Pretend for a moment that there's a continuum in football. At one end, there's the physical: the stuff you can observe and, to some degree, quantify. Technical ability. Stamina. Athleticism. Strength. We can roll many of these things up in cold, hard numbers. Analytics can't measure them directly, but they can give us a good sense of their outcomes. Strikers who score goals are good. Defenders who don't concede are good. Teams with good xG differences are good.

At the other end is the metaphysical....

Liverpool are now at 40 matches unbeaten, which made us wonder what has happened in the world since they last lost in the Premier League.

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The Reds continued on their approach to an historic title win with a victory over Wolves at Molineux in midweek. Another late goal saw them...

Australia international Aaron Mooy has completed a permanent move to Brighton on a three-and-a-half year contract.

Mooy spent the first half of the campaign on loan from Huddersfield and has scored twice in the past two months as he helps Brighton fight off relegation.

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Head coach Graham Potter, who arrived from Swansea to replace Chris Hughton in the summer, was delighted at the...