Olympiacos v Arsenal: the team, the rows, the droppings and other stuff.

by Bulldog Drummond Mesut Ozil and Lucas Torreira were both missing from the travelling party on Wednesday; Ozil’s wife is due to give birth while the Uruguayan has been struggling with illness. Again set to start at left-back however is teenage starlet Bukayo Saka. Arsenal chiefs are hoping to tie him down to a new …

Olympiakos v Arsenal in the Europa: a history of corruption; what can we expect

by Tony Attwood Olympiakos v Arsenal is the tie drawn for us in the round of the last 32 in the Europa League in 2020.   And of course, as ever, if we think of Olympiakos and indeed Greek football, we think of corruption, so I thought I would try and update the occasional articles we’ve …

Which teams have had the most repeat visits by referees so far this season and other refereeing oddities

by Andrew Crawshaw The PGMO have 17 referees on its list of Select Group (i.e those fully accredited to take charge of Premier League matches).  In addition, so far this season, four referees from the Select Group 2 have each taken charge of a single game.  This group comprises those referees accredited up to Championship …