If the contract is "potentially worth X", then this figure definitely includes what will be a substantial signing-on fee. You can't just divide it by 3x52 to get a weekly wage of £90k!
Given the choice between being mathematically safe with 2 weeks to go and it going to the last day only to finish 14th, I would take the former every single time.
Where have you read that? https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/aston-villa-season-2020-restart-date-christian-purslow-a9501471.html says the opposite
This isn't how xG works
This is more or less correct
Each shot is given an xG value based on how likely it is to be scored, which primarily takes into account exactly where the shot is taken from, the angle to goal, the position of the goalkeeper, and whether it was a header or not. A goal is...
Kuszczak - 7 Great save from the header in the second half. Silly booking.
Calderon - 6 Zaha running at him scared the life of me. A couple of sloppy moments but otherwise fine
Greer - 8 Been a different player since playing alongside Upson
Upson - 8 Colossus
Bridge - 8 Dealt with Zaha so well...
Of course that's the reason why, and it does make sense. However it doesn't make it any less annoying as a fan to see the team considerably weaker than everyone was expecting!
Albion v Palace: L
Forest v Albion: D
Albion v Charlton: W
Albion v Leicester: W
Middlesbrough v Albion: D
Peterborough v Albion: W
Albion v Blackpool: W
Leeds v Albion: D
Albion v Wolves: W
Total Albion goals: 16