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This week, we explore Tottenham’s bizarre scoring trend, analyse Nottingham Forest’s worrying underlying numbers, and look at which players are the most involved in big chances across the continent.
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😮 STAT: Spurs’ Multiple Scorers?
Mathys Tel put the finishing touch on a brilliant Tottenham away performance at Chelsea, driving through midfield before firing a crisp, low strike from range into the bottom-left corner. It sealed just Spurs’ second away win in 35 Premier League visits to Stamford Bridge (D11 L22), and their first since April 2018, when they won 3-1.
Tel’s goal not only earned a precious win, but continued a rather bizarre trend for Roberto De Zerbi’s team. Spurs have scored eight goals in the Premier League this season, and every goal has been scored by a different player. Seven Tottenham players have found the net, alongside one own goal, scored in this match by Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders. Every other Premier League team has had at least one player score twice.
Is that close to a Premier League record for the most total team goals scored before any individual player scores more than once?
Well, not quite. Blackburn Rovers managed 13 goals at the start of the 2001-02 season before Matt Jansen scored their 14th, his second of the campaign. Their early scorers included some classic Barclaysmen in Damien Duff, David Dunn and Tugay.