@OptaJoe

1 - The official X page for Stats Perform’s football coverage, brought to you by OptaJoe. Illuminating.

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2 - Only two players from Europe’s top-five leagues have reached 70+ goals across club and country in a single season this century: Lionel Messi in 2011/12 (82 goals) Harry Kane in 2025/26 (73 goals) Virtuosos.
Ballon d'Or
@ballondorOct 26
HARRY KANE IS THE NEW BALLON D'OR! #ballondor
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82.4% - James Trafford has the highest save percentage in the Premier League this season (82.4%) and the second highest number of saves (30). Safe.
Fantasy Premier League
@OfficialFPLOct 26
Eight goalkeepers scored six or more points in Gameweek 8 🧤 James Trafford led the way with 10 points, taking his season total to 42. Only David Raya has more, with 49 👀
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17 - Julio Enciso has had more shots from outside the box than any other player in the Premier League this season (17), with his opener against Nottingham Forest last time out coming from range. Aim.
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4 - Nicolas Jackson has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances, as many as he netted across his previous 24 appearances in the competition combined. Confident.
Fantasy Premier League
@OfficialFPL9h
👍 if your price is going up Nicolas Jackson is one of four price risers today 👀 See the rest ➡️ premierleague.app.link/e/mbt…
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Opta Analyst
@OptaAnalyst5h
Are Manchester's improved results backed up by the underlying WSL data? We investigated. 👇 theanalyst.com/articles/manc…

Manchester United’s WSL Turnaround: Is the Eva Olid Effect Taking Shape? | Opta Analyst

Eva Olid’s Man Utd are unbeaten in six games across all competitions, but do the underlying numbers suggest real improvement?

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6th - Fleetwood Town are just the sixth different fourth-tier side to knock out top-flight opposition in the fourth round or later of the League Cup and first since Bradford City in 2012-13 (3). Run.
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99 - The last three teams to complete under 100 passes in a League Cup match have then knocked out their Premier League opponents on penalties: 83 - AFC Wimbledon vs Ipswich (2024) 95 - Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds (2025) 99 - Fleetwood vs Arsenal (2026) Problems?
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1974 - Arsenal's elimination to Fleetwood was only the second time in League Cup history that the reigning top-flight champions have been knocked by a fourth tier opponent, along with Leeds who lost 3-0 to Chester City in 1974-75. Unexpected.
Fleetwood Town Football Club
@ftfc20h
The biggest cup shock of all time?
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79 - Max Dowman’s red card tonight is Arsenal's first in 79 matches across all competitions, since Mikel Merino was sent off against Liverpool in May 2025. Blemish.
Sky Sports Football
@SkyFootball21h
RED CARD for Max Dowman! 🟥

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100% - Fleetwood Town have emerged victorious from their last four penalty shoot-outs in all competitions. They have converted each of their last 16 spot-kicks across those shoot-outs. Flawless.
Fleetwood Town Football Club
@ftfc20h
We have knocked Arsenal out of the League Cup. Wow. 🤩 🤝 Fox Group
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34 - Fleetwood Town eliminating Arsenal is the first time a fourth-tier side has knocked out the reigning English champions in a domestic cup since Wrexham beat ... Arsenal 34 years ago in the FA Cup (1992). Shell-shocked.
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Ronald Araujo has transformed Liverpool's defence💪 @DavidSegar_ joins @jord_coll for a deep dive into this data, looking at how he's impressed so far this season📈 🔗 youtu.be/EB6NCjN-tNo
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30+ - Eight of the last 10 Ballon d'Or winners have been aged 30 or over, including 2025-26 winner Harry Kane (33y 90d), just one fewer than the first 60 recipients between 1956 and 2015. Experience.
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5 - Harry Kane is just the fifth player to win both the Ballon d'Or and European Golden Shoe in the same season after Lionel Messi (3), Cristiano Ronaldo (2), Ronaldo and Gerd Müller. Famous.
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121 - Alexia Putellas and Harry Kane registered 121 goal involvements for club and country in 2025/26: ⚽ 99 goals (73 Harry Kane, 26 Alexia Putellas) 🅰️ 22 assists (14 Alexia Putellas, 8 Harry Kane) Duo.
Ballon d'Or
@ballondorOct 26
😘🌕 #ballondor
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5 - Harry Kane is the fifth English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 player to win the Ballon d'Or: Stanley Matthews (1956) Bobby Charlton (1966) Kevin Keegan (1978, 1979) Michael Owen (2001) Harry Kane (2026) Only France have produced more individual winners of the trophy (6). Lions. 🦁
England
@EnglandOct 26
The best player in the world. Our 2026 #BallonDor winner: HARRY KANE! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏆
Harry Kane wins the Ballon D'or

ALT Harry Kane wins the Ballon D'or

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OptaFranz
@OptaFranzOct 26
45 - Mit Harry Kane gewinnt erstmals seit 45 Jahren ein Spieler des @FCBayern den Ballon d’Or, zuletzt wurde diese Ehre Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 1981 zuteil. Vollendung.
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10 - Harry Kane netted his 10th Bundesliga hat-trick in the 2025-26 season in just his 76th appearance, reaching 10 hat-tricks in 85 fewer appearances than any other player in Bundesliga history. Relentless.
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33 - Harry Kane is the fourth-oldest first time winner of the Ballon d'Or (33 years, 90 days), behind Stanley Matthews in 1956 (41 years, 321 days), Karim Benzema in 2022 (34 years, 302 days) and Lev Yashin in 1963 (34 years, 56 days). Overdue.
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14 - Harry Kane's 14 goals in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League were the most ever by an English player in one season in European Cup history since 1955. Kane broke the record set by himself in 2024-25 (11). Levels.
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