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Championship round-up: Swansea ace McBurnie the star of the midweek action

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Championship round-up: Swansea ace McBurnie the star of the midweek action Another exciting midweek round of Championship action drew to a close on Wednesday and saw Leeds end the gameweek at the summit of England’s second tier. However, it wasn’t plain sailing for Marcelo Bielsa’s side on Tuesday night. Twice Leeds had to come from behind to ultimately s...

Money Makers - Top Tips for Buabook Weekend Match Markets

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Money Makers - Top Tips for Buabook Weekend Match Markets Ahead of what promises to be a decisive weekend of action in the Premier League, there is plenty to play for at both ends of the table.We bring you our top tips for gameweek 36 to give you the chance to win real money by signing up to Buabook and playing their match markets. Buabook is the first pla...

Team Focus: Monk Sacking Harsh but Understandable Given Swans' Slide

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Team Focus: Monk Sacking Harsh but Understandable Given Swans' Slide The dismissal of Garry Monk from his post as Swansea manager has been widely criticised. The majority of the media and football fans in general think that the decision is a harsh one, despite seeming inevitable for a matter of weeks.There is, however, no hiding the fact that the Swans have been pret...

Player Focus: Premier League Single Game Stat Records XI

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Player Focus: Premier League Single Game Stat Records XI The Premier League season may have ended some weeks ago but WhoScored.com has taken the chance to look back at some outstanding contributions from players in certain games over the course of the 2012/13 campaign.In turn they have compiled an XI of single game stat leaders - those who picked up seaso...

League Focus: Alternative Premier League Team of the Season

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League Focus: Alternative Premier League Team of the Season We have decided to take a look at what would be a worthy, if unlikely, team of the season come the end of the campaign. With the Premier League players currently wracking their brains as to who to vote for in the PFA awards, we at WhoScored thought it best to give them a little advice over players w...

Stats Analysis: Dominated Defenders - Worst Aerial Success

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Stats Analysis: Dominated Defenders - Worst Aerial Success The towering centre-half has been a tradition synonymous with the English game for many years, with a number of Premier League players still very much fitting that mould. However, WhoScored has decided to take a look at those who perhaps haven't been as dominant as they should be in the air and, in ...

Stats Analysis: Premier Passers

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Stats Analysis: Premier Passers In a series of articles focussing on a specific area of the WhoScored statistics, we turn our attentions to the top seven players for most passes per game during the first half of the Premier League season. As Arsenal and Man City are the top two teams for average possession, with 58.7% and 57.3%, i...

Can Williams Stop Van Persie at the Emirates?

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Can Williams Stop Van Persie at the Emirates? Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from their 8-2 mauling by Man United as Swansea make their way to the Emirates. Arsene Wenger has boosted the Gunners ranks with a number of signings and will be looking for a response against the newly-promoted side. Swansea have failed find the net in their t...