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1 - Jordan Pickford has won the Premier League Save of the Season award for his save against Newcastle United in February, becoming the first goalkeeper to win the award more than once, with the Everton goalkeeper previously winning it for a save against Chelsea in 2021-22. Dynamite.
An amazing match-winning save for @Everton in the 94th minute 🧤 Jordan Pickford wins Coca-Cola save of the Season for his stop against Newcastle 👏
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6 - Chelsea have lost each of their last six Premier League games – only once in their league history have they ever lost seven in a row, doing so in November/December 1952. This weekend they face Liverpool; check out our predictor video below for more insights. Clash.
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3 - Jordan Pickford's save to deny Joshua Zirkzee has been awarded the Premier League Save of the Month for November, meaning he has won the award for the third time, the joint-most of any player in the competition since the award's inception (2022/23). Dynamite.
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6 - Jack Grealish has been involved in six goals in the Premier League this season for @Everton (2 goals, 4 assists), as many as he managed in his last two league campaigns combined for Manchester City (6 in 40 appearances). Revived.
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69.9% - Of the 59 different players to have made 100+ Premier League appearances for Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk has the best win percentage with 69.9%. Elite.
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1.44 - Mohamed Salah is averaging 1.44 goal involvements per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season, the most of any player in a single Premier League season (min. 1000 minutes). King.
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29 - Robert Lewandowski has scored more goals against Borussia Dortmund across all competitions (29 in 28 matches) than he has against any other team in his career. Haunt.
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20 - Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has provided 20 assists across all competitions this season, seven more than any other player across Europe's big-five leagues. Extraordinary.
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106 - Everton's Iliman Ndiaye is the only player in the Premier League to have attempted 100+ dribbles in the competition this season (106), whilst his 49 completed dribbles is also the most in the competition. Skill.
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1 – Cole Palmer took on the most shots from outside the box (68), the most shots on target from outside the box (22) and scored the most goals from outside the box (7) across Europe’s big five leagues in 2024. Distance.
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1 - SL Benfica's Álvaro Carreras is the only player in the UEFA Champions League this season to have made 10+ tackles (11), 10+ interceptions (12) and completed 10+ dribbles (10). Active.
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6 - Atlético de Madrid have picked up six points from losing positions in the UEFA Champions League this season, the most any team, with Diego Simeone's side coming back from 0-1 down to win in two of their five matches this term. Mentality.
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46 - Manchester City's Yui Hasegawa won possession 46 times in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League group stages, eight more than any other player. Energetic.
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67.4 - Mohamed Salah is averaging a goal contribution every 67.4 minutes across all competitions for Liverpool this season (20 in 1,347 mins), his best ever minutes-per-G/A average in a season for the Reds. King.
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1 – Sporting CP and Sweden striker Viktor Gyökeres is the top scorer in the Primeira Liga (16), the joint-top scorer in the UEFA Champions League (5) and the joint-top scorer in the UEFA Nations League (4). Machine.
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26 - Ryan Gravenberch has won possession 26 times this season in the UEFA Champions League, the most of any player in the competition. Battler.
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4.21 - Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo has netted eight Premier League goals this season from an xG of just 3.79, the biggest xG overperformance in the competition (+4.21). Efficient.
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86.6 - Pernille Harder is the top Opta Points scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League this season (86.6). The Bayern München star is top scorer in the competition this term, netting four goals from just five shots on target. Elite.
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2 - Luis Díaz has been the top Opta Points scorer in two Premier League matches this season, with only Erling Haaland doing so on more occasions (3). He is Liverpool’s top scorer in the competition, netting five goals for the Reds in 361 minutes – a goal every 72 minutes. Magic.
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193.6 - Erling Haaland has accumulated the most Opta Points in the Premier League so far this season (193.6), scoring 10 goals in five games for Manchester City. He has outscored 16 of the other 19 teams in the division so far this season. Elite.
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