Premier League Numbers And Stats

Arsenal

Robin van Persie has scored 25 of Arsenal's 48 Premier League goals in 2011.
Arsenal have won six of their last seven games in all competitions since losing 4-3 at Blackburn last month.
Gervinho recorded a pass completion of 84% v Stoke - his only misplaced touches were four crosses across the six-yard area.

Aston Villa

Darren Bent's penalty was Aston Villa's only shot on target against West Brom.
Six of the last seven matches between Aston Villa and West Brom have ended with a 2-1 scoreline.
Villa have thrown away more points from a winning position than any other PL team - seven. Those dropped points would put them in fifth.

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn attempted a massive 20 shots at home to Tottenham on Sunday.
They also committed a massive 20 fouls with Steven Nzonzi picking up his fifth yellow card in nine games.
Blackburn have won just five of 30 Premier League games with Steve Kean as manager.

Bolton Wanderers

Chelsea

Chelsea have gone eight PL games without a clean sheet - their worst run since 2003.
David Luiz has given away three penalties in just 14 Premier League games.
Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge were the only Chelsea outfield starters not to pick up a card at Loftus Road on Sunday.

Everton

All ten points claimed by Everton this season have come against teams currently in the bottom half of the table.
Royston Drenthe was the most fouled player of the weekend - drawing a massive eight free-kicks at Fulham.
The win at Fulham ended a run of nine visits to London without victory for Everton.

Fulham

Fulham's record of seven points from nine games echoes their 2007/08 season when Lawrie Sanchez lost his job in December.
Clint Dempsey has had more than twice as many shots (32) as any of his Fulham teammates this season.
Captain Danny Murphy (34) has been substituted in his last five Fulham appearances.

Liverpool

Luis Suarez had 11 shots against Norwich on Saturday - more than any other player in any Premier League game this season. He has now had 39 shots this season and scored just four PL goals.
Stewart Downing had six shots v the Canaries and failed to hit the target once.
Liverpool would be in second place if they had not thrown away six points from winning positions this season.

Manchester City

City scored with six of their seven shots on target at Old Trafford.
They have already scored more goals this season (33) than in the whole of the 2006/07 season (29).
Samir Nasri, David Silva, James Milner and Micah Richards have been credited with four or more PL assists already this season.

Manchester United

The 6-1 defeat to City was the biggest loss in their Premier League history.
It was their biggest derby defeat since 1926.
The last time they conceded six at Old Trafford was in 1930 against the mighty Huddersfield Town.

Newcastle United

Newcastle have remained unbeaten for 12 PL games for the first time since 1997.
Newcastle have scored fewer goals this season than last season (12 v 14) at this stage but have picked up eight more points (19 v 11)
If games ended after 45 minutes, Newcastle would be languishing in 11th place.

Norwich City

Norwich hit the target with 57% of their shots on Saturday at Anfield. Liverpool's figure was 31%.
Keeper John Ruddy was still credited with eight saves at Liverpool.
Left-back Marc Tierney is the only player to start every PL game for Norwich. He has attempted zero shots.

QPR

Heidar Helguson is QPR's top scorer this season with a grand total of two goals.
QPR have recorded their first home win since beating Sheffield United in April.
Joey Barton conceded the same number of free-kicks v Chelsea (5) as the previous five games put together.

Stoke City

Stoke have lost all three Sunday games after Europa League clashes by an aggregate of 9-1.
They managed a grand total of five shots on target in those three defeats.
Stoke have won only ten away games in 62 attempts in the Premier League.

Sunderland

Nicklas Bendtner has scored or assisted five of Sunderland's ten goals scored with him on the pitch this season.
Sunderland have conceded the same number of goals as Liverpool and Chelsea this season.
Stephane Sessegnon finally scored his first PL goal of the season with his 23rd shot on Saturday at Bolton.

Swansea City

Michel Vorm has been credited with an impressive 38 saves in nine PL games this season.
Danny Graham has scored with his only three shots on target in his last three games.
Swansea have picked up just 11 yellow cards this season - the same total as Manchester City.

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham's 16 points from eight games echoes the 2009/10 season which ended with Spurs in fourth place.
Rafael van der Vaart has averaged a goal every 153 minutes of PL football for Tottenham.
The Dutchman has scored the opening goal in Tottenham's last four league games.

West Brom

Chris Brunt has failed to score with three of his last five PL spot-kicks.
Brunt now has eight PL assists from set-pieces since the start of 2010/11 - more than any other player.
West Brom have the same away record (seven points from five games) as Chelsea this season.

Wigan

Wigan have lost six consecutive Premier League games for the first time since Sept/Oct/Nov 2007 when Chris Hutchings lost his job.
Wigan have had 30 shots in their last two games but only four have been on target.
The Latics committed a weekend-high 22 fouls on Newcastle players on Saturday.

Wolves

Wolves have more points after nine games (eight) than at the same stage last season.
If games ended after 45 minutes, Wolves would be rock bottom of the Premier League.
Jamie O'Hara scored his first PL goal of the season with his 29th shot v Swansea on Saturday.

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