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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 14h

Semenyo has had 17 shots this season. With his feet, they're split evenly between his right (8) and his left (8).

His six goals are also split perfectly: 3 on his right, 3 on his left.

Is Bournemouth's two-footed star the most in-form player in the Premier League?
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Right Now, Antoine Semenyo is the Best Player in the Premier League | Opta Analyst

Antoine Semenyo is driving Bournemouth’s best-ever season. The stats prove he’s not just their star — he might be the Premier League’s most in-form player.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 23h

There's a strong case that he's the best player in the Premier League right now, as we discuss here:

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Right Now, Antoine Semenyo is the Best Player in the Premier League | Opta Analyst

Antoine Semenyo is driving Bournemouth’s best-ever season. The stats prove he’s not just their star — he might be the Premier League’s most in-form player.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 23h

Antoine Semenyo has been involved in 81.8% of Bournemouth goals this season (9/11).

Remarkable numbers 🔥

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭, 𝐕𝐢𝐳, 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳

In this week's Opta Analyst newsletter, we look at Pep Guardiola reaching 250 Premier League wins quicker than any other manager, and other data-focused bits and bobs.

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Pep Guardiola Races to 250 Premier League Wins

Stat, Viz, Quiz is the weekly Opta Analyst football newsletter. This week's edition looks at Pep Guardiola, the Premier League, and Mohamed Salah.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

Bournemouth have scored 18 Premier League goals since mid-April.

Semenyo has either scored (10) or assisted (4) a ridiculous 77.7% of them.

Is he the best player in the Premier League right now? We look into the data to find out 📊🍒 theanalyst.com/articles/ant...

Right Now, Antoine Semeyo is the Best Player in the Premier League | Opta Analyst

Antoine Semenyo is driving Bournemouth’s best-ever season. The stats prove he’s not just their star — he might be the Premier League’s most in-form player.

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Ali Tweedale @alitweedale.bsky.social · 1d

This season, fewer goals are being scored than in most other Premier League seasons...

...but we're seeing the highest ever rate of 90th-minute goals AND 90th-minute winners.

I had a go at trying to work out why this might be

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Why Are Premier League 90th-Minute Winners at an All-Time High? | Opta Analyst

The Premier League in 2025-26 is witnessing more late goals and winners than any other season in the competition's history.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

📉Goals are down... but
🤔90th-minute goals are up

And 90th-minute winners are more common than ever before.

What are the reasons behind all this late drama?

@alitweedale.bsky.social delves into the numbers 🔍

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Why Are Premier League 90th-Minute Winners at an All-Time High? | Opta Analyst

The Premier League in 2025-26 is witnessing more late goals and winners than any other season in the competition's history.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

We look in more details at the shortest managerial spells in the competition’s history.

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The Shortest Managerial Reigns in the Premier League | Opta Analyst

Which managers have had the shortest managerial spells in Premier League history? Here, we identify the 10 briefest reigns.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

Which managers have spent the fewest days in charge of a Premier League club before leaving?

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

Mohamed Salah has six goal involvements in 10 games for Liverpool this season, which would be fine for most, but for a player of his ability, that's considered underperforming.

@davidsegar.bsky.social has looked at the Egyptian's data to see what the issues could be.

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Why Liverpool Are Struggling to Get the Best Out of Mohamed Salah | Opta Analyst

Liverpool have struggled to get the best out of Mohamed Salah this season. We look at what some of the causes of his slump might be.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

We analyse the difficulty of each side's draw in the UWCL league phase.

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UEFA Women’s Champions League 2025-26: Who Has the Hardest League-Phase Fixtures? | Opta Analyst

The 2025-26 UEFA Women’s Champions League kicks off tonight with a new format. Which teams have the hardest and easiest fixtures?

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 1d

𝐔𝐖𝐂𝐋 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟔: League Phase Fixture Difficulty 🗓

The 2025-26 UEFA Women’s Champions League kicks off tonight with a new format, as an 18-team league phase replaces the group stage.

Which teams have the hardest fixtures and who has been dealt the easiest draw?

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Opta Analyst US @optaanalystus.optajoe.com · 2d

Week 5 is over, time for the Week 6 waiver wire! Here are all the players you need to add

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Top Fantasy Football Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups | Opta Analyst

Even with only two teams on bye, the waiver wire isn't particularly strong in Week 6. But there is still value to be had.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 2d

𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐞𝐞-𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝

🗻 United are better with Mount than Cunha
📈 Caicedo and Enzo have finally proved their worth
🌲 Forest are down

We look back on MD7 with five knee-jerk reactions to the Premier League weekend...

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Five Knee-Jerk Reactions to Premier League Matchday 7 | Opta Analyst

Our weekly knee-jerk reactions column includes positive stories for Manchester United, Chelsea and Bournemouth.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 2d

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 2d

We look at this move, plus some others that led to goals and shots in the Premier League this weekend in our latest edition of Off the Charts.

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Off the Charts: Successful Sequences and Productive Passing Moves on MD7 | Opta Analyst

After Matchday 7 of the 2025-26 Premier League season, we look at some impressive passing moves that led to goals and shots this weekend.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 2d

Estêvão’s dramatic added-time goal for Chelsea vs Liverpool saw 10 different Blues' players involved in the move, which lasted only 28 seconds.

Only one Premier League goal this season has seen all 11 players involved (Rio Ngumoha's for Liverpool vs Newcastle).

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Opta Analyst US @optaanalystus.optajoe.com · 3d

The Blue Jays have come out swinging in the postseason. Their +15 run differential is tied for the best ever through two postseason games.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 3d

Only two players have scored more goals inside their team's opening seven games of a Premier League season than Erling Haaland has in 2025-26 (9).

Erling Haaland in 2022-23 and Erling Haaland in 2024-25.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 4d

Read our post-match report and do you own analysis with the Opta chalkboards, here.

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Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool Stats: Estêvão the Blues' Hero Thanks to Late, Late Winner | Opta Analyst

Estêvão stunned reigning champions Liverpool with a 96th-minute winner for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 4d

Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool

Estêvão stunned reigning champions Liverpool with a 96th-minute winner for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

That's now three defeats in a row for the reigning Premier League champions in all competitions.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 4d

𝐁𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐚: 100 Premier League Goal Involvements 💯

With his goal in Arsenal’s 2-0 win against West Ham, Bukayo Saka made it to a century of goal involvements in the Premier League. We look at how he got there, and where he ranks: theanalyst.com/articles/buk...

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 4d

You can analyse all the key stats from the game at Old Trafford on our post-match report page.

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Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland Stats: Amorim Celebrates 50th United Game with Victory at Old Trafford | Opta Analyst

Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko scored first-half goals to help Ruben Amorim celebrate his 50th Manchester United game with a victory over Sunderland.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 4d

Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland

Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko scored first-half goals to help Ruben Amorim celebrate his 50th Manchester United game with a victory over Sunderland at Old Trafford.

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