Juventus has this season's most goals scoring record (65), lowest
goal conceding record (20) most goals difference (+45) and lowest defeats as well (3).
Broke
all goals conceded records in the Champions League with a rebuilt back 4 and lost the final only because we had to play for 72 minutes with ten men.
Not exact matches
#top Six stat # Well beaten by Liverpool Haven't played Man u yet Lost more matches than the top Six already Awful away
record Only scored more
goals than Tottenham Only Liverpool had
concede more
goals than Arsenal Having our two best players possibly leaving on a bosman deal
As a result, it would surely require a player to head out first to make space for Werner, but having spent so heavily on their attack, it's only logical that they address their issues at the other end of the pitch given that they possess the worst defensive
record of the top seven Premier League sides this season having
conceded 36
goals in 27 games.
The Catalan giants have
conceded just 13
goals in 29 La Liga games this season, giving them the best defensive
record in the league.
One of those «same mistakes» that Barton is likely to be referring to is in defence, as Liverpool still haven't managed to establish themselves as a consistent defensively - sound side,
conceding 18
goals in 13 league games, which is the worst
record of the top seven sides.
I've only kept a mental
record and what I'm accusing Arsenal of doing is
conceding a
goal less than 10 mins after going down every time.
A flurry of late
goals in their 4 - 0 win over Swansea concluded United's first away game perfectly as they now boast a
record of eight
goals scored and none
conceded, topping the Premier League.
Meanwhile, the need for defensive reinforcements at Liverpool is obvious given their poor
record this season with 42
goals conceded in 34 games, while Everton and Tottenham are seemingly always on the look - out to strengthen their respective squads where possible.
United have
conceded just five
goals in 11 Premier League games so far this season, and Jones has been a crucial part of that impressive
record as he has been an ever - present for the Red Devils.
The previous
record was held by Premiership rivals Chelsea, when goalkeeper Petr Cech did not
concede a top - flight
goal for 1,025 minutes in the 2004 - 2005 season.
I'm aware Chelsea
conceded a fair portion of their
goals after the title was already secured but their scoring at the other end dried up substantially second half of season... Just to reiterate that was without Cech or Debuchy and our much improved defensive
record when the required personnel was added is a big part of my belief that we're in the position to challenge currently.
Last night, while strolling to a 5 - 0 win over relegation favourites West Bromwich Albion, European Cup holders Manchester United set a new English
record for the 1,032 minutes without
conceding a
goal.
United have won every game at home and David De Gea hasn't
conceded a single
goal at Old Trafford, but maintaining that
record might be difficult against a buoyant Spurs side who haven't lost away this season.
Leeds on the other hand have proven their a hard team to beat, no matter the opposition, boasting the 3rd best defensive
record in the league with just 36
goals conceded all season, just 3 more than that of Brighton and 4 more than Newcastle.
The Reds sit in ninth place in the Premier League table, and have
conceded 16
goals in nine games so far this year, with only five other teams possessing a worse defensive
record.
Chelsea have a good
record against their fierce rivals in recent league meetings between the two sides and have won the last two at Stamford Bridge without
conceding a
goal.
United have
conceded 12
goals in nine games so far this season in the Premier League, which leaves them with the worst defensive
record out of the top eight teams in the table.
Add that to the Spuds mean defensive
record this season, them and Chelsea have
conceded the fewest
goals in the league.
I commented earlier, one of our greatest feats in the champions league has been with a «paper» defence of Flamini at left back, «calamity» senderos at centre back, kolo toure and eboue, broke a champions
record of the longest number of minutes without
conceding a
goal, the difference was that we as fans actually supported that team all the way, the players had our full support.
The Catalan giants have the second best defensive
record in La Liga this season,
conceding just 17
goals in 32 games as they remain unbeaten.
With just five
goals conceded they have easily the best
record in the league so far but that has started to unravel as well and they could have been hit for loads in the shambolic European defeat this week.
The Reds don't boast a great defensive
record so far this season,
conceding 19
goals in 15 games, the joint - worst of the top seven sides in the Premier League table.
Despite
recording 11 clean sheets this past season, the team allowed 50
goals — eighth most in the league — and
conceded numerous late
goals in critical matches.
