What we all know, of course, is that Arsenal are having a tougher time of it in the Premier League this season, than they had last season. And that made me wonder, is it getting harder and harder to ...

What we might also do is remember where Real Mad ended up in the group table that preceeded this season’s knock-out rounds. They came 11th in the league in which each club played eight games and had a ...

In the build-up to the first match, Derby beat Ipswich Town, and Wolverhampton Wands, while drawing with Norwich City and losing to Middlesbrough. They then beat Real Mad 4-1. After that victory Derby ...

But, well, yes, there are always tensions, always clashes, and they don’t necessarily mean very much. But it is fun to read about clashes within the opposition, rather than tales of turmoil and chaos ...

If you’ve been a long-term reader of Untold you may recall that we have often covered the issue of the lack of protection of young players at top clubs. In the past when issues of wrong-doing have ...

This week’s analysis from Football Observatory offers a view of the “100 best performing goalkeepers in the world over the past year”. The top three are Gianluigi Donnarumma of Paris St-Germain, Inter ...

And yes I know there is a game this afternoon (I am after all, getting ready to travel to London to watch it once I have written this final piece on the match,) but I really do have to divert your ...

The other problem is that in the last financial year, Chelsea went on a selling spree, having previously bought player after player and put them on eight-year contracts. They got away with that set of ...

Although Brentford’s away performance is not that wonderful overall, of late it has been rather impressive. As you might recall Brentford lost to Arsenal at Griffin Park on New Year’s Day 1-3. Then in ...

Yes indeed, it is not just that Tottenham and Manchester United have been having a difficult time of it this season but also they have been having a difficult time of it of late. In short, their ...

William Saliba had now created a new club record of being on the winning team in 50 of his first 66 appearances in the Premier League. The previous quickest player to reach 50 wins was by Nacho ...