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Treatment Table Weekend in numbers

The absence of spectators

post-lockdown seemed to affect

discipline in the Premier League,

with no yellow cards for diving

and fewer bookings per foul.

Perhaps referees hand out cards

partly in response to fan

pressure, which itself might

follow from teams playing up to

the crowd.

Players appearing for every

minute of a Premier League

campaign is becoming more

common by the season

West Brom (possible; 4-2-3-1)

Leicester (possible; 4-3-3)

H Barnes J Vardy A Pérez

Y Tielemans N Mendy H Choudhury

T CastagneC Soyuncu W Ndidi J Justin

S Ajayi A Hegazi

R Sawyers J Livermore

K Gibbs

K Grosicki M Pereira G Diangana

D O’Shea

C Robinson

K Schmeichel

S Johnstone

My big match

West Brom v Leicester

Kick-off Tomorrow, 2pm

TV Sky Sports PL

Radio BBC 5 Live

Referee A Taylor

Games

Bookings for simulations

Yellow cards

Pre lockdown

Post lockdown

288

20

92

0

1 per 6 fouls

1 per 7.7 fouls

Played every Premier

League minute:

2015-

2016-

2017-

2018-

2019-

3

5

10

12

15

A

Guess the

season

Answer

1991-

West Brom

Doubt K Zohore, C Townsend

Leicester

Injured Ricardo, F Benkovic

Doubt J Maddison, C Fuchs,

W Morgan, D Amartey

Suspended J Evans

Jamie Vardy is aiming to be his club’s leading league

goalscorer for the sixth consecutive season

These are among five clubs to have

been champions just once

Leicester’s top league scorer most seasons in a row

Sheffield United

West Brom

Ipswich Town

Nottingham Forest

Leicester

1898

1920

1962

1978

2016

Three of the five clubs that suffered most

from injury/illness last season were the

relegated trio of Bournemouth, Watford

and Norwich City.

Combined Premier League games

missed last season by players at

each club through injury/illness

Bournemouth

Newcastle

Manchester United

Watford

Norwich

Everton

Liverpool

Aston Villa

Tottenham

Crystal Palace

Arsenal

Chelsea

West Ham

Manchester City

Burnley

Brighton

Leicester

Southampton

Wolves

Sheffield United

230

192

179

163

152

150

148

147

143

142

140

135

123

120

113

112

94

82

51

48

Arthur

Chandler

1923-24 to

1929-

Jamie

Vardy

2015-16 to

2019-

Jack

Lee

1946-47 to

1949-

Arthur

Rowley

1950-51 to

1954-

Gary

Lineker

1981-82 to

1984-

7

55

44

)

ssible; 4-3-3)

A Pérez

H Choudhury

di J Justin

zi

ermore

K Gibbs

G Diangana

cester

Jamie Vardy is aiming

goalscorer for the sixt

s to have

Leicester’s top leagu

1898

1920

1962

1978

2016

Arthur

Chandler

1923 -24 to

1929 - 30

Arthur

Rowley

1950 - 51 to

195 4- 55

7

5

West Brom are at home on their

return to the Premier League

but they should beware: this

Midlands derby (whichever

team has staged it) has produced

ten away wins and only one home

victory since 2007. Leicester have won

their past four matches at the

Hawthorns, with Jamie Vardy scoring

each time

Source: http://www.premierinjuries.com