The Data Day

In the first of our five part series looking back over the Premier League seasons so far, we turn the clock back to 1992 with the birth of the Premier League and the rising dominance of Manchester United,  as a whole new ball game got underway for the English top flight.  Four of the first five titles were clinched by the Red Devils, but as well as reflecting on their success we have del...

At the age of 16 many of us found ourselves daydreaming out the window of being one of the youngest Premier League players, either scoring the game winning goal or making that crucial tackle to lead our side to victory. For some bright talents, that dream was actually a reality and in this podcast we are going to take a look at the youngest Premier League players of all time. From those whose mome...

After the 2021-2022 Premier League season came to a climax in dramatic fashion, it is only fitting that Duncan Alexander and Graham Bell return for the latest episode of 'Stats out of Context' by taking a look at the history of substitute goals. As well as looking back on their history in the Premier League, and remarking on some of the most famous substitute goals of all-time, our pair also cast...

Join Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss and Graham Bell as they look back on a dramatic 2021-2022 Premier League final day. Eventually Manchester City took their fourth title in five years, Tottenham Hotspur finished fourth to secure UEFA Champions League football next season and Burnley were relegated with Leeds United surviving thanks to victory over Brentford. Our trio bring you all the key data fr...

It's time for the biggest games of the season as the EFL Play-off Finals get ready to entertain us over the next few weeks, beginning at Wembley Stadium on Saturday as Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland go head-to-head in the League One showpiece. Graham Bell and a slightly nervous Duncan Alexander are joined for our EFL Play-off finals preview by expert Gabriel Sutton as we break down each of the k...

Join Matt Furniss and Graham Bell as they give you a Premier League final day preview with attention being paid to the battles at the top and bottom of the table as the title and final relegation place are still to be decided. They are helped out by Matthew Hayes ( from his Tottenham Hotspur YouTube blog ) and Phil Miles ( from All Leeds TV ) for this Premier League final day preview to bring you...

Join Graham Bell and Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads for a PGA Championship preview with the 104th edition of the competition taking place at Southern Hills Country Club across this weekend. Utilising our AI-powered FRACAS modelling, we are able to give you an in-depth PGA Championship preview featuring predictions, probabilities and insights into what we can expect to see in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Don't forget...

Join Duncan Alexander, Oliver Hopkins, Graham Bell and special guest Michael Reid as we bring you an FA Cup Final preview as Liverpool and Chelsea go head-to-head at Wembley Stadium for the second time this season. As well as an FA Cup Final preview, we also look back on the north London derby where Tottenham Hotspur boosted their chances of finishing in the top four with a 3-0 victory over Arsena...

Join Duncan Alexander, Oliver Hopkins and Graham Bell as they look ahead to the Champions League challenge that awaits Real Madrid tonight as they hope to overturn a one-goal deficit from the first leg against Manchester City. Liverpool, meanwhile, have already completed their Champions League challenge with a spot in the final after seeing off Villarreal in a highly contested second leg. We have...

Join Oliver Hopkins, Graham Bell and Jamie Kemp for a preview of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Villarreal and Liverpool with the La Liga side trying to overturn a two goal deficit from the first leg. We look a little more closely at just how Unai Emery's team will attempt to do this. If you haven't already then please read Jamie Kemp's article on Arnaut Danjuma as well as...

Join Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss, Graham Bell and special guest Gabriel Sutton as they present to you a League One final day preview. No side is yet guaranteed to promotion to the Championship with plenty of teams also in the hunt for a playoff spot so let us guide you through the permutations and some of the underlying data that may prove the difference between celebrations and commiserations....

Join Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss and Graham Bell as they react to the news that magical Mohamed Salah has been named the FWA Men's Player of the Year by diving into the data behind his 2021-22 season so far, as well as hearing from Jose Enrique and Emile Heskey on the Egyptian's contract situation. Our Analyst trio also cast a quick eye over the weekend's Premier League action with the latest v...

Join Matt Furniss and Graham Bell for a  UEFA Champions League  round-up including a preview of tonight’s semi-final between Liverpool and Villarreal. They also cast their eye across the dramatic night at the Etihad Stadium, where Manchester City claimed a 4-3 victory over Real Madrid in the semi-final first-leg. Want to catch the show live? Make sure you are following us on  Twitte...

Let us be honest for a second. On the whole, goalkeepers are the ones selected last in the school playground. But occasionally one of this unique breed of footballer will rise up and claim records such as the most Premier League clean sheets. Earlier this season David de Gea entered the top ten when it comes to the most Premier League clean sheets, so in this podcast we have decided to take a clos...

"Go on son, have a pop from there!" It's easy to look like a football mastermind to your friends when you correctly call for a player to attempt an outrageous effort, especially when it results in one of the long range Premier League goals we have seen over the years. But who has scored the most? Which team finds the back of the net more often from distance? And what on earth happened back in the...

Imagine turning up late for a game and having your mates around you go 'you just missed one of the fastest Premier League goals!' You'd be crestfallen, right? Well thankfully for you, here at the Analyst, we are going to take a look back at the top ten fastest Premier League goals of all-time. The previous record had stood for 19 years until Shane Long (spoiler alert!) snatched the record for Sout...

There have only been ten instances of sides in the English top-flight going 30 or more games without defeat, and in this latest podcast from The Analyst, we are going to take a look at them all - but focusing a little more in-depth on the longest unbeaten Premier League runs. Yes, as you might expect, Arsenal hold the record for the longest unbeaten Premier League run, thanks to their 'Invincible'...

It had looked like for a while this season that Mohamed Salah would come close to breaking the record for the most goal involvements in a Premier League season, registering 25 after his first 20 appearances of the season. Although he has slowed up a little in that quest, we have decided to take a look at the players who have achieved the most goal involvements in a Premier League season. There's p...

It’s Shaq’s birthday today, his 50th in fact, and as a bonus for listeners of the ' Reads from the Analyst ', what better way is there to celebrate than joining Kevin Chroust and Chris De Salvo from our sister show 'The Box Score Show' as they wind the clock back to March 6, 2000 as the Los Angeles Lakers star delivered a one-of-a-kind performance to crush the Clippers. In the midst of his only MV...

There really is something about the action involved in a Premier League red card. The anticipation of the reach to the back pocket, the flash of crimson, the referee’s arm held high in the sky. The red card being brandished. A crime has been punished, or has a mistake been compounded? And why do we love and fear the sending off in equal measure?  Join Duncan Alexander and Graham Bell as they explo...