Patrick has written up the data this week and it seems that West Brom do have a fair few shots.
BROM SHELL
The Baggies come into Saturday’s local showdown as one of the 10 Premier League sides that has cleared the 11-win barrier. But how Roy Hodgson’s team reached its current juncture is equally poignant. West Brom has had 27 more shots on goal than opponents in their 13 wins this season. That average ratio of +2.07 more shots on goal than opponents in victories shows that West Brom has been sharper during its success than others in the table’s top 10 (most notably Newcastle, which has one of the slimmest margins in the league despite its major points surge.) Below is the full look.
Avg SOG Difference
Team/Opposition Ratio
Per Victory
+4.5 Tottenham (+78/17 wins)
+4.3 Chelsea (+70/16 wins)
+4.1 Liverpool (+49/12 wins)
+3.8 Manchester City (+95/25 wins)
+3.7 Arsenal (+74/20 wins)
+3.4 Manchester United (+90/26 wins)
+2.1 West Brom (+27/13 wins)
+1.7 Fulham (+21/12 wins)
+1.6 Everton (+22/13 wins)
+0.7 Newcastle (+13/18 wins)
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MIDFIELD MADNESS
Stephen Warnock on Tuesday night became the first Aston Villa primary left back to control the center midfield role since John Robson did on Jan. 31, 1976 (against Queens Park at Villa Park, a 2-0 loss.) Similar to this season, the 1975-1976 campaign had so much trouble staying orderly that Robson was one of eight players forced to fill the primary attacking midfield role.
The graphic below contains each of those players and what the team’s performance rates were with them at the core midfield spot. After ending up 16th-place during that surly season, the famous string of top 10 finishes
in nine of the next 10 seasons began.
1975-1976 Center Midfielders
*John Deehan
Starts: 6
Team Goals: 12
Team Record: 3W 2D 1L
*Brian Little
Starts: 19
Team Goals: 22
Team Record: 4W 8D 7L
*Bobby McDonald
Starts: 5
Team Goals: 6
Team Record: 2W 3D 0L
*Sammy Morgan
Starts: 1
Team Goals: 2
Team Record: 1W
*Keith Masefield
Starts: 1
Team Goals: 0
Team Record: 1D
*Leighton Phillips
Starts: 1
Team Goals: 0
Team Record: 1L
*Frank Pimblett
Starts: 2
Team Goals: 2
Team Record: 2L
*John Robson
Starts: 7
Team Goals: 7
Team Record: 1W 3D 3L
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KEEPER QUALM
In Shay Given’s 29 starts in net this season, the team has scored 27 goals. That 0.93 goals per game average is flirting close to becoming the lowest amount of goal support Given has received during his 14 years as a starter
in the Premier League with Newcastle, Manchester City and AV.
Below is the full look at how many goals Given’s teams have scored per game with him in net.
2011-2012: 0.93 (ASTON VILLA)
2009-2010: 1.97 (Manchester City)
2008-2009: 1.16 (Newcastle/Manchester City)
2007-2008: 1.00 (Newcastle)
2006-2007: 1.27 (Newcastle)
2005-2006: 1.23 (Newcastle)
2004-2005: 1.27 (Newcastle)
2003-2004: 1.36 (Newcastle)
2002-2003: 1.65 (Newcastle)
2001-2002: 1.79 (Newcastle)
2000-2001: 1.44 (Newcastle)
1999-2000: 1.50 (Newcastle)
1998-1999: 1.48 (Newcastle)
1997-1998: 1.33 (Newcastle)
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Who gives a fuck about the 1975-1976 Centre Midfielders, I mean what the absolute fuck!!! Why is this pure and utter tripe being posted, fuck off Patrick and grow a pair of balls Ian and stop accepting this shite. We’re all depressed enough atm without looking at this wank.
shame you can not write a civil piece and why bother commenting if you do not like it ?
If u actually stopped to look at the stats, u might realise the relevance. Terrible ignorance and very iffensive
An enjoyable bit of ranting there! Certainly made me chuckle.
There’s always room for stats though and it’s good to be reminded that our mid-seventies rise to league and European glory started from similar circumstances.
Me thinks that I R can not handle his Guiness
Just more proof we’ve had an absolute nightmare season. I haven’t felt so nervous since my wedding day. Really bad. If we get 3 points at tesco’s I’m celebrating, properly. And look forward to a more exciting next transition period.
WOW what a hammering of Kinmartin from one of his fellow Irishman. Cruel world.
Gonna say 1-1 at the Thorns tomorrow….we go up in the first 20 minutes with some kind of wonder goal and then can’t hold off Albion in the final minutes.
Kinmartin OUT!!!!!
Very interesting stats. And the most interesting fact is that from adversity came strength and future success under the man who became Villa’s most successful modern day manager. We can only hope history repeats itself. Irish-Villa you’re out of order.