23/24 - The Context #2

Observations from GW 1 - 8.

Hello - welcome to The Context #2 of the 23/24 season.

This series aims to add some context to the changes in Premier League team strength by getting input from fans on what is happening under the hood with their teams.

In this issue, we cover four teams:

• Newcastle by JC @FPL_Spaceman

• Everton by Olly @olly__fpl

• Arsenal by @FplHedgehog

• Chelsea by Dan @FplStatsdan

A big thank you to the above superstars. If you like what you read today then please reach out to them and let them know. They were all very considerate in giving their time and effort to contribute to this.

Thank you to Soccerment for providing some of the data.

Let's begin with the latest Model Snapshot:

Newcastle

Attack Strength: 1.78 (+0.05 improvement since GW1)

Defence Strength: 1.07 (+0.02 improvement since GW1)

Overall Strength: 0.71 (+0.07 improvement since GW1)

Model notes:

• The second biggest improvement in Overall Strength.

• I think their improvement is particularly impressive as I probably started the season higher on Newcastle th…