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How to Win the Premier League is a nonfiction account of how statistical analysis became integral to elite football decision making. Its author, Ian Graham, was Liverpool FC Director of Research from 2012 to 2023, a period that included the club winning the Champions League and its first league title in three decades. Rather than presenting data as a secret formula or a replacement for coaches, Graham examines the organizational work required to make analytical evidence useful. The book combines an insider perspective on Liverpool with an accessible explanation of ideas that changed recruitment, player evaluation, tactical assessment, and judgments of managerial performance. Prominent decisions, including the appointment of Jürgen Klopp and the signing of Mohamed Salah, provide practical context for the broader argument. Graham repeatedly distinguishes results from the quality of the process that produced them, showing why league tables, goals, and reputations can mislead. The purpose is both explanatory and corrective: to show what football data can measure, what it cannot settle alone, and why a club gains an advantage only when its leaders are prepared to act on better evidence.