Hamzah Khalique-Loonat

Are Liverpool now clear title favourites? How far will Manchester City sink? Our writers share their views on the season so far

Newcastle United 3 Liverpool 3: Fabian Schar grabs deserved late equaliser after another stellar night for Mo Salah had turned game in leaders’ favour

Given the 32-year-old’s present form, the case for meeting his contract demands may seem convincing, but the stats show a sharp drop-off once forwards reach the age of 33

Goalkeeper says league leaders already have their own identity under Arne Slot and is keen to avoid comparisons with Jürgen Klopp’s Premier League-winning side

Pep Guardiola’s side ride luck at times but earn much-needed three points with Savinho also on scoresheet

Times writers ring out the old by setting out their hopes and fears for the new year with all united in the opinion that there are simply too many games

Premier League clubs produced weird, wonderful and wild statistics over the course of last year, and Hamzah Khalique-Loonat pores over each team’s fortunes

Premier League teams waste an average of 28.4 seconds per restart. But stats show that some are masters of slowing the game down — is it always a bad thing?

Former Liverpool manager also said that if Manchester City are stripped of Premier League titles, he’ll throw a party in his garden and ‘buy the beer’

Mikel Arteta’s insistence on attacking from wide is part of his low-risk philosophy, but Aston Villa’s Unai Emery showed how opposition coaches can exploit it