Football facts that don't sound true (but are)

North Lower Neil

oohaahmortimer said:

In todays game Swansea 1 Blackburn 0 they put a stat up , with a few mins left ,
that crosses from Swansea so far were 1 and Blackburn 46 …. Madness 

Brereton Diaz didn't score as these South Americans aren't used to playing that way.

stackitsteve

lordromford said:

stackitsteve said:

oohaahmortimer said:

In todays game Swansea 1 Blackburn 0 they put a stat up , with a few mins left ,
that crosses from Swansea so far were 1 and Blackburn 46 …. Madness 

49-1 in the end. Crazy

Didn’t see the game, but out of interest, did Swansea’s cross lead to their goal?

Yes it did. 1 cross, 1 goal. 

And of Blackburn’s 49 crosses just 10 found a Blackburn player. 

I’m not sure what the average cross success would be but 20% seems low.

JaShea99

stackitsteve said:

oohaahmortimer said:

In todays game Swansea 1 Blackburn 0 they put a stat up , with a few mins left ,
that crosses from Swansea so far were 1 and Blackburn 46 …. Madness 

49-1 in the end. Crazy

You’d think after 40 odd failures they might have tried another tactic.

SporadicAddick

Pre match talk..."right lads, put in plenty of crosses"
Post match talk ..."FFS, why didn't we mix it up a bit..."

North Lower Neil

JaShea99 said:

stackitsteve said:

oohaahmortimer said:

In todays game Swansea 1 Blackburn 0 they put a stat up , with a few mins left ,
that crosses from Swansea so far were 1 and Blackburn 46 …. Madness 

49-1 in the end. Crazy

You’d think after 40 odd failures they might have tried another tactic.

Reminds me of this:

https://www.90min.com/posts/david-moyes-man-utd-81-crosses-v-fulham

ForeverAddickted

Newcastle have conceded an own goal tonight, Lascelles scoring for Everton after a Holgate effort on goal. 

Everton have conceded an own goal tonight, Holgate scoring for Newcastle after a Lascelles effort on goal. 

Cafc43v3r

JaShea99 said:

stackitsteve said:

oohaahmortimer said:

In todays game Swansea 1 Blackburn 0 they put a stat up , with a few mins left ,
that crosses from Swansea so far were 1 and Blackburn 46 …. Madness 

49-1 in the end. Crazy

You’d think after 40 odd failures they might have tried another tactic.

Man United v Fulham under Moyes. I'll look it up later. 

North Lower Neil

Fulham's goal difference is better than 2nd, 3rd and 4th combined.

And only 2 goals off being the same as 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th combined.

North Lower Neil

Forest Green Rovers' goal difference is better than 2nd, 3rd and 4th combined.

And only 3 goals off being the same as 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th combined.

North Lower Neil

Mitrovic has equalled the record for goals in a Championship season with 17 games to spare.

Cafc43v3r

stackitsteve

If Bournemouth (2nd in the league) had kept a clean sheet in every game this season they would still have a worse GD than Fulham.

North Lower Neil

This is a tattoo:

North Lower Neil

Rangers are just the second team to score four goals away to Borussia Dortmund in European football.

The other one is Legia Warsaw.

guinnessaddick

https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1495326106227863552?s=20&t=pXmJUe845tEOvYjuhfAd-w

Addick Addict

Lukaku only touched the ball twice in the first half - and one of them was at the kick off!!!!

Chris_from_Sidcup

The US womens team are currently 3-0 up at half time against NZ, with a hat trick from Meikayla Moore.

Nothing untoward there i hear you say, well Moore is actually a centre back for NZ and has got a hat trick of own goals in the first half!!

Chris_from_Sidcup

stackitsteve

Substituted on the 40th minute. 

Perfect hat trick too.

left foot, right foot, header.

Addick Addict

In their last 12 games and more than 1,100 minutes of football, only one goal has been scored by a Leyton Orient player. That player was Darren Pratley and it was his one and only goal for them. 

iaitch

Let's re-sign him then as he's scored a goal.

Scoham

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1498248579001077760?s=20&t=iiw_53ctCOJPksJxzmWbvg

Cafc43v3r

Charlton Athletic have gone 90 minutes without conceding a goal!!!! 

NorthheathAddick

Cafc43v3r said:

Charlton Athletic have gone 90 minutes without conceding a goal!!!! 

Should also be put on the jokes thread…

Addick Addict

Ravel Morrison, described by Alex Ferguson in his book as the most talented kid he'd ever seen, scored twice today for Derby. The last time he scored a goal in a league game in England was at the age of 21 - almost eight years ago on 12th April 2014 for QPR against Forest in the Championship. 

MillwallFan

North Lower Neil said:

This is a tattoo:

What is he going to do when they change their kit next season? 

North Lower Neil

Ride it out until its a retro kit.

SporadicAddick

Just wear a shirt - no-one will know.

MrOneLung

Those slim fit shirts are getting ridiculous 

Addick Addict

Burnley are in the relegation zone having lost 11 of their 26 games - the same number as Wolves who are 8th and pushing for a European qualifying place