[madsteve]

Thought I would see who were the top performers in SBC and how our players compared in several key areas.

Goals:

1. Andre Gray (Burnley)
2. Jordan Rhodes (Blackburn)
3. Nick Blackman (Reading)
4. Ross McCormack (Fulham)
5. Chris Martin (Derby)
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15. Fernando Forestieri
30. Lucas Joao
71. Adthe Nuhiu
95. Kieren Lee
96. Lewis McGugan
97. Marco Matias
112. Tom Lees
131. Daniel Pudil
172. Michael Turner
173. Modou Sougou
188. Ross Wallace

Assists:

1. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham)
2. Alan Judge (Brentford)
3. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton)
4. Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull)
5. Craig Conway (Blackburn)
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11. Ross Wallace
16. Fernando Forestieri
37. Alex Lopez
109. Daniel Pudil
153. Kieren Lee
159. Liam Palmer
195. Tom Lees

Yellow Cards:

1. Sam Hutchinson (Wednesday)
2. Alan McCormack (Brentford)
3. Alou Diarra (Charlton)
4. Corry Evans (Blackburn)
5. David Vaughan (Forest)
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20. Barry Bannan
58. Alex Lopez
81. Fernando Forestieri
85. Jack Hunt
136. Daniel Pudil
155. Jeremy Helan
176. Marco Matias
185. Modou Sougou
277. Kieren Lee
294. Ross Wallace
316. Tom Lees

Maybe not the list we wanted to be top of but no real surprise. Hutch needs to calm down a bit. I notice that Bannan is just one card away from a suspension as well.

Shots Per Game:

1. Andre Gray (Burnley)
2. Michail Antonio (Forest)
3. Nelson Oliveira (Forest)
4. Nick Blackman (Reading)
5. Fernando Forestieri (Wednesday)
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77. Barry Bannan
91. Marco Matias
99. Lucas Joao
122. Ross Wallace
135, Lewis McGugan
169. Gary Hooper
209. Adthe Nuhiu
227. Alex Lopez
248. Daniel Pudil
275. Kieren Lee
286. Tom Lees
319. Liam Palmer
355. Jack Hunt
359. Modou Sougou
426. Michael Turner
443. Jeremy Helan
446. Glenn Loovens
455. Sam Hutchinson

This is key to scoring goals & good to see FF in the top five. Joao needs to take more shots if he wants to become a top striker.

Pass Success Percentages:

1. Mark Davies (Bolton)
2. Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough)
3. Isaac Hayden (Hull)
4. Sone Aluko (Hull)
5. Ahmed Kashi (Charlton)
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65. Fernando Forestieri
84. Alex Lopez
119. Lewis McGugan
132. Vincent Sasso
155. Barry Bannan
165. Glenn Loovens
169. Sam Hutchinson
174. Kieren Lee
195. Ross Wallace
203. Marco Matias
240. Jose Semedo
299. Lucas Joao
360. Tom Lees
363. Jeremy Helan
365. Michael Turner
398. Gary Hooper
401. Daniel Pudil
402. Liam Palmer
412. Rhoys Wiggins
419. Modou Sougou
438. Jack Hunt
507. Adthe Nuhiu
516 Lewis Price
523 Joe Wildsmith
548. Kieren Westwood

Again, FF is our top performer. Nuhiu's pass completion rate is on a par with keepers & is not acceptable. We need to see improvements from several players in this area.

Tackles Per Game:

1. David Vaughan (Forest)
2. George Thorne (Derby)
3. Casado (Bolton)
4. Ethan Ebanks Landell (Wolves)
5. Chris Solly (Charlton)
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11 Kieren Lee
24. Rhoys Wiggins
51. Jack Hunt
72. Barry Bannan
73. Fernando Forestieri
116. Sam Hutchinson
123. Michael Turner
134. Vincent Sasso
139. Glenn Loovens
163. Lewis McGugan
181. Liam Palmer
250. Jeremy Helan
253. Daniel Pudil
301. Tom Lees
303. Ross Wallace
347. Marco Matias
395. Lucas Joao
409. Adthe Nuhiu
439. Jose Semedo
453. Alex Lopez
459. Modou Sougou

Again, Joao could learn from FF how to contribute more to the game overall.

