The Official 2012-13 EPL Thread

oh my we scored!

/\/\ only took them 210mins. still havent let in a goal. theyve been impressive at the back, and thats without kosc and szczesny...

Best we've looked defensively in years. Steve Bould working wonders there. Didn't play that well overall, but did enough. Diaby, Cazorla and Podolski were good.
2-0 at Anfield, I love it

RVP to the rescue...just for a different team this time. still looks really strange, RVP in a united jersey.

not to happy foxtel didnt show the Newcastle vs Villa game ......other than that 1 all draw is the best result cause villa are a terrible side but you gotta love HBA.

Toon Toon!!!!!!

looks like a long season for LFC.. Only bright spot was Raheem Sterling, played very well for a 17/18yo...

rishgoon said:

Best we've looked defensively in years. Steve Bould working wonders there. Didn't play that well overall, but did enough. Diaby, Cazorla and Podolski were good.
2-0 at Anfield, I love it

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AyiosYiorgos said:

looks like a long season for LFC.. Only bright spot was Raheem Sterling, played very well for a 17/18yo...

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no respect for this kid. 18 years old and 2 children with two different women, he wants to hope he makes it big time so he can support them.

from a football point of view, he played pretty well though.

giroud was looking as pathetic as ever last night. carzola looked the goods though.

GiRDS- said:

no respect for this kid. 18 years old and 2 children with two different women, he wants to hope he makes it big time so he can support them.

from a football point of view, he played pretty well though.

giroud was looking as pathetic as ever last night. carzola looked the goods though.

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Harsh on Giroud, some players take longer to adapt than others. He was leading scorer in Ligue 1 last year, I'm sure the goals will come.
Cazorla has needed no time to adapt, he's class.

Busy deadline day for City, got themselves a very promising CB in Nastijas or something - to replace a very promising CB in Savic who stunk and is going the other way.
Also got Javi Garcia - an upgrade on NDJ who has left... if he's an upgrade that's a great deal. Sinclair finally arrived and also got a back up back up keeper...

As for their 3-1 vs QPR - another very average performance, blew numerous goals. Silva looks slow to start the season...Dzeko got into scoring position twice, only for Kolarov to stuff up a basic pass and Milner to cross straight to the keeper... QPR gave us fits again..

Tevez looks fit as a fiddle...

/\/\ looks like rodwell is getting alot more time than i thought he would aswell...

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/\/\ looks like rodwell is getting alot more time than i thought he would aswell...

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Yeah more than all of us thought! He was impressive on Saturday...be interesting to see whether he plays with Javi Garcia too.

I think Yaya has been too far up the pitch this year. we've had no NDJ or Barry and so we've been scored on on the break and looked vulnerable without either one of those guys...sure Yaya's scored 2 but we've let in 5...

suprised he hasnt tried kolo there. hes actually most comfortable as DM. i guess he trusts rodwell?

Barton on Marseille

time for him to stop talking? i'll believe that when i dont hear him...

liverpool looking at owen or heskey as possible replacement for carroll. talk about going backwards.
or they may even recall carroll which is what im really hoping for...

sgt_pepper said:

suprised he hasnt tried kolo there. hes actually most comfortable as DM. i guess he trusts rodwell?

Barton on Marseille

time for him to stop talking? i'll believe that when i dont hear him...

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I'd trust Rodwell more, Garcia the newbie will play there too. Kolo is far too susceptible to wandering off trying to score a goal...

Arsenal
* Arsenal have kept three consecutive Premier League clean sheets for the first time since February/March 2011.
* Arsenal made 32 tackles v Liverpool on Sunday - more than any team in any PL game so far this season.
* Olivier Giroud completed just six of his 20 passes v Liverpool.


Aston Villa
* Aston Villa have not won any of their last 13 Premier League games.
* Only Gareth Bale (11) has taken more shots than Darren Bent (9) this season without scoring a goal.
* Barry Bannan attempted nine crosses v Newcastle on Sunday and an impressive five reached a teammate.


Everton
* Only Manchester United (54) have taken more shots than Everton (53) this season.
* They hit the target with only one of their 13 shots v West Brom on Saturday.
* Leighton Baines has created more chances for teammates (16) than any other PL player this season.


Fulham
* Fulham have won only four of 50 Premier League London derbies away from home.
* Fulham have only scored 11 goals in their last 16 Premier League away games.
* Dimitar Berbatov created five chances for his new Fulham teammates in just 45 minutes at West Ham.


