1. Michael Owen may not be on the pitch much, but he is good value for it when he does play.
He is scoring at a rate of 1 goal per 131 minutes in all competitions this season. Only 4 Premier League players are doing better at the moment (Drogba, Rooney, Defoe and Tevez).
You don’t believe me, do you?
2. Antonio Valencia is offering more to his team than Ronaldo did last year.
He has seven assists to his name in the Premier League this season, one more than CR9 managed in the whole of last season.
Here he is, the cheeky little chap…
3. Wayne Rooney is rubbish with his head.
Well, until this year, that is. Wayne Rooney now has 8 headed goals in all competitions this season, double his entire tally from all previous campaigns.
4. Wayne Rooney is otherwise generally not that bad.
Wayne Rooney has now scored 15 goals in his last 15 league appearances. The entire Portsmouth team have 21 for the whole season.
5. Ashley Cole is a liability on the pitch.
Chelsea have won the last 8 Premier League games in which Ashley Cole has not featured, scoring 24 goals and conceding none.
Here’s lovable ‘geezer’ Danny Dyer on Ashley Cole…
6. Bordeaux are currently the best team in the Champions League
Bordeaux, who beat Olympiakos last night in the CL, were the only team to take 16 points in the group stages this season.
Here they are, kicking Greek butt….
7. Inter have no chance tonight.
Inter have failed to score in their last four games against English opposition, while Drogba has scored 8 in his last 10 CL games.
Here they are being crap at the weekend…
8. Inter should go for it early doors.
Fulham and Chelsea have conceded the joint-fewest goals in the last 15 minutes of Premier League matches this season (2).
9. Barcelona are rubbish in Europe at the moment.
Of all the teams that qualified for the 2009-10 knockout round, only Olympiakos (4) scored fewer goals than Barcelona in the CL group stages (7).
10. Wigan have a problem with Defoe.
Jermain Defoe became the 5th player in Premier League history to score 6 goals against one opponent in a single season when he netted against Wigan.
Here the lad is in full glory…
