🎤 Taylor Swift gets Real

IN-THE-INBOX: 2-MINS

There is no way Newcastle aren’t tearing down Forest, is there? Things are already looking quite spicy for Big Ange’s future. 👀

Let’s see who we’ve backed then… 🤣

🗓️ Friday 3rd October

1. The Big Facts: Wild United stat 😈

2. The Big Tips: Romero & Newcastle ✍️

3. The Big Funnies: Taylor Swift’s shoutout 🎶 
   
   

Also, there was an interesting debate on TalkSport about xG recently.

We’re big fans, but with acknowledged limitations. Simon Jordan isn’t, full stop. Have your say… 👇

THE BIG FACTS

Pub Ammo

🧤 Alisson Becker has missed 55 games for Liverpool through injury since 2018. He’s set to miss another 8 games at least with his latest hamstring injury.

❌ Arsenal have conceded just one goal from open play in nine games across all competitions this season.

😈 Man United have created the most xG (13.84) in the Premier League so far this season. @xG Philosophy.

🦅 Crystal Palace are on an 18-match unbeaten streak, the longest in Europe. However, they haven’t won away at Everton in their last 11 seasons.

🚀 Burnley, Leeds and Sunderland have accumulated 23 points so far this season. At the exact same stage in the past two campaigns, the newly-promoted sides had only managed 6 (23/24) and 8 (24/25).

🤯 Ruben Amorim has accumulated the sixth-lowest number of points (34) after 33 games in charge of a club already in the Premier League (ie not promoted clubs).

THE BIG TIPS

Cristian Passover

3 points
Cristian Romero Over 70.5 passes
☞ 5/6
💭 Romero’s passing numbers have continued to be strong under Thomas Frank and right-sided centre-backs against Leeds this season have hit 61, 123, 87, 102, 66 and 83 passes.

3 points
Newcastle -1 Asian Handicap
☞ 2.025 (roughly Evens)
💭 Forest are in disarray at the moment with fans calling for Ange’s head after just six matches in charge. This match, at intense Newcastle, who have impressed through a tough fixture list so far, is the last thing they need after Thursday night’s Europa League loss.

✍️ Tipping Record | GambleAware.org 18+

THE BIG FUNNIES

Hala fame

🎤 Swift action Taylor Swift (pictured above) just dropped a new album today and Real Madrid got a shout out. “They want a contract at Real Madrid”, she sings in Wi$h Li$t. Who she’s talking about, God knows.

But crucially, her message came without the all-important health warning: if you do go to Real, you probably won’t make the England squad (NB Trent and Bellingham).

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🫣 Evangeloss. Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis hasn’t had a great week in Europe. On Wednesday night, he saw his Olympiacos side beaten 2-0 by Arsenal, before The Reds succumbed 2-3 at home to FC Midtjylland.

Forest fans were heard singing, “You’re getting sacked in the morning” to new manager Ange Postecoglu… after just SIX games. If, as he says, he knew Spurs were going to sack him three months before they did, then he probably already knows…

THE SOFA SCHEDULE

FRIDAY
20:00 Bournemouth vs Fulham | Sky Sports

SATURDAY
12:30 Leeds vs Spurs | TNT Sports 1
17:30 Chelsea vs Liverpool | Sky Sports

SUNDAY
14:00 Aston Villa vs Burnley | Sky Sports+
14:00 Everton vs Crystal Palace | Sky Sports
14:00 Newcastle vs Nott’m Forest | Sky Sports
14:00 Wolves vs Brighton | Sky Sports Mix
16:30 Brentford vs Man City | Sky Sports

THE BIG REVIEW