Matchday 13 of the ongoing English Premier League wrapped up after two days of exciting action. There were wins for the top four teams – Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal – whilst Spurs and Man United suffered slip-ups in the title race.
Here’s how the top upper-half of the Premier League table looks like.
Aguero better than Diego Costa?
2016/17 stats
Diego Costa: 10 goals, 4 assists
Sergio Aguero: 10 goals, 0 assists
You may be wondering where do we go claiming Aguero is better than Costa when the latter has contributed to 14 goals this season compared to the Argentine’s 10. Here is where we ask you to take a broader look at the numbers, and turn a blind eye to assists along the way.
Aguero has found the back of the net as many times as the Spaniard this campaign, but in two fewer games. In the 2-1 win over Burnley this weekend, Kun scored twice and set to amazing goalscoring feats. They were:
Scoring 33 goals in his last 34 apps
Sergio Aguero has scored 33 goals in his last 34 Premier League games for #MCFC
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) November 26, 2016
The guy is unbelievable! #MOTD pic.twitter.com/kre532bEUC
Scoring against 29 of the 30 EPL sides he has faced
Sergio Aguero’s equaliser v Burnley means that he has now scored against 29 of the 30 different teams that he’s faced in the PL #MCFC #PL pic.twitter.com/DiYC8l9AX8
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) November 26, 2016
DID YOU KNOW?
27 – Sergio Aguero has netted 27 Premier League goals in 2016; eight more than any other player. Relentless.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 26, 2016
And yet he has never been in the Premier League Team of the Season…
When you realise Sergio Aguero has never featured in a Premier League team of the season... pic.twitter.com/yoNF014oUq
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) November 26, 2016
Is Mourinho worse than both Van Gaal and Moyes?
When Van Gaal was appointed as Man United boss after Moyes’ sacking, fans hailed the Dutchman as an improvement. When Mourinho arrived, he was treated as the best thing since sliced bread. However, is the Special One really better than his two predecessors?
Here’s how they all fared after 13 Premier League games in their first season:
Manchester United after 13 games:
— Football Tweets (@FutballTweets) November 27, 2016
- Moyes: 22 points
- Van Gaal: 22 points
- Mourinho: 20 points pic.twitter.com/n1bsXAbB0w
Premier League wins since August 2015:
— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) November 27, 2016
Antonio Conte (13 games) - 10
Jose Mourinho (29 games) - 9
Then again, even Sir Alex Ferguson endured a turbulent start to life at Old Trafford, but that ended well.
Who is the Premier League’s most creative player?
The obvious choice would be Kevin de Bruyne, since the Man City ace has assisted seven goals this season – the most by a single player. That guess would be wrong, though. Who is he?
*Drumrolls*
Dimitri Payet, having created the most chances this season (46)
EPL top-scorers this season
1. Diego Costa: 10 goals
Aguero: 10 goals
2. Alexis Sanchez: 8 goals
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 7 goals
Romelu Lukaku: 7 goals
Jermain Defoe: 7 goals
Eden Hazard: 7 goals
Most EPL assists this season
1. Kevin De Bruyne: 7 assists
2. Nemanja Matic: 6 assists
3. Wilfried Zaha: 5 assists
Philippe Coutinho: 5 assists
Dimitri Payet: 5 assists
Pedro: 5 assists
Adam Lallana: 5 assists
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