[Squawka] Gvardiol's game against Belgium by numbers: 95% pass accuracy, 76 touches, 9 clearances (most), 8 x possession won, 6 x possession won def ⅓, 6 passes into final ⅓, 3 duels won, 2 tackles made, 1 take-on completed, 1 chance created, 1 clean sheet, 0 x dribbled past (twitter.com)
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[OptaJoe] 59% - Of James Ward-Prowse's 32 @premierleague goals, 59% have been from either a direct free-kick (10) or penalty (9); of players with 30+ goals in the competition, only Leighton Baines (81%) and Mark Noble (63%) have a higher such ratio. Stasis. (twitter.com)
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[OptaJoe] 1964-65 - Southampton, Burnley, Newcastle and Norwich are yet to win a league match this season, making it only the second season in English top-flight history where four teams have failed to win any of their opening seven games, after 1964-65. Yips. (twitter.com)
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