A Few Stats

With seven straight wins West Ham fans might be wondering if we are just riding the crest of a wave, coming up against teams at the right time etc, etc. Well the Actim Index, the official data of the English Premier League, suggests otherwise.

Marlon Harewood is ranked number two of Premiership attackers.

Matty Etherington is ranked number three of Premiership midfielders.

Anton Ferdinand is currently ranked number four of Premiership defenders.

This just confirms what we have all started to realise, West Ham have a team that can hold their own against anyone in the top flight. (Hammers in the top twenty players = 4, Spuds in the top twenty = 0)

Now I know West Ham fans have a certain dislike for certain ex-Hammers but it feels me with pride that out of the top ten English players (out of top 5 defenders, top 5 midfielders, top 5 attackers) three are current Hammers and three are former youth players. Statistically therefore six out of the top ten English players in the premiership are products of the Academy.