Total Football Analysis EPL Podcast #15

Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 8:55 a.m.

What a strange week for football.  Most of the top teams in the EPL, Serie A and La Liga lost or tied.  During the weekend, the average goals/per game in the PL was ~3.7. We review weekend matches including Everton-Liverpool, Chelsea-Southampton, Man City-Arsenal, Man United-Newcastle, Leicester-Aston Villa and Leeds-Wolves.(1:40). We preview Aston Villa-Leeds, Chelsea-Man United, Liverpool-Sheffield United and Arsenal-Leicester.(45:45)  We also discuss how the centre attacking midfielder has evolved in the last few years with professional footballer Dre Fortune.

We are sponsored by the EPL Prospectus, a 280 page guide of the upcoming season created by a team of 25+ writers and designers.  Moneyball for football.  Analytics + Eye Candy. Available at www.thinkingfanmedia.com and on Amazon.

Chris Mumford(@clmum), a Professor of Innovation at UNC Chapel Hill, is joined by Soccer Analyst Harshal Patel(@harshalp93) and Professional Player Dre Fortune (@drefo_8).