Introduction – This week’s blog looks at the centenary of Selhurst Park Selhurst Park Centenary 30th August 2024 – the grand old lady of SE25 is 100 years-old today. One of the famed football architect Archibald Leitch’s many stadia, Selhurst Park is still going strong. Selhurst is showing her venerable age in the two standsContinue reading “Selhurst Park: 100 years-old It Started With a Kick Episode 21 – Michael Caulfield”
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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”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
2 February MW 22 QUICK OFF THE MARK On Tuesday night two of the fastest goals scored in the Premier League followed one another. Luton’s Elijah Adebayo set the ball rolling at Kenilworth Road within 18 seconds and Ben Brereton-Diaz wasn’t too far behind with the opener for Sheffield United at Selhurst Park that wasContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
19 January MW21 EMERY’S FIRST BLANK Unai Emery’s proud/odd record of never having overseen a goalless draw in his Premier League career with either Arsenal or Villa, came to a stultifying halt at Goodison Park in his 97th match. It was the Spaniard’s 21st draw so you might say it was coming. Villa’s relatively poorContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
2023/24 Premier League Nuggets
5 December MW20 GOALLESS IN STRATFORD As has been pointed out here many times, this season has seen a glut of goals. In the first nine games of MW20 there had already been 35 including the usual slugfest that is Liverpool Newcastle which ended 4-2 (not quite one of the 4-3 classics from 1996 andContinue reading “2023/24 Premier League Nuggets”
2023/24 Premier League Nuggets
29 December MW 18 & 19 HAT-TRICK HEAVEN Chris Wood’s hat-trick against his former club Newcastle was the eighth of the season equalling the number scored throughout the whole of last season. Wood’s goals came in 46th, 53rd and 60th minutes, becoming the quickest of the season so far. This was only the fourth timeContinue reading “2023/24 Premier League Nuggets”
2023/24 Premier League Nuggets
22 December MW 17 OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF In a season littered with red cards even last weekend’s flurry of dismissals was quite something. Only once before in Matchweek 2 have there been as many as five. The Brentford Villa match was the third this season to feature two sending-offs, but the first toContinue reading “2023/24 Premier League Nuggets”
2023/24 Premier League Nuggets
15 December MW 16 VILLA HOME COMFORTS By beating Arsenal and Manchester City in quick succession at Villa Park, Aston Villa secured their 14th and 15th successive Premier League home wins. A run that stretches back to February when they lost 4-2 to Arsenal. Over those 15 matches they have scored 39 goals and concededContinue reading “2023/24 Premier League Nuggets”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
6 October MW7 RED MIST Liverpool’s two red cards on Saturday night took their tally for the season to four in just seven matches, which is as many as they received in over four seasons. The previous four red cards spanned 167 matches and almost five years between James Milner being sent off in JanuaryContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
Premier League Nuggets 2023/24
September 1st The one remaining 100% record in the Premier League rests on the familiar shoulders of Manchester City while Everton and the three promoted clubs are already nine points adrift of the champions. Plus ça change at the top and the bottom. BRENTFORD DRAW COMFORT Brentford’s draw with Palace on Saturday broke the Bees’ recordContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”
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