Scott Parker has the best passing accuracy in the opposition half in the Premier League this season, completing 88.9% of his 126 passes.
Parker sits on top of a group of 121 players who have made at least 100 passes in the opposition half in 2011/12. His ability to pass the ball cleanly reaped rewards when he delivered an assist for Emmanuel Adebayor against Wolves.
Top 5 passing accuracy in opposition half – 2011/12 Premier League
|
Player |
Team |
Passes opp. Half* |
Successful |
Unsuccessful |
Passing accuracy opp. half % |
|
Parker |
Tottenham H |
126 |
112 |
14 |
88,9% |
|
Mikel |
Chelsea |
166 |
147 |
19 |
88,6% |
|
Britton |
Swansea City |
123 |
108 |
15 |
87,8% |
|
Cole A |
Chelsea |
181 |
158 |
23 |
87,3% |
|
Nasri |
Manchester City |
147 |
137 |
10 |
87,3% |
*minimum 100 passes
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Adebayor has been involved in more goals than any other Spurs player in the Premier League this season, having scored three times and delivered an assist.
Goal involvement for Spurs – 2011/12 Premier League
|
Player |
Goals |
Assists |
Goals + assists |
|
Adebayor |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
van der Vaart |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Defoe |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Modric |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Goalscorers and assist providers for Spurs – 2011/12 Premier League
|
DATE |
MINUTE |
PLAYER |
ASSIST |
OPPOSITION |
|
28/08/2011 |
68 |
Kaboul |
Van der Vaart |
Manchester City |
|
10/09/2011 |
67 |
Adebayor |
Parker |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|
10/09/2011 |
80 |
Defoe |
Kranjcar |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|
18/09/2011 |
7 |
Modric |
Liverpool |
|
|
18/09/2011 |
66 |
Defoe |
Van der Vaart |
Liverpool |
|
18/09/2011 |
68 |
Adebayor |
Liverpool |
|
|
18/09/2011 |
90 |
Adebayor |
Assou-Ekotto |
Liverpool |
|
24/09/2011 |
3 |
Van der Vaart |
Adebayor |
Wigan Athletic |
|
24/09/2011 |
23 |
Bale |
Modric |
Wigan Athletic |
KING PROVES LUCKY CHARM FOR SPURS
Castrol EDGE Performance data shows that Tottenham Hotspur have won all of their league games since Ledley King came back from injury at the beginning of September, after losing their first two league outings of the season.
With King at the back, Spurs have conceded only one goal in 264 minutes of play. A far cry from their first two games of the season against both Manchester clubs when they shipped a grand total of eight goals. His control and discipline have helped bring back stability to Spurs’ backline: in 264 minutes, he’s only misplaced six of 106 passes in his own half whilst also conceding only two fouls.
Spurs with and without Ledley King – 2011/12 Premier League
|
Spurs – Premier League 2011/12 |
With Ledley King |
Without Ledley King |
|
Games |
3 |
2 |
|
Wins |
3 |
0 |
|
Draws |
0 |
0 |
|
Losses |
0 |
2 |
|
Goals For |
8 |
1 |
|
Average Goals For |
2.7 |
0.5 |
|
Goals Against |
1 |
8 |
|
Average Goals Against |
0.3 |
4.0 |
|
Win % |
100% |
0% |
|
Points per game |
3.00 |
0.00 |
Also See: Tottenham v Arsenal Match Preview.
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