Liverpool
* Liverpool took 58 minutes to record their first shot on target v Arsenal on Sunday.
* Joe Allen has a 94.1% pass completion rate this season but has created just once chance. Steven Gerrard's pass completion rate is 80.3% but he has created 11 chances for teammates.
* Only Newcastle (75) have played more long balls per game than Liverpool (70) so far this season.


Manchester City
* Man City have conceded five goals from eight shots on target from the opposition in their first three games.
* City are unbeaten at home in the Premier League since December 2010.
* Joleon Lescott has been accurate with 131 of 133 passes so far this season.


Manchester United
* Robin van Persie has scored 52 goals in his last 58 PL games.
* Michael Carrick attempted 126 passes v Southampton on Sunday - more than double the total of his nearest teammate Nemanja Vidic (58).
* Manchester United attempt more crosses per game (32) than any other PL side.


* Newcastle United
* Newcastle have lost only one PL game at St James' Park in 2012 (v Manchester City).
* Demba Ba had five shots v Aston Villa on Sunday without hitting the target.
* Jonas Gutierrez has been fouled more times (11) than any other player in the PL this season.


Norwich City
* Sébastien Bassong has won 13 of his 17 aerial duals in two PL games for Norwich.
* Three of Norwich's four on-target shots v Tottenham were from former Leeds players Bradley Johnson and Robert Snodgrass.
* Norwich have won only one of their last eight games in the Premier League - at home to Aston Villa on the final game of the season.


QPR
* QPR have not won any of their last 15 away games in the Premier League.
* Bobby Zamora has scored QPR's only two goals of the season from just four shots.
* Mark Hughes' QPR have shipped nine goals in three PL games. Neil Warnock's QPR had shipped just six goals in three games at the start of last season.


Southampton
* Rickie Lambert has contributed to more goals this season (two goals, one assist) than any other English striker.
* Lambert made five chances for teammates on Sunday v Manchester United.
* Morgan Schneiderlin has made more interceptions (13) than any other PL player this season including six v Manchester United.


* Stoke City
* Stoke drew 2-2 at Wigan on Saturday with just 31% possession.
* Robert Huth completed four passes (of six attempts) in 90 minutes at Wigan. He made the same number of interceptions.
* New signing Geoff Cameron has made a massive 15 tackles in just two games for Stoke.


* Sunderland
* Sunderland's two goals this season have come from their only two shots on target.
* Steven Fletcher has scored with his only two shots as a Sunderland player.
* Sunderland have not won any of their last ten Premier League games.


Swansea City
* Swansea have lost only one of their last eight Premier League games.
* Michu has scored four goals from just eight shots as a Premier League player.
* Nathan Dyer's record v Sunderland: Four shots (three on target, one goal) four potential assists (one converted) and a 97% pass completion rate (excluding crosses).


Tottenham Hotspur
* Jermain Defoe has taken 17 shots so far this season - the same number as Luis Suarez in his first three games.
* Gareth Bale has taken more shots this season (11) than any other player without scoring.
* Jan Vertonghen won 11 aerial battles, made three tackles, two interceptions and ten successful clearances v Norwich on Saturday.


West Brom
* West Brom have conceded just one goal in three games. At the same stage last season, they had conceded five goals.
* Third-placed West Brom have averaged only 41.7% possession this season - less than Southampton, Norwich and QPR.
* Claudio Yacob made five of his team's nine tackles v Everton on Saturday.


West Ham
* West Ham have committed more fouls this season (48) than any other PL side.
* Andy Carroll won nine aerial duels and committed four fouls v Fulham on Saturday.
* Mark Noble made seven tackles and recorded a 98% pass completion rate v Fulham.


Wigan
* Franco di Santo has now scored five goals in his last eight PL appearances.
* Maynor Figueroa has misplaced 39 passes this season - the most in the PL along with Peter Crouch.
* Wigan have enjoyed more possession this season (56.7%) than Tottenham or Liverpool.

Heard somewhere today that Owen has signed with Stoke. Any truth to this?

Jaames said:

Heard somewhere today that Owen has signed with Stoke. Any truth to this?

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Think so, Sky Sports is reporting

Jaames said:

Heard somewhere today that Owen has signed with Stoke. Any truth to this?

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hes signed, but the epl board has to approve it because hes been signed after the deadline to submit your 25-man squad, which is what stoke are waiting for before they announce anything. its a 12month pay as you play deal apparantly.

Damn, would have loved to see him back at Liverpool, kinda like how Fowler played one last season with us.

/\/\ fowler is one of my all time favorite players, but his return to liverpool was a bit of a anti-climax (not that he did bad). owens time is over. 'pool need to look forward...