
The BPL Numbers Game 10
Eugene YS Han looks at the rest of the numbers that mattered from the last round of the Barclays Premier League.
0 - Bolton are the only team in the Premier League not to have kept a clean sheet so far.
1 - Wigan collected all three points in their first-ever top-flight meeting with Burnley.
1 - Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard scored his first league goal from open play this season.
1 - Glenn Whelan is the first midfielder to score for Stoke this season after netting the winner against Spurs.
2 - Stoke collected only their second win against Tottenham in 30 attempts at White Hart Lane.
2 - Stoke also joined Arsenal as the only away side to keep a clean sheet at White Hart Lane in 2009.
4 - Hull's 0-0 draw against Portsmouth was only their fourth clean sheets in 23 Premier League games at the KC Stadium.
5 - The number of headed own-goals so far in the Premier League: Lucas (Liverpool v Villa), Diaby (Man Utd vs Arsenal), Pantsil (Villa vs Fulham), Zayatte (Hull vs Sunderland), Dane (Birmingham vs Sunderland)
5 - Chelsea have won all five league games at home - the only club to do so.
5 - Blackburn's 5-0 loss to Chelsea are their heaviest defeat under Sam Allardyce.
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7 - Blackburn have failed to score in their last seven league games against Chelsea, losing six of those matches.
7 - Bolton have beaten Everton for the first time in seven attempts.
8 - West Ham have failed to collect a win in their last eight league games - their longest win-less run since December 2006 (11).
9 - Playmaker Joe Cole made his first appearance for Chelsea after almost nine months out through injury.
12 - Chelsea have won 12 of their last 14 games against Blackburn in all competitions.
15 - Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 15 league and cup matches against Wolves.
29 - Arsenal are the top-scoring side in the Premier League so far with 29 goals in nine games.
99 - Wolves and Aston Villa shared the spoils in the 99th Midlands derby between the two sides.
100 - Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has now lost 100 Premier League games in his managerial career.
100 - Jason Scotland has made his 100th league appearance in England.
121 - Wolves and Aston Villa both made their league debuts against each other - 121 years ago. Coincidentally in that game, they also drew 1-1 in front of 2,500 supporters at Wolves' old Dudley Road ground.
144 - Bolton and Everton have now met each other 145 times - Bolton have won 38 to Everton's 71.
199 - Brad Friedel made his 199th consecutive Premier League appearance.
200 - Aston Villa are the first team to clock 200 Premier League draws.
200 - Birmingham recorded a much-needed victory in their 200th Premier League game. They now have won 55 and lost 88.
250 - Wolves' versatile defender Greg Halford has recorded his 250th club career appearances.
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