But of course, the media do not want this – they loved it when Arsenal got three red cards in the opening few games. The fact that Arsenal as of today has only one yellow card more than Tottenham and ...

What wins you titles is the team. The amount you concede as well as the amount you score. Often as not the most influential factor in winning a title is actually Goal Difference. It’s no good having a ...

For those of you who read my ramblings you may of noticed I have taken great interest in the disparity between the quality of opponent both Liverpool and Arsenal have had to face away from home, and ...

Beyond any doubt the Brighton problem is goal scoring at home. They scored 21 goals at home in 2024, compared with 49 in 2023. And that suggests Arsenal should see this game through ok.

On the other hand, Brighton’s difference is so big that it looks as if either they have a deliberate policy of laying off the fouls that will bring a card, when playing at home, or else referees are ...

Put these figures together and we find that Mr Coote gives out 37% more cards than Mr Taylor which means how many cards a club gets depends on which referees that club sees. It also makes it worth ...

OK if you have stayed with me this far you are possibly thinking, “Tony’s really lost it this time – he’s posted a political commentary on the wrong blog.” But now, if you think of the points raised ...

Is Brentford’s tiny stadium a benefit to them? Probably yes when we have, as we do on this occasion, a home-biased referee who has seen 80% of his matches end as home wins. As a result Arenal are ...

Much is being made of Arsenal’s high number of injuries, although in pure number terms, Arsenal are not that far away from most clubs. Arsenal are listed by the Premier League injury site has having ...

To psychologists, this phenomenon of drawing conclusions from limited information is well-known and widespread but this fact seems to be persistently ignored by football journalists, who often have ...