Category Archives: Tottenham

Premier League MatchWeek 25 / Episode 45 ‘It Started With a Kick’

  PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 25 Another week goes by without a win for the bottom three, between them they have collected 43 points. At the same stage last season Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United had three more. Ipswich’s plucky point at Villa Park, when playing for all the second half with ten men,Continue reading “Premier League MatchWeek 25 / Episode 45 ‘It Started With a Kick’”

Premier League Match Week 20/ Episode 39 ‘It Started With a Kick’

PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 20 TOTTENHAM MAKING A DIFFERENCE Whatever has been said about Tottenham this season, and there has already been plenty, one of the most remarkable things is how they have managed to have a healthy goal difference of +12 despite being 12th in the table. There are currently only three clubsContinue reading “Premier League Match Week 20/ Episode 39 ‘It Started With a Kick’”

Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 MatchWeek 5 Episode 25 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Seb White

 PREMIER LEAGUE NUGGETS – MatchWeek 5 BEES LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE When Bryan Mbeumo smashed the ball into Tottenham’s goal after just 23 seconds it almost exactly mirrored Yoanne Wissa’s opener at the Etihad the previous week. Wissa’s was actually a second faster but in so doing, Brentford set a Premier League record for the fastestContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2024/25 MatchWeek 5 Episode 25 of ‘It Started With a Kick’ – Seb White”

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

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”

Premier League Nuggets 2023/24

3 November MW 10 NEW BOYS, OLD TROUBLES Another pointless round of matches for the promoted three. With just a solitary point from their first ten matches, Sheffield United are beginning to look a tad beleaguered. A goal difference of minus 22 is the joint worst of any side at the bottom of Premier LeagueContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets 2023/24”

Premier League Nuggets 2023/24

27 October MW9 PROMOTED TRIO REACH DOUBLE FIGURES  Luton’s creditable draw at the City Ground meant that the promoted trio have now reached double figures with The Hatters being responsible for half of those points over their combined total of 27 matches. Meanwhile Sheffield United’s one point after 9 matches is the same as TheContinue 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”

Premier League Nuggets

As the thirtieth Premier League season is over, it is high time for some Nuggets, all 30 of them firstly club-by-club, and then some generic ones.  1. Starting with Arsenal who lost more games (13) than Brighton (11) & Palace (12) but won more (22) than Chelsea (21). 2. Next up it’s Aston Villa –Continue reading “Premier League Nuggets”

Is the Premier League Manager of the Month cursed?

NB This is a fuller version of the piece published in the Guardian on 7th April, with added information A myriad of myths that swirl throughout football, some of which hold credence, such as ‘The Law of the Ex’ that dictates more often than not that strikers will score against their former clubs. Another ofContinue reading “Is the Premier League Manager of the Month cursed?”