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25/26 Match Week 22 Recap
Manchester is RED, 16 Goals & Lions of Teranga
nick lochner
January 20, 2026
National Champion Hoosiers 27 - 21 Miami Hurricanes
In Today’s CleanSheet:
Results 🏟️
Current Situation📈📉
Quick Kicks ⚽
Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥- Europe Leagues & Carabao Cup
Off Island 🏝️ - AFCON & More
Best Bets 💰
Results 🏟️
Top Drop Points - Bottom Earn Points
Manchester is RED.
The top 4 teams in the table combined for 1 goal this match weekend.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Villa dropped points at home in matches they should’ve won.
Chelsea got three points but were dominated at home by Brentford both on the stat sheet and the eyeball test, but the team who scores more goals wins.
Spurs are reeling - losing at home to the Hammers. Nice win for West Ham, but this is on Spurs.
Leeds and Sunderland won - extending their position beyond relegation.
 | Michael Carrick took over managing Man United and it was a memorable one as his side took it to City in his first match after returning to coach the side for a second time. It has been over 10 years since Carrick played for the club. Does this result say more about United OR City. It was a convincing win for United who scored 2 2H goals. United approach, defend and counter, resulting in just 39% possession. Encouraging signs of what is possible for United and also for Arsenal who are happy City are dropping points. |
 | Points dropped at home by the Reds. Liverpool dominated play for the first 60 minutes, but Burnley got a Marcus Edwards goal at 65’ and the tide turned. Burnley hit the woodwork after that and the match was even the rest of the way. Good point for Burnley, not for Liverpool. Rumor is Xabi Alonso (just fired by Real Madrid) is close to replacing Arnie Slott at Liverpool. |
 | More points dropped by the Gunners. Felt like a typical Sean Dyche defensive outcome. While the Gunners had more possession and shots it felt like they were not great chances. Forest had no shots on goal and really dug in defensively. |
 | Everton deserved all three points at Villa. Everton had the much better 1H and then paid it off early in the 2H on a Barry 59’ goal. While Villa had more shots than Everton, many of them came late in the match. No Villa Park magic this time as Everton held on. |
 | Spurs are lost in the wilderness and a big 3 points for the Hammers on the road. |
 | How did Chelsea get all three points. The visiting Bee’s continued their solid play, dominated the shot statistic and really took it to Chelsea. But Goals win games and the Blues converted on both their shots on goal. A 1H goal by Pedro and a Penalty by Cole Palmer in the 2H was more than enough. |
 | Palace took the lead at the Stadium of Light on a Pino goal at 30’ but The Black Cats struck back at 33’ and a 71’ goal (another late one by Brobbey), gave Sunderland all three points. |
 | Elland Road continues to be a place the Whites play their best at and they deserved all three points getting their goal by Nmecha at 90+1’. |
 | That is five matches in a row with points for Wolves and they are playing well enough to not count them out on the season yet. This is 4 matches Newcastle has drawn 0-0 on the road this season. Newcastle need to find more consistency if they plan to push for Europe. |
 | The Cherrie’s dominated the 1H, scored at 32’ on a penalty, and carried the momentum into the 2H. BHA took over the play and chances throughout the 2H but could not find the net until 90’. BHA deserved the three points but settle for one. |
Current Situation 📈📉
Standings
Current Table (Arrows represent a team that moved up or down 2+ spots or into/out of Europe/Relegation) 
| Season Clean Sheets by Team  |
Goals & Clean Sheets
How does the current 25/26 season compare to EPL averages for goals and clean sheets.
Goals 16 Match Week 22 27.4 25/26 Season Average (G/MW)
| Clean Sheets 8 Match Week 22 5.3 25/26 Season Average (G/MW)
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Quick Kicks ⚽
Goal-less Draws
Two more 0-0 results this weekend taking the season total to 17. That is more than last season and six more than the 11 in 2023-24. We are at just 22 of 28 matches through the season.
