Liverpool v Chelsea: 2012/2013 Defensive Comparisons

Fields	Liverpool	Chelsea	Competition Average
Matches Played	10	10	11
Goals Scored	15	10	15
Av. Mins per Goal	60	90	73.88
Own Goals	0	1	0.65
Home	7	6	8.4
Away	8	4	6.4
First Half	6	6	6.5
Second Half	9	4	8.3
Opening 15mins	0	3	1.9
40 – 50	2	2	1.85
Last 10mins	2	1	2.5
Right Foot	9	7	6.75
Left Foot	3	0	4.15
Header	1	2	3.05
Other	0	1	0.35
Open Play	10	7	8.95
Cross	3	2	2.95
Free Kick	0	0	0.55
Direct Free Kick	0	1	0.45
Penalty	2	0	0.8
Throw In	0	0	0
Corner	0	0	1.1
6 yards	4	3	4.5
18 yards	8	5	8.05
18 yards +	1	2	1.75

Liverpool v Chelsea: 2012/2013 Attacking Comparisons

Fields	Liverpool	Chelsea	Competition Average
Matches Played	10	10	11
Goals Scored	13	22	15
Av. Mins per Goal	69.23	40.91	73.88
Own Goals	1	0	0.65
Home	5	13	8.4
Away	8	9	6.4
First Half	6	11	6.5
Second Half	7	11	8.3
Opening 15mins	2	3	1.9
40 – 50	2	2	1.85
Last 10mins	0	4	2.5
Right Foot	7	13	6.75
Left Foot	3	6	4.15
Header	2	3	3.05
Other	1	0	0.35
Open Play	9	12	8.95
Cross	1	4	2.95
Free Kick	1	1	0.55
Direct Free Kick	1	2	0.45
Penalty	0	3	0.8
Throw In	0	0	0
Corner	1	0	1.1
6 yards	4	5	4.5
18 yards	4	14	8.05
18 yards +	5	3	1.75

£50k per week? if anywhere near to the truth it’s ridiculous…

If there’s a story in the papers this morning which better sums up some of the issues in English football, then please feel free to point it out.

According to The Mail, Raheem Sterling and his agents are determined squeeze £50,000/week out of Liverpool for the winger’s new contract.

Now beware, because anytime a national paper starts talking about contracts, they have a tendency to mess about with the numbers – but let’s assume they’ve got that figure just about right, what is his agent playing at? I know that Sterling is talented, and that he’s made a real difference to Liverpool’s width this season, but come on – we can’t have a situation where players with 20 senior appearances feel entitled to enormous bank-breaking contracts. That’s absurd.

This is a balance between what he’s worth, and what it would be sensible to give him – and his contract runs until 2015, so there’s no time pressure on Liverpool here. Too much money, too soon spoils players and makes them believe that they’ve made it – whereas Sterling needs to be encouraged to keep working and developing. From Liverpool’s perspective, yes, there’s obviously a need to reward him for his progress so far, but even so – that doesn’t need to be anything like £50,000.

Source: The Premier League Owl

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Liverpool v Chelsea: The EPL Disipline for Liverpool Players

Player	Yellow	Red
Steven Gerrard	6 (1 Y/R)	1
Jamie Carragher	4	0
Jamie Redknapp	3	0
Javier Mascherano	3	0
Mark Wright	2	0
Phil Babb	2	0
Dominic Matteo	2	0
Robbie Fowler	2	0
Paul Ince	2	0
Danny Murphy	2	0
Emile Heskey	2	0
El-Hadji Diouf	2 (1 Y/R)	1
Luis Garcia	2	0
Xabi Alonso	2	0
Alvaro Arbeloa	2	0
Dirk Kuyt	2	0
Lucas Leiva	2	0
Mike Marsh	1	0
Paul Stewart	1	0
Neil Ruddock	1	0
John Scales	1	0
Steve Harkness	1	0
Stan Collymore	1	0
Karl Heinz-Riedle	1	0
Steve Staunton	1	0
David Thompson	1	0
Markus Babbel	1	0
Stephen Wright	1	0
Igor Biscan	1	0
Stephane Henchoz	1	0
Dietmar Hamann	1	0
Pepe Reina	1	0
Momo Sissoko	1	0
Stephen Warnock	1	0
Jermaine Pennant	1	0
Ryan Babel	1	0
John Arne Riise	1	0
Daniel Agger	1	0
Jordan Henderson	1	0

Liverpool v Chelsea: The EPL Attendances

Season	Home	Away
2011/2012	40,721	41,920
2010/2011	44,238	41,829
2009/2010	44,375	41,732
2008/2009	44,174	41,705
2007/2008	43,924	41,788
2006/2007	44,245	41,882
2005/2006	44,235	42,316
2004/2005	43,895	42,028
2003/2004	44,082	41,420
2002/2003	43,856	41,911
2001/2002	44,203	41,174
2000/2001	43,588	34,966
1999/2000	44,826	34,957
1998/1999	44,404	34,822
1997/1998	36,647	34,639
1996/1997	40,729	28,329
1995/1996	40,820	31,137
1994/1995	32,855	27,050
1993/1994	38,629	31,271
1992/1993	34,199	20,981
Totals	838,645	737,757
Average	41,932	36,888