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The Sky Bet League One table according to 'Expected Points' (xPTS):

1️⃣ Huddersfield Town - 29.4
2️⃣ Stockport County - 27.7
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3️⃣ Reading - 25.9
4️⃣ Luton Town - 24.7
5️⃣ Leicester City - 22.9
6️⃣ Mansfield Town - 21.1
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7️⃣ MK Dons - 20.6
8️⃣ Plymouth Argyle - 20.0
9️⃣ Sheffield Wednesday - 19.4
1️⃣0️⃣ Bradford City - 19.1
1️⃣1️⃣ Oxford United - 18.3
1️⃣2️⃣ Wycombe Wanderers - 18.2
1️⃣3️⃣ Cambridge United - 18.1
1️⃣4️⃣ Peterborough United - 17.2
1️⃣5️⃣ Wigan Athletic - 15.9
1️⃣6️⃣ Doncaster Rovers - 15.7
1️⃣7️⃣ Stevenage - 15.6
1️⃣8️⃣ Notts County - 15.5
1️⃣9️⃣ Burton Albion - 14.1
2️⃣0️⃣ Leyton Orient - 14.0
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2️⃣1️⃣ Barnsley - 13.3
2️⃣2️⃣ Blackpool - 12.0
2️⃣3️⃣ AFC Wimbledon - 11.6
2️⃣4️⃣ Bromley - 8.1

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Most chances created by players in Sky Bet League Two this season:

🥇 Tom Sang (Shrewsbury Town) - 43
🥈 Jack Payne (Colchester United) - 34
🥉 Remeao Hutton (Chesterfield) - 33
4️⃣ Harrison Biggins (Newport County) - 32
5️⃣ Harry Boyes (York City) - 31
6️⃣ Luke Molyneux (Salford City) - 30
7️⃣ Charlie Lakin (Barnet) - 27
8️⃣ Mark Helm (Fleetwood Town) - 25
9️⃣ Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) - 24
🔟 Reece Cole (Exeter City) - 23
🔟 Reece Smith (Walsall) - 23
🔟 Oliver Norburn (Oldham Athletic) - 23
🔟 Tom Ince (Tranmere Rovers) - 23

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Most 'Goals Prevented' by goalkeepers in Sky Bet League One this season:

🥇 Joe Whitworth (Wigan Athletic) - 4.95
🥈 Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Blackpool) - 4.55
🥉 Josef Bursik (AFC Wimbledon) - 2.97
4️⃣ Tommy Simkin (Doncaster Rovers) - 2.53
5️⃣ Jamie Cumming (Oxford United) - 2.25
6️⃣ Jon McCracken (Bradford City) - 1.74
7️⃣ Nathan Baxter (Leyton Orient) - 1.41
8️⃣ Conor Hazard (Wycombe Wanderers) - 1.39
9️⃣ Grant Smith (Bromley) - 1.38
9️⃣ Owen Mason (Bromley) - 1.39

ℹ️ What is 'Goals Prevented'? Post-shot xG against minus goals conceded (excluding own-goals) while a player is on the pitch

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Most aerial duels won by centre-backs in the Premier League this season:

🥇 Tarik Muharemovic (Leeds United) - 42
🥈 Luka Vuskovic (Brighton and Hove Albion) - 40
🥈 James Hill (Bournemouth) - 40
🥈 Jan Paul van Hecke (Tottenham Hotspur) - 40
5️⃣ Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) - 39
6️⃣ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - 38
7️⃣ António Silva (Bournemouth) - 36
8️⃣ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) - 35
8️⃣ James Tarkowski (Everton) - 35
🔟 Sven Botman (Newcastle United) - 34

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You need one point from your final four games to win the title. Nice and easy, right?

