Tuesday, March 1, 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.

3 - Following his goal against Liverpool on Sunday, Demba Ba became only the third West Ham United player to score three goals in his first three Premier League matches, alongside Ian Wright and Trevor Sinclair.
4 - All of Aston Villa midfielder Ashley Young's last four goals have come from the penalty spot, including his 49-minute opener against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
6 - Stoke City have scored six goals in stoppage time in the Barclays Premier League this season - more than any other side.
15 - They may have only won one match on the road this season but Fulham have got one of the best goal differences in the Barclays Premier League. The Cottagers have only conceded 15 goals away from home, a record that is only bettered by title-hunting trio Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal.

19 - There have been 19 goalless draws in the Barclays Premier League this season. Fulham have been involved in five of them.

Single Side
20 - Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard misplaced 20 of his passes in the 3-1 defeat to West Ham United, the most of any Liverpool outfield player in a top-flight match this term.
50 - Having all ready bettered his best-ever goal tally for a single season with his 11th strike of the campaign in the 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United's Kevin Nolan has now netted a career total of 50 Premier League goals.
63 - Wolverhampton Wanderers frontman Kevin Doyle has been fouled more times than any other player in the Barclays Premier League, being on the wrong end of a bad challenge 63 times.
97 - Matches involving Blackpool have seen more goals than any other side. The Seasiders have seen a combined total of 97 goals in their matches to date, with 42 going for them and 55 against.
502 - The number of points Everton have won under manager David Moyes. Only Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Harry Redknapp have done better.

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