Show notes
On the underlying numbers, Chelsea have gone from one of the league’s best sides to one of its most average, falling from second to 11th for expected goals. But the data isn’t destiny, and we’ve been fooled by xG before. Plus Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or and the latest on Michael Carrick before Saturday.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:08 Harry Kane wins the Ballon d'Or
03:27 Kane among the Premier League's greatest strikers
05:09 The data: are Chelsea getting worse?
06:33 This season v last: the numbers
07:59 Are Chelsea overperforming?
08:50 The eye test and last season
10:00 Why it's not panic stations yet
11:09 Carrick still in charge at Man United
12:03 Liverpool preview later today
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