Interceptions:

1. Prince (Bolton)
2. Sam Hutchinson (Wednesday)
3. Josh Vela (Bolton)
4. Sol Bamba (Leeds)
5. Dorian Dervite (Bolton)
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38. Vincent Sasso
77. Tom Lees
89. Glenn Loovens
109. Michael Turner
144. Jose Semedo
156. Barry Bannan
168. Rhoys Wiggins
171. Daniel Pudil
191. Jack Hunt
198. Liam Palmer
228. Fernando Forestieri
232. Kieren Lee
235. Alex Lopez
300. Jeremy Helan
310. Marco Matias
321. Lewis McGugan
376. Lucas Joao
391. Gary Hooper
403. Adthe Nuhiu
404. Ross Wallace
421. Modou Sougou
450. Kieren Westwood

Hutchinson in the Top Five for the right reasons and probably why we miss him so much when he doesn't play.

Fouls Per Match:

1. Adthe Nuhiu (Wednesday)
2. Darren Pratley (Bolton)
3. Joe Garner (Preston)
4. Sandro (QPR)
5. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham)
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9. Sam Hutchinson
47. Fernando Forestieri
92. Lucas Joao
124. Alex Lopez
153. Jack Hunt
158. Jose Semedo
162. Kieren Lee
169. Modou Sougou
185. Tom Lees
187. Vincent Sasso
207. Jeremy Helan
282. Barry Bannan
303. Gary Hooper
322. Marco Matias
335. Michael Turner
353. Daniel Pudil
367. Liam Palmer
407. Ross Wallace
437. Glenn Loovens
443. Lewis McGugan
454 Rhoys Wiggins

The stand out fact is that Nuhiu commits more fouls per game than any other player in the division. Most of them are silly and so obvious that all it does is break down our attacks.

A more hidden fact is the massive reduction in the number of fouls committed by Glenn Loovens. Last season, he was regularly pulled up and was our first player suspended. This season, he seems to be doing a great job without committing the fouls.

Clearances Per Game:

1. Stephen Kelly (Rotherham)
2. Shane Duffy (Blackburn)
3. Aden Flint (Bristol City)
4. Jason Shackell (Derby)
5. Paul McShane (Reading)
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22. Michael Turner
46. Tom Lees
50. Vincent Sasso
61. Glenn Loovens
93. Daniel Pudil
149. Liam Palmer
152. Adthe Nuhiu
162. Lucas Joao
175. Sam Hutchinson
184. Jack Hunt
192. Kieren Westwood
205. Jeremy Helan
211. Rhoys Wiggins
321. Alex Lopez
340. Modou Sougou
347. Kieren Lee
351. Barry Bannan
365. Joe Wildsmith
367. Ross Wallace
424. Jose Semedo

The interesting fact here is probably how low our midfield players are in the league table. This is probably due to them passing out of defence rather than just clearing it.

Dribbled Past Per Game:

1. Robert Tesche (Forest)
2. Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (Rotherham)
3. Ethan Ebanks Landell (Wolves)
4. Ryan Mendes (Forest)
5. Richard Smallwood (Rotherham)
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71. Kieren Lee
76. Barry Bannan
88. Jack Hunt
101. Fernando Forestieri
119. Rhoys Wiggins
168. Marco Matias
180. Lewis McGugan
183. Alex Lopez
186. Jeremy Helan
206. Jose Semedo
227. Vincent Sasso
235. Ross Wallace
238. Sam Hutchinson

Key Passes Per Game:

1. Craig Conway (Blackburn)
2. Henri Lansbury (Forest)
3. Paul Gallagher (Preston)
4. Ross Wallace (Wednesday)
5. Alan Judge (Brentford)
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24. Barry Bannan
125. Fernando Forestieri
137. Kieren Lee
138. Liam Palmer
221. Alex Lopez
229. Jack Hunt
265. Sam Hutchinson
293. Adthe Nuhiu
301. Jeremy Helan
303. Lucas Joao
339. Gary Hooper
342. Joe Wildsmith
354. Lewis McGugan
358. Daniel Pudil
371. Marco Matias
396. Michael Turner
405. Tom Lees
413. Jose Semedo
414. Kieren Westwood
431. Glenn Loovens

