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UEL Standings After Week 1 2024-25 | Spurs 4th, Manchester United 20th!

Here is a look at the Europa League table as it stood after Match Day 1 (the first round of games) in the newly revamped UEL competition. The two English representatives in the tournament- Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, had differing starts. United were held to a 1-1 by manager Erik ten Hag’s old team FC Twente while Spurs beat Qarabag 3-0.

The two results, plus the way of how the rankings are determined after the first round, means that United are a lowly 20th while Spurs are fourth. If the group stages were technically stopped today, Spurs will automatically progress to the knockout stages while United will have to go through a playoff round where they will be unseeded.

Interestingly, the two teams will do battle in the Premier League this weekend (GW6) with Ange Postecoglu’s men travelling to Old Trafford to take on the Red Devils. Spurs beat Brentford 3-1 at home last week, while United were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace.

UEL table after Round 1 (24/25 season)

UEL Standings After Week 1 2024-25

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Premier League Team of the Week GW5 (24/25)- Media Outlet roundup for TOTW Round 5

Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 5 from Troy Deeney at the BBC and Alan Shearer from the Premier League.

Only one team won away from home, and that was Chelsea in the early Saturday kickoff against neighbours West Ham. Five of the ten fixtures this week ended in draws, including a 0-0 between Crystal Palace and Manchester United that was the only one not to produce a goal.

Deeney Team of the Week MD5 2024-2025 season

Onana (GK- Man Utd)
Alexander Arnold (Liverpool), Konsa (Aston Villa), Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori (both Arsenal)
Morsy (Ipswich), Dibling (Southampton), Maddison (Tottenham)
Diaz (Liverpool), Jackson (Chelsea), N’Diaye (Everton)

Manager of the Week: Arteta (Arsenal)

Deeney Team of the Week GW5 24-25

Shearer TOTW Round 5 24-25 season

Raya (GK- Arsenal)

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Man City vs Arsenal FC Stats & Timeline- 28 shots for MCFC in second half & 88% possession!

Here is a look at the Man City vs Arsenal FC stats and timeline of key moments from their match on September 22, 2024. Arsenal lead 2-1 at the break, but lost Leandro Trossard to a red card just before the interval.

The dismissal changed the complexion of the game- Manchester City had 28 shots in the second half (Arsenal had only 1), and also had 88% of possession in that period (it was over 90% at one stage!). In the first half, City had 5 shots to Arsenal’s 4, so you can really see how Trossard’s sending off affected Arsenal’s tactics.

Arsenal’s only second half shot came through Havertz (90+7′). Interestingly neither Havertz nor defender Jurrien Timber (playing at RB) completed a single successful pass in the game despite playing the 90- it’s a record since stats for the same started to be kept by the league.

Full time post match stats Man City vs Arsenal 2-2 September 22, 2024

(MCFC stats on left; AFC on right)

Man City vs Arsenal FC stats 2024 Sep

Second half only shots map (Man City with 28 shots; Arsenal with just 1)

Second half possession Man City 88%, Arsenal 12% (first half it was 66 & 34)

Second half passes Man City 415, Arsenal 60 (first half it was 290 & 148)

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