two seasons combined (1 in 2024-25, 2 in 2025-26). Blanks.
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1 - Trey Nyoni's match ranking in his 59 minutes on the pitch against Arsenal (both teams): 🥇 Passes completed (53) 🥇 Pass accuracy (96%) 🥇 Line-breaking passes (14) Personality.
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4 - Liverpool have scored just four goals at Anfield in the Premier League this season, their joint-fewest after five home matches in a top-flight campaign (also four in 1913-14 and 2012-13). Restricted.
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24 - @Arsenal's 24 points are the most by a team after nine games of a Premier League season since the Gunners themselves in 2022-23 (also 24). Only in 2004-05 and 2007-08 have they ever had more at this stage of a PL campaign (25 in both). Hungry.
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28 - Liverpool's 28 touches in the opposition box so far today are the most on record (since 2008-09) by any side in the first half of a Premier League game against Arsenal. Feverish.
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46 - Kai Havertz is now the all-time leading German goalscorer in the Premier League (46 goals), overtaking Ilkay Gündogan (45). Summit.
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53 - Tottenham Hotspur's WSL away games in 2026 have seen 53 total goals scored (28 for, 25 against), the most by any team in a calendar year. Entertainment. #OptaOnWSL
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5 - Alexia Putellas and Daniëlle van de Donk are the first players ever to create 5+ chances from open play and attempt 5+ dribbles in a WSL game against Manchester City. Charmed.
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10 - Khadija Shaw (9 goals & 1 assist) and Lauren Hemp (5 & 5) are the first pair of teammates to reach 10 goal involvements in a team's opening eight games of a WSL season since Chelsea's Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby in 2021-22. Unison. #OptaOnWSL
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3.1 - London City Lionesses' xG against Manchester City today is the highest by any side on record in a WSL home defeat (since 2021-22). Scary. #OptaOnWSL
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4 - Arsenal are the first team in WSL history to draw four consecutive home games. Cursed. #OptaOnWSL
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18 - Only Vivianne Miedema (22) has both scored and assisted in more WSL games than Lauren Hemp (18 - level with Beth Mead). Duplex. #OptaOnWSL
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20 - Going into MD9, Liverpool (20) and Arsenal (19) are the two sides in the Premier League this season with the most direct attacks recorded. Moments.
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8 - Khadija Shaw is the third player to score in eight or more consecutive WSL starts after Sam Kerr in November 2021 and Beth England in September 2020 (both runs of 10). Unstoppable. #OptaOnWSL
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10 - London City Lionesses have won possession 10 times in the final third so far today against Manchester City, the most times by any team in the first half of a WSL game this season. Aggressive.
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