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Statistical Comparison: World Cup Selection Dilemma - Alisson vs Ederson

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Statistical Comparison: World Cup Selection Dilemma - Alisson vs Ederson While Gareth Southgate still has a decision to make with regards to his first choice goalkeeper for the World Cup, with the uncapped Nick Pope the in-form candidate, one of the pre-tournament favourites has a much more welcome selection dilemma between the posts.Brazil isn’t a footballing nati...

Team Form Rankings: Real Madrid on top as Juventus and Bayern crash out

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Team Form Rankings: Real Madrid on top as Juventus and Bayern crash out The lead in our team form rankings across Europe’s top five leagues has changed hands once more, while there are two big casualties from the top ten in the form of Juventus - who could only draw with lowly SPAL - and Bayern, who suffered a first league defeat in 14 at the hands of Naby Keita a...

Form Rankings: Salah soars up the leaderboard as Ronaldo claims top spot

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Form Rankings: Salah soars up the leaderboard as Ronaldo claims top spot There were some notable performances to say the very least over the weekend, with three players scoring four goals in a single game. That was a feat that had only occurred six times all season previous, although Mauro Icardi’s goal glut back at Sampdoria wasn’t enough to see him move ont...

The best action across Europe this weekend - talking points, kick-off times and odds

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The best action across Europe this weekend - talking points, kick-off times and odds Wondering what matches to watch across Europe's top five leagues this weekend? Well wonder no more as we highlight the pick of the bunch from each, along with a brief summary of events set to take place elsewhere.PREMIER LEAGUETop Match - Huddersfield vs Crystal PalaceToday’s Premier League fi...

Form Rankings: Ronaldo top of the pile in Europe as goalscoring glut continues

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Form Rankings: Ronaldo top of the pile in Europe as goalscoring glut continues The goals continue to fly in for Cristiano Ronaldo who, at 34, is in remarkable scoring form, even by the remarkable standards he has set throughout his career.Yet another brace from the Portuguese forward was enough to earn a narrow victory at Eibar and seen the Real Madrid star jump to the top of ...

Form Guide: Tottenham climb into the top 10 teams in Europe

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Form Guide: Tottenham climb into the top 10 teams in Europe It’s Tuesday, so that means it’s time for our updated team form rankings across Europe’s top five leagues, with two teams returning to this week’s top ten at the expense of Monaco and Napoli.10. Liverpool (7.06) / Rating Change -.02Down three places following defeat to fierce...

PSG and Real Madrid tied at top of form rankings ahead of Paris showdown

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PSG and Real Madrid tied at top of form rankings ahead of Paris showdown After a third draw in six games last week, Barcelona's victory over Atletico on Sunday was not enough to earn them a place in the top ten team form rankings. So who does make the cut?...

Form Guide: Aguero takes third spot off Messi in European form rankings

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Form Guide: Aguero takes third spot off Messi in European form rankings The updated player form rankings are out across Europe's top five leagues with Sergio Aguero among those to climb from the Premier League....

Stats prove Kante is no longer the best Premier League ball winner

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Stats prove Kante is no longer the best Premier League ball winner While tactics and formations change, there is one player role that will likely never die out, with the vast majority of systems requiring at least one ball winner in the middle ground.The last two title winners in the Premier League were built around that particular player, with N’Golo Kante h...

The one-time wonderkids in need of a fresh start

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The one-time wonderkids in need of a fresh start On the second anniversary of Saido Berahino’s last senior goal, we take a closer look at a number of players that were being touted for stardom not so long ago that have since gone off the boil for one reason or another, in need of a fresh start to rejuvenate their careers.Once one of the brig...