That wasn't the case for Chengdu Rongcheng in the Chinese Super League... 🫣

Leading Dalian Yingbo by 12 points with four games remaining, all they had to do was draw one game 😬

Is this one of football's biggest ever bottle jobs? 🍼

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The Sky Bet League Two table according to 'Expected Points' (xPTS):

1️⃣ Chesterfield - 27.8
2️⃣ Grimsby Town - 26.4
3️⃣ York City - 23.2
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4️⃣ Accrington Stanley - 23.1
5️⃣ Barnet - 22.4
6️⃣ Shrewsbury Town - 22.2
7️⃣ Oldham Athletic - 20.5
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8️⃣ Salford City - 20.4
9️⃣ Walsall - 19.6
1️⃣0️⃣ Rotherham United - 19.4
1️⃣1️⃣ Exeter City - 19.3
1️⃣2️⃣ Newport County - 19.2
1️⃣3️⃣ Bristol Rovers - 19.1
1️⃣4️⃣ Gillingham - 18.3
1️⃣5️⃣ Port Vale - 18.1
1️⃣6️⃣ Crewe Alexandra - 17.7
1️⃣7️⃣ Fleetwood Town - 16.5
1️⃣8️⃣ Tranmere Rovers - 16.2
1️⃣9️⃣ Swindon Town - 16.1
2️⃣0️⃣ Colchester United - 15.1
2️⃣1️⃣ Northampton Town - 14.7
2️⃣2️⃣ Crawley Town - 14.4
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2️⃣3️⃣ Cheltenham Town - 14.3
2️⃣4️⃣ Rochdale - 9.2

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Most chances created by players in Sky Bet League One this season:

🥇 Oliver Norwood (Stockport County) - 40
🥈 Ben Osborn (Stockport County) - 32
🥈 Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Huddersfield Town) - 32
4️⃣ Dan Kemp (Stevenage) - 31
5️⃣ Lewis Wing (Reading) - 28
6️⃣ Jamie Donley (Luton Town) - 25
7️⃣ Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) - 24
7️⃣ Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City) - 24
7️⃣ Patrick Kelly (Barnsley) - 24
7️⃣ Ben Knight (Cambridge United) - 24
7️⃣ Steve Seddon (AFC Wimbledon) - 24

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Most 'Goals Prevented' by goalkeepers in Sky Bet League Two this season:

🥇 Connor Ripley (Swindon Town) - 10.35
🥈 Jed Ward (Walsall) - 5.17
🥉 Jack Bycroft (Exeter City) - 3.81
4️⃣ Tom Booth (Crewe Alexandra) - 3.55
5️⃣ Zach Jeacock (Northampton Town) - 2.63
6️⃣ Luke McGee (Tranmere Rovers) - 2.27
7️⃣ Mathew Hudson (Oldham Athletic) - 1.35
8️⃣ Thimothée Lo-Tutala (Colchester United) - 0.87
9️⃣ Matthew Cox (Barnet) - 0.82
🔟 Vito Mannone (Crawley Town) - 0.62

ℹ️ What is 'Goals Prevented'? Post-shot xG against minus goals conceded (excluding own-goals) while a player is on the pitch

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Most chances created by players in the Sky Bet Championship this season:

🥇 Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) - 46
🥈 Rio Cardines (Bristol City) - 44
🥉 Sebastian Berhalter (Middlesbrough) - 39
4️⃣ Finn Azaz (Southampton) - 34
5️⃣ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) - 31
6️⃣ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) - 30
7️⃣ Ryan Manning (Southampton) - 29
8️⃣ Rúben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) - 28
8️⃣ Chris Willock (Cardiff City) - 28
8️⃣ Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) - 28

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Most 'Goals Prevented' by goalkeepers in Europe's big five leagues so far this season:

🥇🇪🇸 Álvaro Valles (Real Betis) - 8.69
🥈🇫🇷 Jeffrey de Lange (Marseille) - 7.72
🥉🇫🇷 Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco) - 6.11
4️⃣🇮🇹 Lorenzo Palmisani (Frosinone) - 6.09
5️⃣🇮🇹 Christos Mandas (Lazio) - 5.86
6️⃣🇩🇪 Loris Karius (Schalke 04) - 5.84
7️⃣🇮🇹 Giovanni Daffara (Parma) - 4.73
8️⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Trafford (Leeds United) - 4.42
8️⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion) - 4.42
🔟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lukás Hornícek (Newcastle United) - 4.37

