By Brian Sears 14 March 2014 Seven clubs have been ever-present (EP) in the 22 seasons of the Premier League and six of them are in the top seven in the current table; this is no coincidence. Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in first, second and third place before this weekend’s games, as well as Tottenham, […]

By Brian Sears 27 January 2014 One in five regular home fans stayed away from third-round FA Cup games but the weekend’s fourth-round games saw a marked rise in interest. Taking the total average league gates of all the home side into account, the third-round Cup matches were 19.1 per cent down on league games, […]

By Brian Sears 20 September 2013 Arsenal have played 135 Premier League games at The Emirates since leaving Highbury in 2006, winning 87 times (a win rate of 64.5 per cent), drawing 31 and losing 17, including this season’s opening match against Aston Villa. Arsenal have won 292 Premier League points at the Emirates from 32 […]

By Brian Sears 23 August 2013 Fulham have lost 68 home games in their 12 seasons in the Premier League and one club stands clear in inflicting the most defeats on them on their own turf: Arsenal. In 12 visits to Craven Cottage in the Premier League, Arsenal have won eight times. They are Fulham’s […]

By Brian Sears 16 August 2013 Chelsea have the best opening-day record in the Premier League era, winning their first league match of the season 13 times in the past 21 years and drawing another five for a total of 44 points from 21 games, or 2.1 points a game. Manchester United have the next […]

By Steven Slayford 13 May 2013 In yet another trophy-less season for Arsenal, the biggest prize possible for Arsene Wenger’s team is a top-four finish in the Premier League, with Wigan on Tuesday the next hurdle to clear. Infamously, former Arsenal players who have left the club since Arsenal last won a trophy – the […]

By Lauren Fisher 16 April 2013 More and more sports clubs, personalities and brands are using social media not only to communicate team news but to fundamentally shake up the relationship they have with fans; giving unique access and a new kind of transparency to the world of sport. Follow Andy Murray on his Facebook […]

By Brian Sears 10 January 2013 Premier League goal scoring is still on track to achieve record levels for a third season running, but only just and mainly thanks to the recent free-scoring exploits of the Manchester clubs, Arsenal and Chelsea – and especially two recent freakish scores from Arsenal and Chelsea. Up to today, […]

By Brian Sears 14 December 2012 Arsenal fans continue to bemoan the woeful returns of the Arsene Wenger era: three titles (two as Doubles, one as Invincibles), four FA Cup wins, a Champions League runners-up slot, no finish outside the Premier League top four in Wenger’s time and 13 consecutive seasons in the Champions League. […]

By Brian Sears 9 November 2012 Fulham’s away record in London derbies in the Premier League era is woefully bad: they have won just four out of 50, and not one of those at Arsenal, where they play this weekend. Their wins on the road within the capital are so infrequent we can quickly list […]