Monday, April 11, 2011

Barclays Premier League in numbers

We look back at the latest weekend of the Barclays Premier League season with some key facts and figures.

0 - Fulham are the only side not to have received a red card in the Barclays Premier League this season.
1 - After 19 appearances as a substitute, Nile Ranger made his first Premier League start for Newcastle United in the 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa.
3 - Robin van Persie has failed to score in only three of his 13 Barclays Premier League appearances in 2011 after netting in Arsenal's 3-1 win at Blackpool.
4 - Newcastle United have lost their last four visits to Villa Park, the latest being a 1-0 defeat. Villa are unbeaten in all four matches in which James Collins has found the net.
6 - Daniel Sturridge has now scored six goals on loan for Bolton Wanderers from Chelsea. Since the start of February, only Wayne Rooney has hit the net more often.
6 - West Bromwich Albion are unbeaten in six matches since Roy Hodgson took charge. Their 3-2 win at Sunderland was their third successive victory over the Black Cats but their first on Wearside since their 2-1 success in April 2003.
7 - Fulham have returned empty-handed from their last seven Premier League visits to Old Trafford since their 3-1 success in October 2003. Those seven defeats have seen them score just three times, conceding 19.
7 - Stoke City have now lost seven successive away matches after going down 3-2 at Tottenham Hotspur.
8 - Bolton Wanderers' 3-0 win over West Ham United at the Reebok means they have won their last eight meetings with the Hammers in all competitions, seven of those have come in the Barclays Premier League.
10 - Sunderland have now conceded 10 goals in their last three matches. The 3-2 home defeat by West Brom was their fourth successive reverse at the Stadium of Light.
14 - Nani now has 14 assists this season - more than any other player in the Barclays Premier League - after setting up both Manchester United goals in the 2-0 win over Fulham.
29 - Everton's 3-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers was their first success at Molineux in 29 years since their 3-0 success in the old First Division in January 1982.
41 - Jens Lehmann became the sixth oldest player to feature in the Premier League when he made his second debut for Arsenal in the 3-1 win at Blackpool, aged 41 years and 151 days. John Burridge remains the oldest player in the Premier League having turned out for Manchester City at the age of 43 years and 162 days.
447 - Fernando Torres has played 447 minutes in the Barclays Premier League for Chelsea without scoring following his blank as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic.



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