Forget the historic hostility of the North West. The most consequential fixture in English football is now played between two sovereign wealth funds, with the Premier League serving as the expensive turf for a much larger game.
Forget the xG charts and the 'unlucky' narrative. Arne Slot’s Liverpool isn't suffering from bad luck; it’s suffering from a sterile obsession with control. As they visit a desperate Bournemouth, the numbers hide a terrifying reality for the Reds.
The scoreboard at Molineux screams resurgence, but the underlying numbers whisper a warning. Why Rob Edwards' 'miracle' win might be less about genius and more about variance.
