The Data Day

Anfield saw Liverpool and Manchester City play host to a modern day Premier League classic last weekend. Well that's at least the thoughts of our Data Day Live panel as they looked back over a weekend of action that saw Arsenal extend their advantage at the summit. Join Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell as they break down the game, reflecting on James Milner's continue...

Two unbeaten sides are getting set to go head-to-head at the top of the table. But it's not in the Premier League like some were expecting when these fixtures came out, instead it's La Liga that's catching our attention with an El Clasico preview looking into the first meeting of the season between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Join Duncan Alexander, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell for their El Clasic...

In a Premier League weekend where Cristiano Ronaldo set the latest milestone of his incredible career, he found himself somewhat overshadowed by events elsewhere as Arsenal and Manchester City continued their winning runs at the top of the table. Join Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss and Graham Bell as they look back on the Premier League action from this weekend, as well as hearing from the likes o...

Are Liverpool the current Premier League crisis club? Ninth in the table, 11 points off the top and having to fight their way back from a two-goal deficit against Brighton before settling for a point. For a side who have been challenging at the top of the table in recent season, and who were our supercomputer's pre-season favourites for the title, it certainly has come as a shock to Jurgen Klopp's...

Premier League derby days. In some ways, the best days in a Premier League season. And fresh off the international break the fixture computer has thrown up some beauties, undoubtedly helped by performances on the pitch from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the table along with the unbeaten City against the resurgent United in Manchester. To help you navigate this weekend stacked with Pr...

With the first international break ongoing, what better time to get 'The Data Day Live' panel together to look back at the Premier League season so far? Join our own fab four of Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell as they bring you the latest insights into the Premier League season so far. From where it is going right for Arsenal at the top of the table to the challenges...

Join our panel for a Premier League round-up on the day that Scott Parker became the first manager to be relieved of his duties in the 2022-2023 season as the former Bournemouth manager paid the price for their 9-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool. As part of their Premier League round-up Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss and Graham Bell look back over matchday four in the competition, which saw Arse...

Join our panel for a Premier League matchday 4 preview, taking a look at the latest thoughts of our supercomputer on who will emerge victorious. Arsenal are the only side with a perfect record so far this season in the competition, with some of their new signings drawing comparisons to previous legends, at least according to one former Gunner. As well as a Premier League matchday 4 preview, it's P...

Join our panel for their Premier League matchday 3 review as they look back on a weekend that saw Arsenal remain the only side in the competition with a 100% record following their victory on the road against Bournemouth. William Saliba took the plaudits, and seemingly the accolades of their fanbase, following a stellar performance. Matt Furniss, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell also dive into the c...

The games are coming thick and fast so it's time to join our panel for a Premier League Matchday 3 preview on the latest edition of 'The Data Day Live'. As well as looking forward to a packed schedule of matches, including the thoughts of our supercomputer on the outcomes, Duncan Alexander, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell debate whether Liverpool's title bid is already over having failed to win eit...

What an exhilarating weekend of football that was! Thankfully our panel on 'The Data Day Live' is here to bring you their Premier League Matchday 2 review to make sure you're across all the main moments from the weekend's action. As part of our Premier League Matchday 2 review, we take a much closer look at Manchester United's woes so far this season with Erik ten Hag having seen his side suffer d...

It's time to gather the panel together again for our Premier League matchday 2 preview. Duncan Alexander, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell look ahead to the weekend's action, giving their opinion and predictions on some of the key matches that will take place. As well as our Premier League matchday 2 preview, we also take a closer look at Raheem Sterling's move to Chelsea, what it will means for the...

What a Premier League debut that was for Erling Haaland. The Manchester City striker had come in for criticism following his performance in the Community Shield against Liverpool, but the Norwegian came good at the London Stadium - scoring twice as Pep Guardiola's side ended up enjoying a comfortable day out against West Ham United. As well as reflecting on his Premier League debut in the latest e...

Join the team from The Analyst for a Premier League matchday 1 preview. That's right, it's back. The 30th year of the competition gets underway tonight as Crystal Palace welcome an Arsenal side where expectations of success are high. Matt Furniss, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell are your guides for our Premier League matchday 1 preview which also takes a look at the predictions our supercomputer ha...

It could be one of the tightest battles ever as to who will clinch the Premier League Golden Boot. Thankfully, 'The Data Day Live' is here to help run through some of the key participants as well as the data behind why they might be successful in the 2022/2023 season. As well as looking at the Premier League Golden Boot, Matt Furniss and Graham Bell also reflected upon the Lionesses success at the...

Six years ago Leicester City Premier League win came against seemingly impossible odds, rising to the summit having been in a relegation dog-fight the previous season to claim a maiden top-flight title. Facing odds of 5000/1, the Foxes destroyed the opposition, finishing 10 points ahead of Arsenal, 11 ahead of Tottenham, 15 up on Manchester City and Manchester United, 21 in front of eighth-place L...

For Southampton fans there is only one ‘Le God’. Matthew Le Tissier dazzled on England’s south coast for more than a decade and a half in the famous red and white stripes of the Saints. But what was it like to watch this footballing magician in action week in, week out? As an impressionable teenager, Jon Reeve was lucky enough to do just that, and he joins ‘Reads from The Analyst’ host Graham Bell...

As we continue our look back at the greatest goalscorers in the competition's history, it's only fair that we look back on Alan Shearer's 260 Premier League goals. Some 16 years ago, the last of Alan Shearer's 260 Premier League goals came, underlining the Tyneside legend's status at the top of the leaderboard when it comes to most goals in Premier League history. It’s a record that has looked imp...

Twenty league goals in a season is a solid target for any professional footballer and one that many top players, including Michael Owen, never reached in their careers. So it does beg the question: who has scored the most Premier League goals in a single season? The 30 goal mark has been breached only 11 times in the history of the competition by nine different players, and it has been four years...

Everyone knows that Brian Deane scored the first ever Premier League goal, right, but what about the first ever Premier League hat-trick? Well it didn’t take long for Eric Cantona to notch up a trio in the same month of August 1992. But what about the player who has scored the most Premier League hat-tricks? Well, it isn't Eric Cantona. So in this latest edition of ‘The Read from the Analyst’ we a...

Attacking football and goals are what football fans want to see and, preferably lots of them. And luckily for us, there have been some teams who have entered into a battle for the most goals scored by a team in a Premier League season. In this latest episode of ‘The Reads from the Analyst’, we are going to take a closer look at the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United an...

In the fifth part of our series looking back over the Premier League seasons so far, Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp renewed their rivalry, leading to a record-smashing period for the competition as the pair ripped up the script on how football should be played in England. But it was not just the new ‘big two’ that were making all the headlines in these Premier League seasons, with Arsene Wenger’s...

In the fourth part of our look back on the Premier League seasons so far, the rise of some noisy neighbours gave Alex Ferguson reason for concern at the end of his tenure at Manchester United, although he would end up having the last laugh before retiring from Old Trafford, clinching a 13th Premier League crown. We look back on the Premier League seasons where, just as it looked like the big four...

In the third part of our series looking at the Premier League seasons so far, we look back to when Chelsea began to emerge as a force as the new millennium took shape, backed by billionaire owner Roman Abramovich and led on the sideline, at least initially, by a certain charismatic Portuguese manager. As the league evolved into a battle of the big four during the course of these Premier League sea...

In the second episode of our series looking back over the Premier League seasons so far, we turn to Arsene Wenger’s arrival in England which kickstarted a revolution, turning Arsenal into the main rivals to Manchester United’s dominance with the two sides sharing the title each season between 1997 and 2004. A cosmopolitan flair also began to show across the league with foreign talent making their...