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Adam Smith @AdamDatasmith

Data Editor at Sky Sports. Features, data sourcing, sorting, visualisation, innovation & graphics

Joined June 2011
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Brilliant transfer insights from @conor_oneillSSN skysports.com/football/news/…

Premier League summer transfer window analysis: How does spending compare to previous Deadline Days?

Chelsea splashed league-high £220m on signings in summer window; Premier League spending ranks third-highest for outlay in history; Tottenham rank as Deadline Day kings; Premier League spending...

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Premier League transfers: Chelsea, Man Utd, Brighton and Tottenham top spending chart skysports.com/football/news/…

Premier League transfers: Chelsea, Man Utd, Brighton and Tottenham top spending chart

Premier League clubs spent £2.08bn on 118 permanent signings for disclosed fees during transfer window; Chelsea spent a league-high £220m on new signings; Blues also recouped a league-high £153.3m...

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It’s back! Sky Sports Ultimate League 2023/24. Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham in top four. Who’s underachieving and overachieving? skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Sky Sports Ultimate League 2023/24: Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham in top four

Liverpool top rankings, with Manchester United edging Arsenal as runners-up; Gunners pip Spurs for fourth spot; Norwich, Southampton, Leeds, Leicester, Norwich, Middlesbrough, West Brom, Blackburn...

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Revealed: Why yellow cards have been on the rise in the Premier League this season skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Revealed: Why yellow cards have been on the rise in the Premier League this season

The number of yellow cards for dissent have trebled in the Premier League across the opening 16 game weeks compared to the 2022/23 season; there have been 80 cautions for such an offence compared to...

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Coefficients: Scottish Premiership at risk of losing Champions League place | Premier League clubs chase extra spot skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Coefficients: Scottish Premiership at risk of losing Champions League place | Premier League clubs...

Scotland earned 6.2 UEFA coefficient points this season as Celtic and Aberdeen eliminated from Champions League and Conference League; Rangers top Europa League group with win over Real Betis; fifth...

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Ron and I debate whether to have Liverpool's Mohamed Salah or Manchester City's Erling Haaland. skysports.com/watch/video/13…

The Question: Would you rather have Mohamed Salah or Erling Haaland?

Ron Walker and Adam Smith debate whether to have Liverpools Mohamed Salah or Manchester Citys Erling Haaland.

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David Beckham Netflix documentary series triggers spike in Premier League shots from long range skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

David Beckham Netflix documentary series triggers spike in Premier League shots from long range

David Beckhams Netflix series sparks spike in shots from long range in the Premier League; shots from beyond 30 yards soared fourfold in three-week period after documentary series was released; Harry...

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No Premier League managers sacked? Erik ten Hag, Andone Iraola and others benefited from sacking freeze? skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

No Premier League managers sacked? Erik ten Hag, Andoni Iraola and others benefited from sacking...

No managerial departures in the Premier League this season; that has only happened twice before at this stage of a campaign over the past decade; five managers had been sacked at this stage last...

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Premier League running, sprinting, pressing and speed: Anthony Gordon, Heung-Min Son and Dominik Szoboszlai among table-topping workers skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Premier League running, sprinting, pressing and speed: Anthony Gordon, Heung-Min Son and Dominik...

Anthony Gordon, Heung-Min Son, Dejan Kulusevski, Bryan Mbeumo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Bruno Fernandes and Abdoulaye Doucoure identified as top workhorses in Premier League; which teams and players rank...

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Sheffield United to host Man Utd on Sky Sports | What do promoted Premier League teams need most to survive? skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Luton host Liverpool on Sky Sports | What do promoted Premier League teams need most to survive?

Sheffield United would finish season on record-low four points if form continues; Burnley have youngest side; Luton outperforming fellow promoted sides; watch Luton vs Liverpool live on Sky Sports...

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Premier League fixtures analysed: Liverpool and Arsenal have easier pre-Christmas run than Tottenham and Man City skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Premier League fixtures: Liverpool and Arsenal have easier pre-Christmas run than Tottenham and Man...

Liverpool and Arsenal have easier Premier league fixture lists than Tottenham and Man City through to Christmas Day; Spurs have enjoyed second-easiest fixtures until now; Everton, Spurs and Chelsea...

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Burnley and Man City top rankings for active game time | Premier League on course for record-breaking goal ratio skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Burnley and Man City top rankings for active game time | Premier League on course for record-brea...

Average playing time has risen to nearly 60 minutes this season; games involving Burnley and Man City top rankings for active game time; Bournemouth and Luton register league-low averages; Premier...

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Man Utd top world rankings for squad cost from transfer fees | Premier League clubs dominate skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Man Utd top world rankings for squad cost from transfer fees | Premier League clubs dominate

Man Utd have spent a world-topping £991.7m on their current squad; Chelsea rank second, with Man City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Newcastle and West Ham also making the top 10; Luton are the only...

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Best goalkeeper in the Premier League revealed | Andre Onana, David Raya and Robert Sanchez transfers analysed skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Best goalkeeper in the Premier League revealed | Andre Onana, David Raya and Robert Sanchez...

Could Arsenal have David Raya and Aaron Ramsdale competing for No 1? Were Man Utd right to let David De Gea go and sign Andre Onana? Why did Chelsea sign Robert Sanchez? Who was the best Premier...

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Everton captain Seamus Coleman discusses Premier League struggles, new contract, Dele and Lewis Dobbin skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Everton captain Seamus Coleman discusses Premier League struggles, new contract, Dele and Lewis...

Everton skipper Seamus Coleman on new deal, coaching plans after retiring and reasons for recent struggles; discusses pre-season form, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Dele; reveals prediction for clubs...

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Future of football transfers: Can Premier League clubs keep smashing records? skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Future of football transfers: Can Premier League clubs keep smashing records?

The history of transfer spending and world-record fees; how fees could keep rising; data-mining recruitment; emerging markets and disruptors; sustainability and growth; free agents and long contrac...

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Future of Football: The return of the No 9 and other tactical trends shaping the future of the Premier League skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Future of Football: The return of the No 9 and other tactical trends shaping the future of the...

Is Erling Haaland inspiring the return of the traditional No 9? Are ball-playing goalkeepers here to stay? As part of Sky Sports Future of Football series, we take an in-depth, statistical look at...

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Future of Football: Attendances on the rise... but how big could stadiums actually get? skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Future of Football: Attendances on the rise... but how big could stadiums actually get?

What does the future hold for stadiums and fans in the stands? Have attendances topped out? Do fans help deliver success on the pitch?

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Liverpool form: Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and more analysed skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Liverpool form: Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and more analysed

Liverpool lost 2-1 at Brighton in FA Cup; Darwin Nunez potential analysed, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold drop-offs; injury issues, average ages and recent transfer activity; stats behind...

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Why do Man Utd want Wout Weghorst? skysports.com/football/news/… via @SkySports

Man Utd signing Wout Weghorst analysed | Netherlands forward joins on loan from Burnley after...

Manchester United have signed Burnley striker Wout Weghorst on loan after the 30-year-old cut his loan at Besiktas short; United were desperate to sign a striker on loan during the January window...

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