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I am happy to bring you a special edition of the Cannon Stats podcast talking to a returning guest.He is here to talk about his new newsletter Expecting goals, which looks to take a break from the week-to-week view and dedicate time to studying a particular question that is underappreciated or is something that we “know” or “assume” to be true but don’t have a good data t

Scott and Adam are back after too long of a break to talk about the big topics in the Arsenal world.The attack, the disappointments of playing well but not winning, and basically December.Then it is time to switch focus to the transfermarket where Arenal have still not signed anyone. Come on Edu!But more seriously we give our expectations, the sales that could happen, and the state

Lots of news to talk about here on an international break. The discussion starts with the biggest news of the day, Everton getting a 10-point deduction for breaking the profit and sustainability rules (FFP).This comes as a bit of a shock because they are the first big Premier League team to come to the punishment phase. After the news broke they published the following statement:Wh

Adam and Scott are back to talk about Arsenal. They give the League Cup the right amount of coverage and really just wonder what is it for and why it even exists as a competition.Then, they talk about injuries and if Arsenal players are injury-prone and how much we should worry and look to ensure there is coverage or a replacement for those players.After the break, it is on to DUEL

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.cannonstats.comAre Arsenal worse? Probably not but certainly different Scott is joined by Jon Mackenzie of Tfio to talk further about his last video, answering the question ‘is Arsenal worse’.

24% of the season has been completed and that is a good time to take stock of where things stand with Arsenal. In this episode Adam and Scott go through the biggest surprises, the biggest disappointments, how the expectations have changed, the rating of the manager, and the main takeaway.Later there is a discussion of the Sevilla match midweek and a look ahead to how Arsenal should

The Cannon Stats podcast is back with a full slate of things to cover. Chelsea Preview* Chelsea are still dealing with quite a few injuries. Looks like James is a doubt, Borja a doubt, Chilwell out. How will that effect the lineups for both teams?* What to make of their metrics. Good numbers, bad results, easy schedule* They are 4th in expected points, and ranked as the 5th best te

The CannonStats Podcast is back after a couple of weeks off to look at a slate of topics that is full considering that we are entering an international break.Things that we can learn from the Manchester City match.How the attack is functioning, is it too much control and not enough jazz, is the trade-off tilted too far towards defense over the attack, how much should we be worried?

Arsenal and the Champions League were synonymous with each other for a long time and the years in the wilderness were hard to handle so having the chance to be back has not been taken for granted.Adam and Scott talk about the night:* The lineup* PSV attacking Arsenal* Arsenal’s attack is back* Raya solidifying his grasp on the number 1 spotNext, it is a discussion on Saka’s sta

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.cannonstats.comOn the latest bonus episode of the CannonStats Podcast, I am joined by Michael Caley (@MC_of_A on Twitter) of the Double Pivot Podcast to preview the North London Derby coming up on Sunday.We start off lightly talking about how he got into soccer and how he settled on supporting the fighting chickens o