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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
James Madison in Action
pragmatic and adopt a counter-attacking system, even with the world-class talents of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min at their disposal. The outcome was not only failure, but boredom. To see your team underperform is one thing, but to see them underperform while playing an unattractive brand of football is frankly depressing.
Enter Postecoglou. Before arriving at Celtic in
2021 the Greek-born Australian was relatively unknown among the footballing public in the UK, having spent most of his career coaching outside of Europe. Two consecutive Scottish Premiership title wins later, however, and that was no longer the case. It wasn’t just the success, it was the eye- catching way he achieved it, playing with a vibrant, fearless attack-minded approach.
In other words, exactly the kind of approach that Tottenham fans crave. When he was announced as Conte’s successor back in June, it was a
Erling Haaland continues to impress as he leads the EPL in goals.
2023-24 SEASON
LEADING GOAL SCORERS SO FAR
TEAM GOALS
Man. City 14 Liverpool 10 West Ham 8 Tottenham 8 Newcastle 7 Newcastle 7 Aston Villa 7
TEAM
Erling Haaland
Mohammed Salah
Jarrod Bowen
Son Heung-min
Alexander Isak
Callum Wilson
Ollie Watkins
Thiago Silva for Chelsea
DID YOU KNOW ?
FIRST IN A WHILE
Chelsea 4-4 Man City was the first Premier League match to see four equalising goals scored since Liverpool and Arsenal’s iconic 4-4 draw in April 2009.
ONLY THE FOURTH
Thiago Silva is only the fourth different player to score a Premier League goal while aged 39 or older, along with Teddy Sheringham, Dean Windass, and Ryan Giggs.
5 ASSISTS EACH
As of match week 13, Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez are the duo who have assisted each other the most times (5) in the Premier League this season.
A GOAL IN EACH
Mohamed Salah is the first player in history to score in each of Liverpool’s first six home league games of a season.
“JAMES MADDISON IS AT THE HEART OF ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING IN THIS NEW-LOOK SPURS SIDE”
As of November 28th, 2023
Darwin Nunez
of Liverpool reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool FC and Brentford FC
Mohammed Salah
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