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How Xabi Alonso is Rebuilding Real Madrid:
🏃Pressing
⚽Defending with the ball
💆Control over chaos
@robbiejdunne analyses Alonso's perfect start to La Liga:
theanalyst.com/articles/real-…
Ellie Kildunne 🔥
— 13 defenders beaten v France (RWC 2025 record)
— 228m gained v France (first player past 200m in a game)
— Scored after 3 mins in the 2021 final
Can she be the difference maker for @RedRosesRugby today?
theanalyst.com/articles/canad…
Manchester United are winless in their last seven away Premier League matches (D2 L5) since a 3-0 win at Leicester in March.
They last went on a longer run without an away win between March and October 2019 (eight games).
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📊 FPL Challenge GW6 - Opta Team Reveal
With the deadline fast approaching, here's our data-led team for #FPL Challenge GW6.
It’s all about the youngsters this week, with players 23 or under scoring double. Check out the full team below 👇
Harry Kane scored his 100th goal for Bayern Munich tonight in his 104th game for the club.
It's one game fewer than it took both Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid and Erling Haaland at Manchester City (105).
The Panthers lead the NFL in average opponent field position after kickoff, holding teams to right around the 21-yard line (21.1).
The Rams are a close second (22.1), while no one else is within 4 yards of those teams. So how are they doing it?
theanalyst.com/articles/rams-…
Under Mikel Arteta, Arsenal have only lost more away games at Man City in all competitions (5) than they have away to Newcastle (4).
Can he bring them better fortune this weekend? Find out the key match facts and the Opta supercomputer prediction below:
theanalyst.com/articles/newca…
How are team's in La Liga playing compared to last season?
Real Madrid: slower and with more control
Barca: Slightly more direct
Atlético Madrid: big shift towards a slow, patient build-up
Opta's FPL Challenge team reveal ⚽
Riccardo Calafiori is eligible for double points, packs clean sheet potential, and loves to get forward – he leads Arsenal players for total shots (10) and sits second for xG (1.56).
Find out who also makes our team: theanalyst.com/articles/fpl-c…
If Crystal Palace avoid defeat against Liverpool tomorrow, they'll equal their club record 18-game unbeaten run. They are fifth in the PL after five games of 2025-26.
But the underlying data behind their start suggests things could be going even better.
theanalyst.com/articles/cryst…
Last weekend, the 20 Premier League teams produced a combined total of just 19.4 xG - the lowest in any Premier League gameweek in Opta's record books (since 2016).
Are we entering an era of cautious football?
theanalyst.com/articles/premi…
Quiet Friday at work?
Tinkering with your #FPL wildcard team?
Don't lock it in until you check out our under-the-radar player picks who the data loves.
Mohamed Salah has been involved in 274 Premier League goals for Liverpool (186 goals, 88 assists), just two off the all-time record by a single player for a club held by Wayne Rooney at Manchester United.
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Bad omens for Man Utd ahead of Brentford?
They are winless in their last seven top-flight away matches (D2 L5).
The home team have won six of the last seven Premier League meetings between the teams.
But what does the Opta supercomputer think? 👇🔮 theanalyst.com/articles/brent…
Wildcarding in #FPL GW6? 🏆
We’ve crunched the numbers and picked 5 low-ownership stars (<10%) that could swing your FPL fortunes going forwards
theanalyst.com/articles/fpl-p…
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