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Nuno Mendes has the highest API of all 30 Ballon d'Or nominees👀

Messi also scores highly, but can you really win the Ballon d'Or playing outside Europe?🤔

Yamal, Olise and Fernandes all rank highly, but Bruno is trophyless.

Kane's API, despite scoring for fun, is fairly average.

Who deserves it?
October 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
£34m gets you the BEST No.10 in the Premier League?👀

That's the fee Man City paid for Cherki.

He comfortably ranks 1st in my API🔝

Bruno Fernandes is 2nd, then there's a huge gap to the rest.

Foden is the best of the rest, followed by Enciso and Wirtz😮

Who is the best No.10 in the PL?
September 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
What's Harry Kane's BEST season?

Could he win this year's Ballon d'Or after registering:

⚽️ 64 goals
🎯 8 assists?

A personal favourite was 20/21.

He won the Premier League golden boot AND playmaker awards🤯

If only England won the Euros that summer... but the less said about that, the better😅
September 27, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Who is taking the highest-quality shots?

DCL and Brobbey are recording the highest npxG/shot.

Haaland combines a high npxG/shot with the highest shots/90🤖

But perhaps most interesting is Semenyo.

Lowest npxG/shot
Lowest shots/90
3 goals.

Imagine if his shot quality starts to improve😮
September 25, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Is Brentford's record signing the BEST CM in the Premier League?👀

The data can make that case.

But a full PL campaign is a big test💪

Anderson ranks 2nd.

His £116m move to City was a huge fee, but his underlying numbers place him above most.

Who’s your favourite?
September 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Underperforming by NINE positions?😮

Nottingham Forest are:

3rd on xPts.
12th in the table.

Meanwhile, Newcastle are overperforming by ELEVEN positions:

9th in the table.
20th on xPts😬

Heading into the international break...

Who'll be happy with their position relative to performance?
September 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
£34m for the BEST No.10 in the Premier League?👀

That's what Man City paid for Cherki.

He ranks 1st in my API🔝

Bruno Fernandes is 2nd, then there's a huge gap to the rest.

Maybe Foden and Wirtz aren't performing as poorly as some think🤔

Who do you think is the best No.10 in the Premier League?
September 20, 2026 at 10:31 AM
HORROR day for North London😬

Spurs fail to win.

And Arsenal were DEMOLISHED by Brighton.

The data favoured Arsenal, finishing the game with a chance-based win probability of 43% compared with Brighton's 32%👀

Another excellent performance and top class finishing from the Seagulls👏
September 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Will it EVER get better for Spurs?😬

Everything seems to be going against them,

Although Villa did create the better chances and deserved to win.

Their chance-based win probability peaked at 50%.

The timing of Villa's goals was BRUTAL for Spurs.

Where do Tottenham go from here?
September 19, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Newcastle and Villa have been the WORST teams in the league so far?🤯

That's what the Premier League xPts table suggests as of Gameweek 4.

Arsenal 1st.

Brighton 3rd.

Despite 0 goals and 4 defeats for Coventry, it's actually Newcastle who sit in 20th😮

Whose position surprises you the most?
September 15, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Manchester is BLUE 🔵

What a performance from Man City with 10-men.

Great finish from Haaland🤖

Although VAR was at the centre of everything... AGAIN🙁

Based on chance creation, City probably deserved the win.

But Mbuemo HAD to score that chance at the end😬
September 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Who is the BEST RB in the Premier League?

The eye test? Probably Reece James👁️

The data? Reece James😅

He ranks highest in my API📈

Porro ranks second, despite playing for a team that finished 17th😮

Dedić also boasts an impressive score, but can he maintain this level in the Premier League?
September 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Fernandes or Cherki - Who'll decide the derby?👀

Among 20 Premier League No.10s, both sit in at least the 95th percentile for assists and chance creation🤯

Cherki ranks 1st for dribbles/90.

Fernandes ranks ahead of 79% of the group for defensive contributions/90.

Will Manchester be Red or Blue?
September 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
What's Luis Suárez's BEST season?

09/10 goes under the radar 🥷

No wonder Liverpool snapped him up.

13/14 is a personal favourite. The things he was doing that season were abnormal🤯

Individually, it has to be 15/16.

81 G/A makes Messi (61) and Ronaldo (66) look average from that same season😅
September 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
BEST CB in the Premier League?

Vuskovic and Jacquet are top performers📈

Although their API uses non-PL data.

I wouldn't bet against Brighton's recruitment though😅

VVD ranks highest among the rest.

Is he still the best CB in the Premier League?

Who do you think the data gets right and wrong?👇
September 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Premier League xPts table as of Gameweek 3 📈

Arsenal pull ahead after their fantastic performance against Chelsea

Newcastle and Hull sit 19th and 20th 😮

Should they be concerned?

Fulham being on 0 points at this stage is quite unfortunate given their performances.

Will Arbeloa come good?🤔
September 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Rice or Caicedo?🤔

A NEVER-ENDING debate😅

Ultimately, there isn't a definitive answer.

Both excel in different areas.

Caicedo leads the defensive metrics.

Rice performs better in terms of chance creation and winning possession high up the pitch.

Who would you rather have in your team?👇
September 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Deserved win for Liverpool?

A 0-2 victory suggests so ✅

But in terms of chance creation, there was little between the sides.

Both finished the match with a win probability of around 30%

The probability of a draw was around 40% 🤝
September 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
£327M LATER 🤑

Comparing percentiles across 15 midfield transfer targets...

Fernández is 1st in:
xG
Chances created

Anderson compliments this ranking 1st in:
Duels won
Recoveries
Poss won final 3rd

Bouaddi (18yo) offers huge potential

Is this the BEST midfield in the Premier League this season?👀
September 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Premier League xPts table as of GW2📈

Who’s over/underperforming? Who’s performing as expected?

Man City and Arsenal, 1st and 2nd in the real table, 1st and 2nd on xPts🤓

Hull are continuing to defy the odds, accumulating 6 points with an xPts of just 1.76.

Who’s impressed you the most so far?👇
September 1, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Important win for The Gunners✅

It wasn't a vintage Arsenal performance, but they got the job done.

They limited Villa to:

No shots after the 70th minute
0 shots on target all game😬

Hard fought, but probably deserved 3 points in the end for Arsenal.
August 31, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Strong Performance from Man City tonight 💪

Much improved from the community shield match a couple of weeks ago.

Albeit, a different level of opponent.

2 defeats in 2 for The Eagles 🦅

Should they be worried?
August 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Will Emi Martínez be the answer to Chelsea's goalkeeping problems?

Martínez looks like a clear upgrade in shot-stopping🧤

Save percentage: 70th percentile vs 35th
Goals prevented/90: 65th vs 50th

But other metrics, including erros leading to goals, favour Sánchez😬

Is Martínez the answer?🤔
August 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Who is the most CLINICAL finisher in the Premier League?

The results might surprise you.

Using xGOT/xG to determine who improves chance quality the most through shot placement...

Harry Wilson comes out on top 1️⃣

Haaland ranks third worst for this metric 🤯

Whose xGOT/xG surprises you the most?👇
August 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Who were the best and worst performers at the weekend?

Brighton DEMOLISHED Villa📈

Brentford also impressed.

Tottenham and Coventry join Villa in the bottom 3.

Bournemouth lost narrowly to Man City late on, but 0.45xPts is the worst outside of the bottom 3 so far.

Who are you surprised by?👇
August 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM