Opta Analyst

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 Has Carrick done enough to earn the job beyond this season? Or should United be aiming higher? theanalyst.com/articles/micha…

Manchester United's six-game rolling average for points per game in the Premier League hasn't dropped as low as 1.5 since Michael Carrick took charge in January. Their 32 points in total over that period is the most of any Premier League club.

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝟏-𝟑 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐭'𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 A sixth league defeat on the bounce for Chelsea, but a great win for a much-changed Forest at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have lost four home league games in a row for just the second time in their history (also in 1978). #CHENFO

Viktor Gyökeres now has 21 goals in his debut season for Arsenal. Only a handful of players in the club’s modern history have reached that mark: theanalyst.com/articles/vikto…

Viktor Gyökeres’ debut season: • 21 goals in all competitions • 14 since the turn of the year • One of very few Arsenal players to hit 20+ in year one Does he deserve more respect?

𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝟏-𝟐 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 Spurs haven't played like that very often this season... An exceptional performance, and a potentially vital win. Get our recap and all the key Opta stats right here: theanalyst.com/articles/aston…

𝐇𝐓: 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝟎-𝟐 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 Pretty much complete control for Spurs, who will climb out of the relegation zone if they can hold on to this result. It's the first time Aston Villa have failed to record a first-half shot at home in the PL since MD1.

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐝 𝟑-𝟐 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 It was a bit Jekyll & Hyde but Man Utd saw off Liverpool eventually, securing Champions League qualification in the process. Look back on a thriller at Old Trafford with our recap and all the key Opta stats: theanalyst.com/articles/man-u…

A gift from Amad. Dominik Szoboszlai seizes possession and then runs, runs and runs some more before a tidy finish.

It's been all about that Bruno Fernandes-Bryan Mbeumo connection down the right so far for Man Utd.

Benjamin Sesko moves on to nine non-penalty Premier League goals in 2026. No one in the division can better that.

Matheus Cunha has Man Utd in front against Liverpool. He now has nine Premier League goals this term; only Benjamin Sesko (10) has more for United in 2025-26.

𝐇𝐓: 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝟐-𝟎 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 Bournemouth are on course to go sixth in the Premier League table. This is the first time Crystal Palace haven't managed a shot in the first half of a league game since August 2021.

Matheus Cunha comes back into the Man Utd starting XI today, replacing Amad Diallo. Alexander Isak missed out for Liverpool, who name 18-year-old centre-back Mor Talla Ndiaye on the bench for the first time.

Jefferson Lerma took his Bournemouth career goals tally to 13. Only issue is he left Bournemouth in 2023... His second own goal of the season has the Cherries 1-0 up over Crystal Palace.

Look back at the game and analyse the stats in our Opta chalkboards. theanalyst.com/articles/arsen…

Arsenal 3-0 Fulham Arsenal secured a crucial three points with a brilliant first-half display against a lacklustre Fulham side. They move six points clear at the top of the Premier League table, but Man City now have two games in hand.

A truly dominant first-half display from Arsenal versus Fulham.

League Two 2025-26 Final Table