Do bigger pitches lead to more late goals?

Seagull27

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Feb 7, 2011

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Bristol

• Sep 12, 2013

• #1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22646131

Interesting analysis. Could help explain the amount of late goals at the Amex.

 

S

Sussex on Leith

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Sep 11, 2003

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Leith

• Sep 12, 2013

• #2

Very good piece. That kind of analysis from Pat Nevin always contrasts sharply with Shearer etc mugging to camera before telling us what we can already see for ourselves. Less relevantly, he's got superb taste in music as well (Nevin not Shearer).

 

jgmcdee

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Mar 25, 2012

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• Sep 12, 2013

• #3

A quick flick through http://www.footballgroundguide.com/ suggests that most of the pitches in the Championship are pretty close in size, with the exception of Millwall which is a fair bit smaller.

 

JamesAndTheGiantHead

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Sep 2, 2011

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Worthing

• Sep 12, 2013

• #4

Didn't one Premier League team moving the advertising boards closer to the pitch a few seasons ago when Rory Delap's Stoke was playing?