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Oliver Hopkins

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Managing Editor at The Analyst

Football writer, Managing Editor @OptaAnalyst

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  • 1 day ago | theanalyst.com | Oliver Hopkins

    Logically, scoring a goal helps your team win. But who are the players that have taken that to the extreme and have never lost a Premier League game while netting? Behold, these are the league’s lucky charms. First, a quick cautionary tale. We’ll get onto the Premier League’s lucky charms in a few moments.

  • 1 week ago | theanalyst.com | Oliver Hopkins

    Vinícius Júnior has just reached double figures for goal involvements in the Champions League for the fourth consecutive season. Only one Real Madrid player has ever done it more often, and his name is Cristiano Ronaldo. With his consolation goal against Arsenal on 16 April, Vinícius Júnior took his tally to 10 goal involvements (8 goals, 2 assists) in this season’s Champions League.

  • 1 week ago | theanalyst.com | Oliver Hopkins |Ana Gonzalez |Ana González

    As Arne Slot and Liverpool march towards the 2024-25 Premier League crown, we take a look at the rare group of coaches who have won the Premier League title in their first season in charge of a club. With Arne Slot potentially guiding Liverpool to a Premier League title in his very first season at the helm, attention naturally turns to the elite company he could soon join. Only a select few managers have ever lifted the Premier League trophy at the first time of asking with a single club.

  • 1 week ago | theanalyst.com | Oliver Hopkins |Ana Gonzalez |Ana González

    With Liverpool’s impending Premier League glory in 2024-25, discover which clubs have won the most top-flight English league titles in history. Liverpool are closing in on a landmark moment in English football history. With the 2024-25 Premier League title now within touching distance, the Reds are set to claim their 20th top-flight crown, drawing level with Manchester United at the top of the all-time list.

  • 1 week ago | theanalyst.com | Oliver Hopkins

    What goes up, must come down. Well, for most teams, anyway. We run through the clubs to have suffered the most relegations from the Premier League. Since the Premier League’s formation in 1992, just seven clubs have never suffered relegation. Six of those – Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea – have been constants in the top division over this period.

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Ollie Hopkins
Ollie Hopkins @oliver_hopkins
9 Apr 25

Declan Rice's brilliant free-kicks were staggering – but Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Real Madrid was about so much more. From Saka’s levels of performance to Lewis-Skelley’s maturity at 18, this was a true team performance. My piece for @OptaAnalyst: https://t.co/kUGc0CEHyK

Ollie Hopkins
Ollie Hopkins @oliver_hopkins
27 Feb 25

RT @OptaAnalyst: An honour to be nominated for Digital Sports Publisher, as well as Specialist Sports Publisher and two individual nominati…

Ollie Hopkins
Ollie Hopkins @oliver_hopkins
27 Feb 25

Absolutely chuffed to see @OptaAnalyst get a nomination in the Digital Sports Publisher category at the #SJA2024 awards. Some titans in here ... and then us! 😅 Shout out to @alitweedale & @DavidSegar_ who also got individual nominations 🤝

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💻📱 The shortlist for the Digital Sports Publisher category at the #SJA2024 British Sports Journalism Awards… MailOnline Sport Opta Analyst Sky Sports The Athletic The Guardian The Telegraph The Times & Sunday Times https://t.co/OYj7nzjFzn