Just 16 goals this Match Week - fewest of the year by 3 goals.
Transfer Window Spenders
Couple weeks remain in the Transfer Window - here are the top 10 spenders across Europe so far. West Ham, Palace and Spurs are m
Transfer Window Spenders
Couple weeks remain in the Transfer Window - here are the top 10 spenders across Europe so far. West Ham, Palace and Spurs are making moves.
Hot Topic 🔥🔥🔥
Europe Competitions Back At It
Champions League Matches are back on the Menu after a 5-week break.
Who wishes there were more time before the next match - Spurs Do. They are missing FIFTEEN first-team players heading into the match. 4 are ineligible, 6 are out injured, 1 is suspended and 4 are doubtful.
Champions League Match 7 of 8 Liverpool just need to start playing better, regardless of EPL or CL. All teams have the potential for earning a bye in the next round. Spurs are the only underdog in the six matches. PL Road Games
PL Home Games
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Europa League Match 7 of 8 Villa in good position for a bye in next round. Forest have work to do. PL Road Games
PL Home Games
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UEFA Conference League Play Resumes with the Home/Away Knock Out Round February 18/19 & 25/26 Palace will play home and away
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Carabao Cup - FINAL 4
The Soccer Tournament between the top 4 leagues of English Soccer semi-finals will be played next Tuesday and Wednesday. 4 PL teams remain.
Match Results - 1 of 2 home and away. The return leg will be played February 3/4.
Newcastle United 0-2 Man City
Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal
Off Island 🏝️
Big Results Around the World
AFCON
Senegal 1-0 Morocco with SIGNIFICANT CONTROVERSEY.
Pape Gueye (plays for Villareal in Spain’s La Liga) with a rocket for the winner at 90+3’. The Goal (X).
Here’s the Drama.
92’ Senegal goal DISALLOWED for a soft foul (no VAR check). The Goal Not Allowed (X).
96’ Morocco get a PEN after VAR review - many say this was not a penalty.
112’ Senegal players WALK OFF toward the tunnel
123’ Sadio Mané calls them BACK - Senegal Captain gets team back on field.
125’ Brahim Díaz misses a PANENKA (tried to play a “dink” shot down the middle… breaks down in tears - The Panenka (X).
PAPE GUEYE WINS IT IN EXTRA TIME!
Morocco are now going to take legal action saying that Senegal’s walk off the pitch through off Morocco’s penalty taker.
At the post-game press conference members of the Moroccan press asked head coach Wald Regragui to resign immediately. Walid asked which news organizations they were with. Then when Senegal coach Pape Thiaw walked in the Senegalese press applauded. A fight broke out between the media members and Pape then left the media sesson.
 The Lions of Teranga | Current EPL Players on Senegal’s Roster
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Of Interest
The USMNT last warm up match before the World Cup is against the AFCON Campions - Senegal.
NCAA Football Champions
Indiana Hoosiers 27 - 21 Miami Hurricanes.
1H was a little slow with Indiana taking the lead into HT 10-7.
Miami got the ball with 2 minutes remaining down 6 but IU intercepted a pass to seal it.
NFL Playoffs
Denver 33-30 Buffalo.
Seattle 41-6 San Francisco.
New England 28-16 Houston.
LA Rams 20 - 17 Chicago.
Next Sunday
Denver Host New England (-5.5)
Seattle (-2.5) Host LA Rams
Best Bets 💰
Season - Down
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Match Week 22 Results
DOWN $203
L ($21) - Man City to Win at Man United -104. $21
W ($24) - Leeds to Win v FFC +119. $20
W ($33) - Sunderland to Win v Palace +165. $2
L ($186) - Arsenal to Win at Forest -186. $186
L ($20) - Wolves to Win v Newcastle +363. $20
L ($23) - BHA to Win v Bournemouth -117. $23
L ($10) - Sunderland, Leeds, Liverpool to Win +603. $10
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