West Bromwich Albion in league of their own

The Fink Tank says Midlands club stand out from the crowd in the Coca-Cola Championship but after that things get complicated

Statistics show home comfort is exaggerated

Fink Tank says playing at home in the second leg of a European tie makes no difference: good news for Rafael Benitez

Arsenal's struggle: bad form or bad luck?

Football teams win some and they lose some - but they have to go a long way before you can describe it as a trend

Fink Tank discovers that size does matter

The numbers show that the performance of international teams is directly related to the volume of a country's population

Sweet spot shows benefit of close encounters

The football laboratory discovers that the nearer to goal you are, the better it is when it comes to free kicks

Rotate to accumulate: argument has turned

The Fink Tank looks at whether there is a relationship between the average time players spend on pitch and their teams' results

Statistics reveal why Benitez should stay

The league table may suggest otherwise, but Liverpool have making up ground on the leaders says Daniel Finkenstein

One more fixture will make little difference

Playing a 39th Premier League game would reduce Arsenal’s chances of taking the title only slightly, says Daniel Finkenstein

Who are winners in first past the post study

If all shots that had hit the post last season had gone in, Fulham would have been relegated instead of Sheffield United

Reo-Coker proves to be top of the flops

The Fink Tank crew have been sifting through the summer transfers in order to see how the players have been doing

Stars of Africa make a point in their absence

The fact that Didier Drogba may be unavailable for at least five games has often been cited as a cloud on Chelsea’s horizon

Speedy Arsenal hit the right notes

Just seven days after a drab draw with Birmingham, Arsene Wenger’s team were crowned the team of the week against Fulham

Tougher second time around

Newcastle have been performing either better or (as in 2004-05) no worse than the wage bill would lead you to expect

Arsenal struggle at foot of table

Arsene Wenger’s team are supposed to play the beautiful game but they hit a brick wall in the shape of Birmingham City

Few merits of giving Allardyce the boot

Sam Allardyce: good, bad or indifferent? An in-depth look at where Newcastle United come in statistical expectations

Underdog always has his day in the FA Cup

How can I be so sure we will hear tales of derring-do and extraordinary humiliation? Because in the FA Cup giant-killing is routine

Megson’s men exceed expectations

Thanks to a goal from El-Hadji Diouf, Bolton are the Fink Tank team of the week for turning a tight encounter into a rout

How are Celtic in last 16 but not Portsmouth?

A full European ranking model shows how many British teams should be in Europe’s top 16. And the answer is six

Wigan shock gives everyone hope

Why would anyone want to manage Wigan Athletic? Steve Bruce has proved that there was method in his madness

Terry six times the going rate

What about the hard numbers? Does John Terry really and truly justify a multimillion-pound salary?