Szoboszlai indispensable to Slot – and West Ham’s big issue
Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version or go back to LFC Live.net.
Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League.
Only Avram Grant has averaged fewer points per game among West Ham managers in the Premier League era.
The numbers are damning but Potter has not been helped by the club's sluggishness in addressing long-standing issues in terms of personnel.
Allow Cookies Once
It is remarkable that a Premier League side's slowest players should be concentrated in central midfield and it is only now, in the final days of the window, that the club are addressing the problem.
The incoming Matheus Fernandes will instantly become one of West Ham's quickest players having recorded a top speed of 35.12 km/h for Southampton last season.
He is likely to be important again when they face Bournemouth on Saturday.
Live Radar: What's on Sky this weekend?
Saturday Night Football sees Leeds go up against Newcastle, with coverage starting at 5pm on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event ahead of kick-off at 5.30pm.
On a packed Super Sunday, Brighton vs Manchester City, Nottingham Forest vs West Ham, Liverpool vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace are all available to watch on Sky Sports.
Read last week's Radar column
Bryan Mbeumo had a night to forget against Grimsby in midweek but his running power was the focus of last week's column
Matt O'Riley also featured as he fills the Joao Pedro role for Brighton.
Sky Sports to show 215 live Premier League games this season
Starting this season, Sky Sports' Premier League coverage will increase from 128 matches to at least 215 games exclusively live.
And 80 per cent of all televised Premier League games this season will be shown live on Sky Sports.