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IN-THE-INBOX: A 2-MIN READ

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There’s a massive derby this Sunday… with two Yorkshire powerhouses doing battle, while Arsenal also visit the old site of Stamford Bridge. In London, not Yorkshire…

Anyone remember this story? 😭

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🗓️ 8th November 2024

1. Wood from the Forest 🌳

2. Ødegaard and Palmer 🔟

3. Cottage Babies 🏡

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THE BIG FACTS

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🦁 Chelsea haven’t given a single minute to a player over the age of 27 in the Premier League this season.

🟤 Spurs have just come from 1-0 down to beat a team 4-1 in claret and blue (West Ham & Aston Villa) in back-to back home games.

😳 Man City’s defeat to Bournemouth was the first time in 653 days that they’ve trailed by two or more goals in the Premier League at any point in a game.

🇩🇰 Rasmus Højlund is in the bottom 2% for shots taken per game, out of all the strikers in Europe’s top five Leagues. He’s also in the bottom 6% for passes received.

🇳🇿 Chris Wood became the first Nottingham Forest (and New Zealand) player to win the Premier League Player of the Month award. 8 goals in his first 10 games…

🇭🇷 Joško Gvardiol has the same number of Premier League away goals (6) as Salah and Jackson in 2024.

THE BIG TIPS

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THE BIG DEAL

Much Edu about Notting

The big movement in the Exec Transfer Market™️ is Edu’s move from Arsenal to the Marinakis-led group: Nottingham Forest, Olympiacos and Rio Ave.

The Brazilian has been instrumental in Arsenal’s journey from meme-fodder to title-challenging heavyweight.

But what does this mean for Forest?

Fulham, promoted the same year, have negotiated the switch from newly-promoted side to mid-table establishment seamlessly – helped by buying proven Premier League players.

Forest, with their 17th and 16th placed finishes, haven’t (despite flying in 3rd this season).

With Edu’s super-strong ties to super-agent Kia Joorabchian, we may start seeing a few more household names over at the City Ground – to complement their youth stockpiling!

THE BIG OPINION

10 out of 10s.

Is there anyone more important to their club than Cole Palmer is to Chelsea?

There isn’t a huge body of evidence. Not only has he not missed many games, but there aren’t that many other-club examples.

But of the five games he missed last season, Chelsea dropped 8 points (and conceded 5 to The Gunners).

Rodri springs to mind, yes. But City have always been good. And you just know Pep will find a solution.

But Arsenal?

Until 19th September 2024, you’d have laughed and maybe said Saliba.

But it is so clear what Arsenal have been missing since Ødegaard’s injury…

That oily, slick, lubricant. They’ve gone from playing a brute-beauty hybrid style, to just set-piece merchants. And on that note, have conceded four already (vs seven last season). Not to mention a win percentage of 48% without him (vs 66.4% with).

So it’s quite interesting timing that on Martin Ødegaard’s return, Cole Palmer may miss out.

A comprehensive Arsenal win/Chelsea loss will still leave us head-scratching as to the answer.

The reverse? We’ll come back to you.

BIG SIX ENERGY

Earning his Spurs

Is there any manager out there who divides opinion more than Big Ange?

To some, his high-line is an evangelical position.

To others, he’s stubborn and naïve.

But something interesting happened against Villa. He brought off Son just minutes after creating the equalizer, and didn’t bring on Maddison. They went on to score three more.

No matter what, he will do things his own way.

And the man who “always wins things” in his 2nd season has just knocked Man City out of the Carabao Cup and sit 7th in the Europa League League (lol).

We still have Spurs for that 4th spot in the League…

THE BIG QUOTE

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THE SOFA SCHEDULE

Arsenal to Bridge the gap?

S A T
17:30 Brighton vs Man City Sky Sports
20:00 Liverpool vs Aston Villa TNT Sports

S U N
14:00 Forest vs Newcastle Sky Sports
16:30 Chelsea vs Arsenal Sky Sports

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