Successful Dribbles Per Game:

1. Michail Antonio (Forest)
2. Jordan Graham (Wolves)
3. Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Charlton)
4. Jacob Butterfield (Huddersfield)
5. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield)
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31. Jack Hunt
39. Fernando Forestieri
67. Barry Bannan
136. Alex Lopez
141. Gary Hooper
155. Lucas Joao
161. Adthe Nuhiu
178. Kieren Lee
199. Marco Matias
222. Jeremy Helan
289. Lewis McGugan
294. Ross Wallace
315. Vincent Sasso
339. Modou Sougou
352. Tom Lees
401. Sam Hutchinson

Dispossessed Per Game:

1. Nelson Oliveira (Forest)
2. Fernando Forestieri (Wednesday)
3. Luke Freeman (Bristol City)
4. Massimo Luongo (QPR)
5. Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough)
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83. Lucas Joao
88. Adthe Nuhiu
115. Barry Bannan
120. Kieren Lee
121. Marco Matias
149. Jack Hunt
166. Lewis McGugan
211. Modou Sougou
239. Sam Hutchinson
245. Gary Hooper
246. Jeremy Helan
323. Daniel Pudil
325. Alex Lopez
350. Ross Wallace
401. Liam Palmer
428. Jose Semedo
440. Tom Lees

FF figures are poor here but he takes chances, creates chances & gets shots in so being dispossessed is acceptable. Joao & Nuhiu need to score plenty of goals to compensate for giving the ball away so much.

Bad Control Per Game:

1. Adam Reach (Preston)
2. Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham)
3. Chris Wood (Leeds)
4. Alan Judge (Brentford)
5. Moussa Dembele (Fulham)
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19. Lucas Joao
25. Adthe Nuhiu
30. Fernando Forestieri
92. Kieren Lee
107. Marco Matias
119. Barry Bannan
126. Alex Lopez
173. Gary Hooper
193. Rhoys Wiggins
207. Jack Hunt
221. Ross Wallace
275. Jose Semedo
311. Jeremy Helan
330. Liam Palmer
354. Lewis McGugan
369. Michael Turner
395. Sam Hutchinson
412. Vincent Sasso
413. Tom Lees
426. Modou Sougou
440. Kieren Westwood
463. Glenn Loovens

Again, our front three all lose the ball too easily with a bad touch. Not too bad if you back it up with Key Passes & Goals like FF. Joao & Nuhiu need to improve these areas.

Number of Passes Per Game:

1. George Thorne (Derby)
2. Jamie O'Hara (Fulham)
3. Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough)
4. Kevin McDonald (Wolves)
5. Oliver Norwood (Reading)
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40. Barry Bannan
97. Tom Lees
114. Sam Hutchinson
153. Daniel Pudil
175. Vincent Sasso
193. Glenn Loovens
197. Michael Turner
202. Kieren Westwood
210. Lewis Price
215. Rhoys Wiggins
225. Jack Hunt
258. Kieren Lee
262. Alex Lopez
263. Liam Palmer
267. Jose Semedo
280. Ross Wallace
285. Fernando Forestieri
293. Adthe Nuhiu
295. Joe Wildsmith
325. Lewis McGugan
408. Marco Matias
442. Jeremy Helan
471. Modou Sougou
476. Gary Hooper
477. Lucas Joao

These figures show that it is still our midfielders & defenders that are most involved in the game. We need to get our front players more involved in passing.

Crosses Per Game:

1. Craig Conway (Blackburn)
2. Paul Gallagher (Preston)
3. Kevin Bru (Ipswich)
4. Alan Judge (Brentford)
5. Liam Feeney (Bolton)
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8. Ross Wallace
21. Barry Bannan
109. Jack Hunt
121. Liam Palmer
124. Rhoys Wiggins
133. Kieren Lee
158. Daniel Pudil
162. Alex Lopez
177. Sam Hutchinson
225. Fernando Forestieri
265. Jeremy Helan
303. Lucas Joao
313. Tom Lees