Bukayo Saka in 78 mins vs Man City:
0 goals
0 assists
0 shots
0 chances created
0 successful dribbles
0 accurate crosses
0 passes into final third
Cardio.
Chelsea are the first club ever to lose 6 straight domestic cups finals.
❌ 2019 League Cup
❌ 2020 FA Cup
❌ 2021 FA Cup
❌ 2022 League Cup
❌ 2022 FA Cup
❌ 2024 League Cup
Virgil van Dijk is the only player in the 100/100/100/100 club this PL season.
139 duels won
103 aerials won
130 clearances
124 recoveries
It's his 6th 100/100/100/100 season in the last 10 years — no other player has more.
Fun fact: Martin Ødegaard could pass the ball to his opponents 150 straight times and still have a higher pass accuracy than Bruno Fernandes this PL season.
Phil Foden in 90 minutes vs Liverpool:
0 goals
0 assists
0 chance created
0 accurate crosses
Mo Salah had more shots and chances created than him in 1/3 the minutes.
Let's create a hypothetical player.
3x Ballon d'Or
3x FIFA Best Player
5x Domestic League
4x Domestic League MVP
2x Domestic League Golden Boot
3x Domestic Cup
2x Euro Golden Boot
2x FIFA Golden Ball
1x World Cup
This player has the trophy gap between Messi and Ronaldo.
Last season:
— Arsenal were top of table after MW31
— Man City were top of table after MW32
This season:
— Arsenal were top of table after MW31
— Man City were top of table after MW32
Déjà vu.
Players with 75 Premier League G/A before turning 23:
Michael Owen
Wayne Rooney
Robbie Fowler
Cesc Fàbregas
Romelu Lukaku
Cristiano Ronaldo
And now, Bukayo Saka.
Messi individual trophy case:
8x FIFA Best Player
8x Ballon d'Or
9x La Liga MVP
6x Golden Boot
6x Champions League Top Scorer
3x UEFA Player of the Year
2x FIFA Golden Ball
This doesn't include his club and country trophies.
Most goals by a PL player in last 2 seasons:
79 — Haaland in all competitions
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53 — Haaland just in PL
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49 — Salah in all competitions
Foden has 0 goals in 5 matches vs Arsenal and Chelsea this season.
Saka has 0 goals in 3 matches vs Man City and Chelsea this season.
Palmer has 3 goals in 4 matches vs Man City and Arsenal this season.
Mo Salah in the PL since he joined Liverpool:
1st in G/A
1st in goals
1st in shots on target
1st in opp box touches
2nd in assists
2nd in big chances created
He has 219 league G/A in that span, 50 more than the next player.
At half:
Bukayo Saka Joško Gvardiol
1/6 duels won 6/6 duels won
0 chances created 1 chance created
0 successful dribbles 2 successful dribbles
0 accurate crosses 1 accurate cross
Man City have 6 players with double-digit G/A this PL season, the most by any club.
25 — Haaland
21 — Foden
16 — Álvarez
14 — Rodri
10 — Silva
10 — Doku
The title race might be decided by... Tottenham.
MW34 — Spurs vs Man City
MW35 — Spurs vs Arsenal
MW36 — Spurs at Liverpool
Back-to-back-to-back weekends.
Bukayo Saka ranks top 5 in these Premier League stats:
G+A
Big chances created
Key passes
Final third passes
Shots
Crosses
Touches in opp box
Total touches among forwards
Passes among forwards
Tackles won among forwards
Duels won among forwards
Times fouled
He's everywhere.
First UCL knockout game this season:
1 goal, 1 assist 0 goals, 0 assists
2 chances created 2 chances created
92% pass accuracy 89% pass accuracy
6 final 3rd passes 3 final 3rd passes
4 opp box touches 2 opp box touches
This hypothetical player has the trophy gap between Messi and Ronaldo.
3x Ballon d'Or
3x FIFA Best
5x League Title
4x League MVP
3x League Golden Boot
3x Domestic Cup
2x Euro Golden Shoe
2x FIFA Golden Ball
1x World Cup
1x Olympic Gold Medal
Messi is the special one.