Where is the toughest place to play on a Cold, Wet Tuesday night?

On the 20th of December 2010, TV pundit Andy Gray claimed that Leonel Messi would “struggle on a cold night at the Britannia Stadium … A cold, wet, windy one". And so, a football cliché was born.

"Can they do it on a cold wet Tuesday night in Stoke". This iconic phrase has since become a football parody, and unavoidable whenever discussions of the 'GOAT' come up. But is Stoke really the toughest place to visit under such conditions?

In this video, we take a deep dive into the reality behind the myth, with hard(ish) stats. We scrutinise every Tuesday night Premier League game from the 1992/1993 season to the 2023/2024 season, examining weather records to find out where truly is the harshest place to visit on a cold, wet Tuesday night.


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