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  October 19, 2018 11:48 AM EEST

  Twickenham has hosted its fair share of box office matches, but nothing quite like Sundays NFL clash between hosts LA Rams and the New York Giants. Alex Lewis Jersey .The logistics behind the match have seen a series of changes made to the Twickenham infrastructure including walls being knocked through and a temporary barrier installed in the tunnel.It is the role of NFL operations director Matthew Joyce to oversee the numerous changes to ensure Sundays game goes completely to plan. Its been exciting, Joyce said. Ive been running the Wembley games for the last nine years and the learnings weve made from that side have been used here at Twickenham. There are a lot of different technologies weve used in the past that well use here but its just more exciting than challenging.Here we outline exactly what has been going on behind the scenes at Twickenham ahead of Sundays game.Fan experienceIn the spirit of gridiron, Twickenham will be hosting a tailgating party from 09.30 on Sunday. Hosted in the West Car Park, it will differ slightly to the usual rugby experience.Traditionally for big rugby events fans park and enjoy picnics from the back of their cars while nearby tents are housed with all manner of alcoholic brands selling their liquid refreshments alongside food outlets. But on Sunday this will be a little different.Twickenham will meet the tailgating experience -- more a fan village focused around an American NFL experience for UK fans complete with cheerleaders -- for the first time. There will be bars open and NFL-themed entertainment building the buzz ahead of the opening kickoff. A stage with various music acts will be at the fulcrum of the entertainment but with a number of roads closed in and around the stadium, the experience will extend around the south stand to create the additional spectator plaza.Berths for traditional tailgaiting have been allocated in the Cardinal Vaughan car park while the NFLs very own Big Rig will also be on show on the south plaza.The bars inside the stadium which are normally filled on a rugby day with punters enjoying the pre and post-match cover bands will offer a similar experience.Merchandise-wise, there wont be any red rose-adorned clothing on sale in the two big stores within Twickenham or on pop-up outlets on site. Instead they will be filled with merchandise from the 32 NFL franchises.And according to his 7 Days song, Craig David is usually chilling on a Sunday but this weekend hell be performing the pre-game show on a rolling stage.On-field changesTwickenhams pitch is well-suited to the NFL and the smaller playing area than needed for rugby means the excess patches of grass will be where the bench and coaches sit.For the coaches, boxes have been built at the top of west stand -- level 6 -- so they can have a birds-eye view of the game.The pitch will have the Rams emblem painted in the middle.And welcoming the players onto the field when they run out at the 50-yard line will be an LED wall and pyrotechnics.Off-field logisticsThe size of the teams mean the standard Twickenham changing rooms werent big enough. So for the Rams, the coaches will use Englands traditional changing room and the players will use the nearby gym, linked with a corridor, which has been transformed into a locker room complete with 55 lockers and the various NFL-themed posters over safety, pad regulations and key messages.The Giants coaches will use the away changing room in the bowels of Twickenham while the players will be housed in the newly renovated England Rugby Internationals Club room, used usually for hospitality on match days, while artificial turf has also been laid in the room. This renovation has occurred especially for the NFL game with a door having to be installed to link the locker room with the coaches quarters.The large playing and coaching groups means getting into the stadium also presents its own unique challenges. Whereas England rugby normally park their bus just outside the Lion Gates and walk straight into the changing room, each franchise will have between five and six coaches to transport their team to the match. The arrivals will be staggered with a much larger cordon in place around the team than at a rugby match.The Twickenham tunnel has also been in for some special NFL treatment with a barrier now dividing the two teams, all geared towards building the expectation and excitement around the teams running on to the field.The first few rows of the lower tier of the Twickenham stands have been