Ste McGovern

Ste McGovern is an experienced football editor, writer and podcaster, who has been part of The Football Faithful team since the site’s early period. A Freelance football writer, Ste has bylines for the Manchester Evening News, BirminghamLive, MARCA, Balls.ie and the Nottingham Post.

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Premier League Stats Crunch: Man City on a roll, Man Utd on the slide, Auba on the rise

As we do every week, we crunch the standout statistics from the past seven days of Premier League action and see what they mean. …

15/02/2021

Tweets of the Week: Cool Carlo, Insta-Keano, Dermot Gallagher’s secret accent

The funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring Carlo Ancelotti remaining the coolest man on Earth during an extra-time winner, Roy…

14/02/2021

Friday Quiz: How well do you remember the week’s biggest football stories?

The Friday Football Quiz tests your knowledge of the week’s biggest football stories. Today’s collection of teasers features a new record set by a…

12/02/2021

Fantasy Premier League: Five of the best double gameweek players to buy in GW24

It’s that most precious of events in Fantasy Premier League: the double gameweek. Four teams are playing twice in gameweek 24 – Burnley, Everton,…

12/02/2021

The longest winning runs in English domestic football, from the 19th century to the present day

It has gone a bit under the radar, but a Premier League club just broke the record for the longest winning run in English…

11/02/2021

Laying down a marker: The biggest statement victories of the Premier League era

Manchester City’s emphatic 4-1 win over Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday was what you might call your classic statement victory. But what…

10/02/2021

FPL Podcast: The best double gameweek players to own in GW24

With the fixture schedule about to get extremely hectic in the coming weeks, the opportunities for green arrows in Fantasy Premier League grow. With…

10/02/2021

Premier League Weekly Awards: Fernandes’ finesse finish, Bedna-wrecked, Allison Blunderland

Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the past seven days. Moment of the…

08/02/2021

Premier League Stats Crunch: Liverpool lose again, another 9-0, and home advantage ebbs away

As we do every week, we dissect the standout statistics from the past seven days of Premier League action and see what they mean. …

08/02/2021

Tweets of the Week: Dyche’s lookylikeys, deja vu for Southampton, and the Carlisle curry

The funniest tweets from the world of football this week, featuring Sean Dyche’s brilliant press conference, Southampton’s 9-0 misery, one football club’s takeaway curry…

07/02/2021