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Examining the Premier League's rise in headed goals…

The strange thing is not how much football changes, but how much it stays the same. There have been significant shifts in styles and formations even over the last five years, but football retains a reassuring uniformity. We can swallow the odd tactical tweak, but not something that changes the framework of the game itself. Take the average time of the first goal scored, for example. In the Premier League last season, the first goal was scored, on average, in the 32nd minute of a game. In 2015/16, it was also scored in the 32nd minute. In 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2011/12, it was scored in the 31st minute. 2012/13 is the outlier: the 30th minute. What about League Two last season – a...
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