Sam Dean
@samjdean.bsky.social
Football reporter for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph.
Attacking stats at half-time.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Attacking stats at half-time.
Keith Andrews was Brentford's set-piece coach last season. They were the best team in the Premier League on set-pieces. #BrentfordFC 🐝
June 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Keith Andrews was Brentford's set-piece coach last season. They were the best team in the Premier League on set-pieces. #BrentfordFC 🐝
Parc des Princes. Arteta and Rice speaking shortly.
May 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Parc des Princes. Arteta and Rice speaking shortly.
Djugarden v Chelsea. I’ll be honest, the plastic pitch does not look great. At all.
May 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Djugarden v Chelsea. I’ll be honest, the plastic pitch does not look great. At all.
Bukayo Saka is walking a little gingerly. Presumably from the Davis tackle.
April 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Bukayo Saka is walking a little gingerly. Presumably from the Davis tackle.
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
April 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
Arsenal are arriving into a proper rainstorm in Madrid. Chucking it down.
April 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Arsenal are arriving into a proper rainstorm in Madrid. Chucking it down.
Left foot, edge of the box, far corner. Ethan Nwaneri has scored this goal four times this season (so far).
March 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Left foot, edge of the box, far corner. Ethan Nwaneri has scored this goal four times this season (so far).
Forest v Arsenal. Third v second.
February 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Forest v Arsenal. Third v second.
Kai Havertz has made at least 45 club appearances in each of the last five seasons. Arsenal will need him to be as resilient as ever in the coming months.
Here’s what Mikel Arteta said about the German’s robustness:
Here’s what Mikel Arteta said about the German’s robustness:
February 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Kai Havertz has made at least 45 club appearances in each of the last five seasons. Arsenal will need him to be as resilient as ever in the coming months.
Here’s what Mikel Arteta said about the German’s robustness:
Here’s what Mikel Arteta said about the German’s robustness:
Estadi Montilivi. Girona v Arsenal.
January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Estadi Montilivi. Girona v Arsenal.
Midweek NLD. Big night.
January 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Midweek NLD. Big night.
At the Amex. Snood weather ❄️
January 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
At the Amex. Snood weather ❄️
Brentford v Arsenal. The weather is truly vile.
January 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Brentford v Arsenal. The weather is truly vile.
This is a proper Premier League midfield three. Lovely blend of artful scheming and bar-fight bruising. Must be truly vile to play against.
December 30, 2024 at 8:48 PM
This is a proper Premier League midfield three. Lovely blend of artful scheming and bar-fight bruising. Must be truly vile to play against.
Emirates Stadium. Arsenal v Ipswich.
December 27, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Emirates Stadium. Arsenal v Ipswich.
Have Arsenal and Arteta put too much emphasis on control and not enough on attacking flair? The spending shows how they have built from the back. (Obviously this is partly because they already had Saka and Martinelli in the building)
December 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Have Arsenal and Arteta put too much emphasis on control and not enough on attacking flair? The spending shows how they have built from the back. (Obviously this is partly because they already had Saka and Martinelli in the building)
Palace have followed Monaco’s lead by leaving three players upfield for an Arsenal corner.
December 18, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Palace have followed Monaco’s lead by leaving three players upfield for an Arsenal corner.
Arsenal's attack has become increasingly right-sided over the past few years. Which makes sense, considering their quality in those areas.
But when opposition teams are targeting Saka & Odegaard, #AFC need more end product and quality from their left wingers.
www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
But when opposition teams are targeting Saka & Odegaard, #AFC need more end product and quality from their left wingers.
www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
December 9, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Arsenal's attack has become increasingly right-sided over the past few years. Which makes sense, considering their quality in those areas.
But when opposition teams are targeting Saka & Odegaard, #AFC need more end product and quality from their left wingers.
www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...
But when opposition teams are targeting Saka & Odegaard, #AFC need more end product and quality from their left wingers.
www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...