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What is a hat-trick in football? Brace and perfect hat-trick
A brace is two goals; a hat-trick is three. Follow 13 scoring examples to check perfect hat-tricks, penalties, own goals, disallowed goals and extra time.
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Goals, assists, clean sheets and the numbers behind a match.
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What is an assist in football? What counts and why
Does a rebound, deflection or penalty won count as an assist? Compare Opta goal assists with FPL awards in 14 examples, including own goals and unclear touches.
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What is a clean sheet in football? Scores and examples
Does 0-0 count as a clean sheet? Check scores, own goals, late goals and penalties, and see why a team's clean sheet differs from a player's FPL points.
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What counts as a shot on target in football?
Does hitting the post count? Compare saves, goals and defender blocks, then build a shot tally to see why a team can have shots but none on target.
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What is xG in football? Expected goals explained
Understand expected goals with interactive examples. See what 0.20 xG means, compare chance quality and learn why the team with more xG can still lose.
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International break calendar
Break dates, the league's return and your club's first match back.
Suspension tracker
Players one yellow from a ban, listed suspensions and affected fixtures.
Squad planner
Upcoming fixtures, squad availability and recorded minutes.