It's arguably a sensible move from Gattuso to reward his in - form frontman, but it won't be easy against a Juventus side which has only
conceded 15
goals in 29 league games to earn the best defensive
record in the top flight in Italy.
Given that the Reds have the worst defensive
record of the top seven sides in the Premier League table having
conceded 18
goals in 14 games, the last thing that Jurgen Klopp will want is having to chop and change his backline.
Cech has a good
record against Barcelona, I would be very surprised if we
conceded two or more
goals at the Emirates.
The Frenchman has established a strong partnership with Pique, as Barca have
conceded just 16
goals in 31 league games this season, giving them the second best defensive
record.
Llorente and Firmino undoubtedly each get the plaudits for two great
goals apiece, while it was a second half to forget for the Liverpool backline as they buckled again to leave their
record at 27
goals conceded in 22 games which gives them the worst defensive
record in the Premier League at the time of writing.
As for Sunderland, having
conceded 42
goals in 22 Premier League games, one of the worst defensive
records in the top flight, they will be desperate to bring in someone with the experience and quality of Jagielka.
They've
conceded just 13
goals in 29 La Liga games so far this season, giving them the best defensive
record in the league.
Jurgen Klopp's side have
conceded 32
goals in 28 league games, giving them the second worst defensive
record of the top seven sides in the standings.
They have hailed Chelsea as the team with the best defensive
record despite the fact that the Saints have more clean sheets and less
goals conceded compared to Chelsea.
The Gunners have the worst defensive
record of the top eight sides in the Premier League, having
conceded 34
goals in 25 games so far this season.
Having
conceded 41
goals in those 18 games, they have the worst defensive
record in the league, and so being linked with a move to take Terry to the club isn't a surprise at all.
pretty please, its true stats don't lie but it could be manipulated to tell different stories, the simple fact and bottoml line is Ozil created over 190 chances and ONLY 19 was put away by our misfiring duo of Giroud and Walcott, and the fact he had half of the season to match and eclipse the assist
record and failed says more about Giroud's and Walcott woeful woeful finishing abilities and nought whatsoever to do with Ozil, am can only do so much, what's next, blame him for number of
goals we
conceded?
Our away
record and
goals conceded this season are not what's expected from this club.
The Chile international has not
conceded a single
goal in 720 minutes of La Liga action, setting a new Spanish football
record for consecutive clean sheets at the start of a season.
Merson isn't wrong on his point about Arsenal defensively though, as they've
conceded 39
goals in 28 league games, giving them the worst defensive
record of the top seven sides in the top flight.
Despite boasting the second best defensive
record in the Premier League last season having
conceded just 29
goals in 38 games, United have been looking for defensive reinforcements this summer with Mourinho seemingly keen to find a long - term central partner for Eric Bailly.
I for one thought that having the second worst
records for
goals conceded in the EPL this year would see us looking for options?
The signing of Virgil van Dijk was crucial as they have the worst defensive
record in the top five having
conceded 29
goals in 24 league games, but for club hero McManaman who knows a thing or two about playing for Liverpool having spent nine years in the senior side, he is adamant they need more.
How does a stable team
concede 4
goals in a
record 15 minutes?
Instead we often see Arsenal under too much pressure to get a result against a top 6 team with a better evisceration
record than ours forcing us to open up, make mistakes and
concede unnecessary
goals.
as we
record one of the highest amount of
goals conceded from set pieces (corners included).
Tottenham have the second - best defensive
record in the Premier League having
conceded just seven
goals in 11 games, and their experienced defensive leader has played in all of those outings as he reinforces his position as a crucial part of this current team.
As mentioned above, the Red Devils boast the best defensive
record in the league,
conceding just five
goals in 11 games, with two of those coming after Jones was off the pitch against Huddersfield.
However, they've
conceded just five
goals so far this season and had the third best defensive
record in the Italian top flight last year.
Given Chelsea have
conceded just 11
goals in 14 Premier League games so far this season, the third best defensive
record in the league, it shouldn't be too much of a priority for them to bolster their backline.
Liverpool have
conceded 17
goals in 12 league games, 11 more than Man Utd who boast the best defensive
record in the league, while their failings were exposed in midweek as they squandered a 3 - 0 lead at Sevilla.