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Manchester United have had more touches in the opposition box than any other Premier League team so far this season (182). They have also seen their opponents have the fewest inside their own penalty area (92).
Which players have been the most involved in team moves leading to open-play shots in the Premier League so far this season?
Here is the 2026-27 Premier League table as we head into the extended international break. Man City sit top of the league with a three point gap between them and Arsenal in season. Tottenham are bottom of the table...
Fulham 1-1 Manchester United A late Matheus Cunha strike - which took a big deflection - saw Man Utd take a point away from Craven Cottage.
Atlético Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid Diego Simeone ended his losing streak against José Mourinho in La Liga as Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Real Madrid at the Metropolitano. Real posted their lowest xG figure in a La Liga game since February 2015 (also vs Atlético).
Crystal Palace would have expected a difficult afternoon against Tottenham in the @BarclaysWSL when Fuka Tsunoda was sent off after just 7 minutes. They reached half-time without conceding... but the second half was a brutal lesson.
Analyse the data within our our post-match stats report. theanalyst.com/articles/bourn…
Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool Liverpool got back to winning ways, with Andoni Iraola triumphing on his return to Bournemouth, who saw their winless Premier League start continue.
Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland Man City get past Sunderland (eventually), but the Black Cats were unfortunate not to come away with something. Their 4.21 xG total was the highest by a team against Man City in the Premier League since June 2020.
Brian Brobbey's hat-trick against Manchester City in Sunderland's 5-3 loss today is just the sixth occasion in Premier League history that a player has scored a hat-trick and ended up on the losing team.
Erling Haaland’s late strike in Manchester City’s 5-3 win over Sunderland means that he’s now scored against all 25 teams he’s played against in the Premier League. The only other player to have played more than one Premier League game and scored against every team that they have faced is Harry Kane (32/32). theanalyst.com/articles/erlin…
4 - Brian Brobbey is the fourth player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick against the side starting the day top of the table, after Robbie Fowler v Aston Villa in November 1998, Dirk Kuyt v Man Utd in March 2011, and Romelu Lukaku v Man Utd in May 2013. Unstoppable.
Sunderland's Premier League Hat-Trick Scorers: Kevin Phillips vs Derby (19 Sep 1999) Kevin Phillips vs Bradford (26 Dec 2000) Darren Bent vs Bolton (9 Mar 2010) Adam Johnson vs Fulham (11 Jan 2014) Jermain Defoe vs Swansea (13 Jan 2016) Brian Brobbey vs Man City (20 Sep 2026)
Alexander Isak has now surpassed his Premier League goal tally from last season (3) with his fourth goal of 2026-27. Liverpool lead 1-0 at Bournemouth.
Sunderland's Premier League top scorers since the start of last season: Brian Brobbey - 9 Wilson Isidor - 7 Enzo Le Fée - 6 Chemsdine Talbi - 4 Nordi Mukiele - 3
Celtic 0-1 Rangers A week on from their 3-0 win at home over Celtic in the cup, Rangers have beaten their Old Firm rivals again - this time away at Celtic Park in the Scottish Premiership.
𝐅𝐓: 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟎-𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 Coventry get their first Premier League goal, win and points for 25 years. A bad day at the office for Forest, who haven't scored at home since the final day of last season.
Get all the key stats, our match recap and the Opta chalkboard right here: theanalyst.com/articles/roma-…
𝐅𝐓: 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝟐-𝟐 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 Inter produce a brilliant fightback to rescue a point at Stadio Olimpico in a top-of-the-table thriller. Lautaro Martínez scored both goals to cancel out Manu Koné's first-half brace, keeping the two sides locked on points.
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