Stuart Attwell as referee: his home/away records for tackles, fouls and cards

      Newcastle v Arsenal. Arsenal’s astonishing tactical progress clear for all to see Use more players, get fewer cards: the tactic that separates two clubs from the rest How referee bias works: the details and the statistics We first looked at the work of Stuart Attwell on the pitch way back in 2012, …

Newcastle v Arsenal. Arsenal’s astonishing tactical progress clear for all to see

      Use more players, get fewer cards: the tactic that separates two clubs from the rest How referee bias works: the details and the statistics Arsenal play away at Newcastle on Saturday evening (UK time) so we will take our regular look at the defensive figures.   We’ve now got the yellow card numbers …

Use more players, get fewer cards: the tactic that separates two clubs from the rest

    How referee bias works: the details and the statistics We now know the top 4 for the end of the season: or do we? by Bulldog Drummond In 2003/4 Arsenal were knocked out of the League Cup by Middlesbrough.  It was significant because Middlesbrough went on to win the League Cup that season.  …