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I think we all probably knew this, but it makes interesting (if depressing) reading.
See following link for full article:
https://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/football/errors-manchester-city-chelsea-spurs-swansea?
While it’s natural that players will make errors during a match, they’re only human after all. However, these errors can make or break teams over the course of a match – potentially costing teams in terms of points, which would have a damaging effect over the course of a season.
Take Manchester City for an example of this; the club have lost five times this season and errors were the common theme over the first four. Against Cardiff (a 3-2 defeat), Aston Villa (another 3-2 defeat) and Chelsea (a 2-1 defeat) away from the Etihad Stadium, Joe Hart made costly mistakes – resulting in the keeper losing his starting spot for a few games. Furthermore, James Milner was judged by Opta to have committed an error that led to Phil Bardsley giving Sunderland a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light in November.
In total, Manchester City players have combined to commit nine errors that have led to goals – tied with Stoke and Liverpool in this area, but trailing Tottenham’s 18:
Spurs have conceded a further nine shots due to errors – meaning that the club’s error total trails Premier League leaders Arsenal and Liverpool in this area (with 34 in total). They’ve also scored two own goals – trailing Sunderland and Fulham (with 5) in this area.
But how have teams been aided by their opponents? While Tottenham have provided many gifts to their opponents, they have not been as fortunate in terms of errors going in their favour – with just seven errors committed that have led to goals for Spurs. In comparison, Chelsea’s opponents have committed 18 errors that have led to goals – and another 16 that have led to shots.
Everton and Swansea have been the least fortunate in this area – with just three errors committed that have led to goals for the sides; however Swansea have a clear lead in another area. Of the 45 goals scored by the Swans this season, eight of them were scored by their opponents (17.8%) – more than double the amount of own goals that have gone in the favour of other clubs (as Liverpool and Manchester City’s opponents have scored four own goals each):
See following link for full article:
https://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/football/errors-manchester-city-chelsea-spurs-swansea?
![](https://www.bsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Errors-in-the-Premier-League.png)
While it’s natural that players will make errors during a match, they’re only human after all. However, these errors can make or break teams over the course of a match – potentially costing teams in terms of points, which would have a damaging effect over the course of a season.
Take Manchester City for an example of this; the club have lost five times this season and errors were the common theme over the first four. Against Cardiff (a 3-2 defeat), Aston Villa (another 3-2 defeat) and Chelsea (a 2-1 defeat) away from the Etihad Stadium, Joe Hart made costly mistakes – resulting in the keeper losing his starting spot for a few games. Furthermore, James Milner was judged by Opta to have committed an error that led to Phil Bardsley giving Sunderland a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light in November.
In total, Manchester City players have combined to commit nine errors that have led to goals – tied with Stoke and Liverpool in this area, but trailing Tottenham’s 18:
![](https://www.bsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Apr09-Team-Errors.png)
Spurs have conceded a further nine shots due to errors – meaning that the club’s error total trails Premier League leaders Arsenal and Liverpool in this area (with 34 in total). They’ve also scored two own goals – trailing Sunderland and Fulham (with 5) in this area.
But how have teams been aided by their opponents? While Tottenham have provided many gifts to their opponents, they have not been as fortunate in terms of errors going in their favour – with just seven errors committed that have led to goals for Spurs. In comparison, Chelsea’s opponents have committed 18 errors that have led to goals – and another 16 that have led to shots.
Everton and Swansea have been the least fortunate in this area – with just three errors committed that have led to goals for the sides; however Swansea have a clear lead in another area. Of the 45 goals scored by the Swans this season, eight of them were scored by their opponents (17.8%) – more than double the amount of own goals that have gone in the favour of other clubs (as Liverpool and Manchester City’s opponents have scored four own goals each):
![](https://www.bsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Apr09-Opponent-Errors.png)