The BPL Numbers Game 10

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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