ℹ️ What is 'Goals Prevented'? Post-shot xG against minus goals conceded (excluding own-goals) while a player is on the pitch

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Most expected goals (xG) created in Europe's big five leagues in the most recent round of fixtures (Nov 6-8):

🥇🇮🇹 Roma - 3.73
🥈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester United - 3.55
🥉🇮🇹 Bologna - 3.52
4️⃣🇪🇸 Celta de Vigo - 3.16
5️⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Villa - 2.88
6️⃣🇩🇪 Bayern München - 2.78
7️⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool - 2.65
8️⃣🇩🇪 Schalke 04 - 2.60
8️⃣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Crystal Palace - 2.60
🔟🇩🇪 Freiburg - 2.58

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Most expected goals (xG) created in the Sky Bet Championship in the most recent round of fixtures (Nov 6-7):

🥇 Cardiff City - 4.61
🥈 West Bromwich Albion - 3.14
🥉 Birmingham City - 2.91
🥉 Norwich City - 2.91
5️⃣ Burnley - 2.38
6️⃣ Middlesbrough - 1.99
7️⃣ Southampton - 1.88
8️⃣ Queens Park Rangers - 1.73
9️⃣ Wolverhampton Wanderers - 1.72
🔟 Lincoln City - 1.52

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The latest episode of This Week's Acca is live NOW!

The team settle on four sides for success from across:
▪️ Premier League
▪️ Sky Bet Championship
▪️ FA Cup

...but who are we looking at? 👀

Watch/Listen 👇
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With @TomCarnduff, @JimmyThePunt and @JoesterT 🎙️

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"Give me your most niche football trivia that nobody else knows" 👀

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How did one racehorse potentially bring down Manchester United? 🤨

The story begins in 1999 with a dinner speech, a friendship between Sir Alex Ferguson and owner John Magnier, and a horse called Rock of Gibraltar.

A row over stud fees between Ferguson and major United shareholders Magnier and JP McManus spilled into the boardroom.

It led to the ‘99 questions’ sent to the club’s board, a £2.5 million settlement, and the sale of their shares to Malcolm Glazer in 2005.

@SportingLife 🤝

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One hour until kick-off in the games featuring in This Week's Acca! 👇
https://t.co/a89O8S8GId

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CARRICK OUT...HOWE IN? 👀

Michael Carrick is under huge pressure at Manchester United and it feels a case of 'if not when' he's replaced as the manager.

Antonio Conte and Julian Nagelsmann are two names who will have fans excited given their records elsewhere.

But they need stability and someone to raise the floor as opposed to the ceiling. They need a future rather than simply looking to the past glory.

It's why Eddie Howe is the perfect candidate 👇

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We're hoping for treats rather than tricks on Halloween, as our This Week's Acca team back four home teams for success 🎃

Watch/listen to the full episode:
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🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/ULRhgjej1Z

With @TomCarnduff, @JimmyThePunt and @JoesterT 🎙️

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How one punter turned a £4 stake into £997,384.09 😱

The accumulator involved the following 12 games from across the EFL:
▪️ Preston 1-1 West Brom
▪️ QPR 5-0 Swansea
▪️ Oxford 0-0 Bradford
▪️ Reading 2-1 Barnsley
▪️ Stevenage 0-1 MK Dons
▪️ Doncaster 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
▪️ Cambridge 2-3 Plymouth
▪️ AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Wycombe
▪️ Notts County 1-1 Stockport
▪️ Burton Albion 2-1 Leyton Orient
▪️ Bromley 1-1 Peterborough
▪️ Blackpool 1-4 Mansfield

ALL of them delivered a remarkable return on the bet 👇

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