Nathan Evans

Oct 30, 2024 | msn.com | Nathan Evans

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Oct 30, 2024 | theguardian.com | Nathan Evans

Underneath the craze of Brat summer, New Jersey guitarist, vocalist and producer Mk.gee (pronounced “ma-ghee”) has been the year’s biggest word-of-mouth success after the release of debut album Two Star & the Dream Police (following various other releases dating back to 2017). He’s a woozy pop-soul virtuoso, an 80s historian with an eye for Americana, known for shadowy performance videos where he plays on moving vehicles like some sort of lone train-hopper.

Oct 15, 2024 | shorturl.at | Nathan Evans

After playing in nearly every minute of Middlesbrough’s 2024-25 Championship campaign through their first nine matches of the season, it perhaps shouldn’t come as a surprise that Hayden Hackney has arguably become the club’s most important player. Deployed in the centre of the park, the 22-year-old midfielder has put together some strong performances to help Boro claim 14 points so far, leaving them sat in ninth spot as the competition moves towards its return from the latest international break.

Oct 10, 2024 | shorturl.at | Nathan Evans

There’s a case to be made that so far in the Championship this season, West Brom’s Alex Mowatt has performed as one of best players in the division overall, and potentially the best midfielder. Now 29, Mowatt had enjoyed prior spells with Barnsley, Leeds United, Oxford United and Middlesbrough before moving to the Hawthorns, and although some of those didn’t pan out as expected or hoped, he’s now found a real home in the Midlands.

Sep 30, 2024 | shorturl.at | Nathan Evans

Discover more from Nathan on FootballData-led articles, short profiles and opinion pieces on the beautiful game and those who play it. Every month for the 2024-25 EFL season I’m going to be plucking out some of the best performers from across the Championship, League One and League Two and shining the spotlight on them. From individual players to team performances - with the help of Opta - here’s the pick of the bunch for September 2024.