3 May MW 35 TROUBLED TRIO From the early knockings of this season the three promoted clubs have had the Sword of Damocles hovering precariously over their heads. With three matches remaining the trio occupy the relegation places and if it wasn’t for Forest’s point deduction, they would be cast adrift. Although Luton have shownContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24 and Episode 4 of ‘It Started With a Kick’”
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2023-24 Premier League Nuggets / ‘It Started With a Kick’
26 April MW 34 TEENAGE KICKS AS SHEFFIELD UNITED JOIN THE 92 CLUB On Wednesday night Sheffield United made the bold move of appointing a 19-year-old Academy graduate as captain against Manchester United. It was Oliver Arblaster’s seventh Premier League start and he became the youngest player to lead a side. That’s where the goodContinue reading “2023-24 Premier League Nuggets / ‘It Started With a Kick’”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
BURNLEY IN THE RED In October 2021 I wrote a piece about how Burnley had shrugged off their image of being ‘a little rudimentary’ in their approach in going 100 Premier League matches without a red card – https://bit.ly/3mHDInh The Clarets went on to extend their unblemished record to 120 matches until Nathan Collins wasContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
‘It Started With a Kick’
As ‘It Started With a Kick’ podcast launched this week the focus of today’s post is unashamedly all about the podcast rather than Premier League Nuggets. The simple premise behind the pod is interviewing a wide selection of well-known fans and leading figures from the world of football talk about the first match they attended.Continue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
5 April Match Weeks 30/31 GOALLESS GAMES In this season of goals galore, two goalless matches in the space of a week feels like a drought. Although Match Week 30 rattled along at the overall rate of 3.2 goals per game, the last match ended with the stalemate at The Etihad – the first timeContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
15 March MW 28 COMEBACK KINGS Wednesday night’s match at the Vitality Stadium was a highly emotional affair as Luton’s captain Tom Lockyer returned to the ground where he suffered a cardiac arrest a few months before. When all is said and done, Lockyer’s recovery from that terrifying episode is the story of the seasonContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
8 March MW 27 SHEFFIELD ‘SHELLACKING’ UNITED Another Matchweek, another home humiliation at Bramall Lane for Sheffield United. This time a 6-0 hammering courtesy of a rampant Arsenal who set a record for successive away victories, Monday night’s mauling following swiftly on the heels of another 6-0 win at West Ham and a mere 5-0Continue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
1 March MW 26 FERTILE FEBRUARY A few of us have been banging on endlessly about the number of goals that have been flying in this season and February’s total underlined the remarkable scoring rate that has been reached. A total of 158 goals in the space of 42 matches gave an astonishing rate ofContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
23 February MW 25 GOALS KEEP COMING The goals show no sign of letting up, in fact with 807 scored in 250 matches, the rate has reached a giddy 3.23 per match. If that rate is maintained then the seasons’ total there will be almost 150 more goals scored than the record high of lastContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
9 February MW 23 GOALS GALORE As has been highlighted many times here and elsewhere, this season has been one packed to the gunnels with red cards, own goals but above all else goals, goals and more goals. This week’s avalanche of 45 added to the already impressive tally in notching up the highest totalContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
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