Today (it's still Saturday for me :p) marks the 4th time this season that we've scored in 2nd half stoppage time.
If you only counted goals scored after the 90th minute, we'd be on 26 points, with 4 wins, 14 draws, and 0 defeats. This would be 5 points clear of 2nd!
Even when actually considering the rest of the match, of the four goals we've scored at the death, two have turned draws into wins, and one has turned a loss into a draw for a net gain of 5 points in stoppage time for the season (7 if Benteke hadn't missed that penalty). If Benteke hadn't missed, we'd have stoppage time goals in three consecutive matches.
Goes to show the character of the squad to still be going forward even at the end of the match. Come to think of it - it also shows how dodgy we are right before halftime!
As I'm feeling bored, I've decided to compile a league table based solely on 2nd half stoppage time goals.
Watford by far had the most "stuff" happening after 90 minutes - result-changing goals, cards, penalties, you name it. Never leave a Watford match early!
By contrast, Leicester City and Brighton have the most boring match conclusions (even the one goal Leicester conceded against us didn't affect the match result). Feel free to go home when the 4th official's board goes up. (Dis)Honourable mentions go to Stoke and Swansea - they at least get late bookings.
Only Everton v Arsenal produced a scoring draw, as both teams scored in 2nd half stoppage time on 22 Oct. Everton v. Watford (5 Nov) had a chance, but Cleverley missed a penalty in the 101st minute!
Palace and Watford have both missed penalties in 2nd half stoppage time, which would have put them on 28 and 22 points if they had scored.
I didn't calculate 1st half stoppage time results, but from a cursory look I can speculate that Man Utd and Leicester are the kings of that category, and we might be bottom of that table!
I'll consider keeping this updated if it's still relevant to us (in other words, if we're still at/near the top of the table).
If you only counted goals scored after the 90th minute, we'd be on 26 points, with 4 wins, 14 draws, and 0 defeats. This would be 5 points clear of 2nd!
Even when actually considering the rest of the match, of the four goals we've scored at the death, two have turned draws into wins, and one has turned a loss into a draw for a net gain of 5 points in stoppage time for the season (7 if Benteke hadn't missed that penalty). If Benteke hadn't missed, we'd have stoppage time goals in three consecutive matches.
Goes to show the character of the squad to still be going forward even at the end of the match. Come to think of it - it also shows how dodgy we are right before halftime!
As I'm feeling bored, I've decided to compile a league table based solely on 2nd half stoppage time goals.
Watford by far had the most "stuff" happening after 90 minutes - result-changing goals, cards, penalties, you name it. Never leave a Watford match early!
By contrast, Leicester City and Brighton have the most boring match conclusions (even the one goal Leicester conceded against us didn't affect the match result). Feel free to go home when the 4th official's board goes up. (Dis)Honourable mentions go to Stoke and Swansea - they at least get late bookings.
Only Everton v Arsenal produced a scoring draw, as both teams scored in 2nd half stoppage time on 22 Oct. Everton v. Watford (5 Nov) had a chance, but Cleverley missed a penalty in the 101st minute!
Palace and Watford have both missed penalties in 2nd half stoppage time, which would have put them on 28 and 22 points if they had scored.
I didn't calculate 1st half stoppage time results, but from a cursory look I can speculate that Man Utd and Leicester are the kings of that category, and we might be bottom of that table!
I'll consider keeping this updated if it's still relevant to us (in other words, if we're still at/near the top of the table).
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