closed off to enhance fan experience so no supporter will have a restricted view of the field. Where on rugby days the disabled supporters are near pitch level on either side of the field, they will be on raised platforms behind the end line. Tyus Bowser Jersey . Irving scored 23 points, Tristan Thompson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-109 on Friday night. Brandon Carr Jersey . Numbers Game looks into the Canadiens securing the services of Thomas Vanek in a trade with the New York Islanders. The Canadiens Get: LW Thomas Vanek and a conditional fifth-round pick. http://www.cheapravensjerseyssale.com/?tag=tim-williams-jersey-sale ;. PETERSBURG, Fla.The Premier Leagues top four go head-to-head on Sky Sports on Sunday, with leaders Leicester travelling to Arsenal and Manchester City hosting Tottenham. Just six points separate the teams in the table and this weekend offers the perfect opportunity for them to make a statement of intent in the title race.To build up the big showdowns, all this week Sky Sports will be analysing the teams. Whos the best striker in the Premier League. This is what youve been saying... On Monday we looked at their goalkeepers, assessed their defences on Tuesday and compared their midfielders on Wednesday.Now, its time to check each teams strikeforce. Heres what the statistics say… Top-four strikers compared Player Team International caps Transfer fee Jamie Vardy Leicester City 4 (England) ￡1.7m Harry Kane Tottenham 8 (England) N/A (Academy) Olivier Giroud Arsenal 44 (France) ￡9.6m Sergio Aguero Man City 69 (Argentina) ￡38m GOALSCORING Jamie Vardy has scored 18 Premier League goals this season Goals Goals & Assists Player Goals Assists Total Jamie Vardy 18 3 21 Harry Kane 15 1 16 Sergio Aguero 14 2 16 Olivier Giroud 12 3 15 When it comes to goalscoring, Jamie Vardy has been the Premier Leagues best in 2015/16. The Leicester City striker has 18 goals so far this season - an incredible improvement on the five he managed in 2014/15. Vardy has also chipped in with three assists, meaning hes had a direct involvement in 45 per cent of Leicesters 47 goals. Tottenhams Harry Kane (15) and Manchester Citys Sergio Aguero (14) arent far behind in the scoring charts, with Olivier Giroud on 12 for Arsenal. The quartet all feature in the top seven Premier League goalscorers this season, with Evertons Romelu Lukaku (16), Watfords Odion Ighalo and Leicesters Riyad Mahrez (both 14) also in the running for the golden boot. Chris Wormley Jersey. SHOOTING Shooting Player Shooting accuracy Shot conversion rate Big chance scored/missed Big chance conversion rate Jamie Vardy 58.21% 26.87% 11/13 45% Sergio Aguero 60.38% 26.42% 8/10 44% Harry Kane 64.29% 21.43% 13/11 54% Olivier Giroud 53.45% 20.69% 6/12 33% Harry Kane has the best conversion rate of the top-fours leading strikers when it comes to putting away clear-cut opportunities.The Tottenham man has scored 54 per cent of the big chances presented to him this season. In contrast, Arsenals Olivier Giroud has scored six such openings and missed 12 - a conversion rate of 33 per cent. Kane also has the best shooting accuracy, hitting the target with 64.29 per cent of his efforts at goal, while Aguero comes out on top in terms of shot conversion, scoring with 26.42 per cent of his strikes.  Harry Kane has put away a higher percentage of clear-cut chances than Aguero, Vardy and Giroud APPEARANCES Game time Player Mins/goal Minutes played Sergio Aguero 95.43 1336 Jamie Vardy 121.33 2184 Olivier Giroud 141.5 1698 Harry Kane 147.07 2206 Aguero has the best goals/minute rate in the Premier League, of strikers to have scored at least five times. However, the problem for Manchester City this season has been keeping him fit. Hes played just 1336 minutes in 2015/16 - 870 fewer than Kane. Thats the equivalent to more than nine and a half games. Sergio Aguero has scored every 95.43 minutes on average this season Only ever-present centre-back Toby Alderweireld has played more minutes than Kane at Spurs this season. Vardy has also been available for every Premier League game for Leicester. Giroud, though, has spent time on the bench earlier this season when he was duelling for the Arsenal striker role with Theo Walcott. Watch Arsenal v Leicester from 11.30am and Man City v Tottenham from 4pm, live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Sunday.  Or watch all day for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV Also See: Who has the best midfielder? Who has the best keeper? Who has the best defence? 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