The BPL Numbers Game 11

The BPL Numbers Game 11

All the football numbers and statistics that mattered from the latest round of the Barclays Premier League.

By Eugene YS Han

1 - Bolton remain the only side in the Barclays Premier League without a clean sheet this season.

1 - Fulham have scored against Liverpool for the first time in five games.

1 - Portsmouth have collected their first home win in the league this season - their 50th in the BPL.

1 - Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas captained his first North London derby and scored a goal in the process.

2 - Zak Knight of Bolton has now scored own-goals for both Chelsea and Man United this season.

4 - Manchester City have collected their fourth successive draw.

5 - Liverpool have lost five successive away games in all competitions.

5 - Carlton Cole has scored five goals in his last six games for West Ham.

6 - Liverpool suffered their sixth defeat in seven games in all competitions.

6 - 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), Knight (Bolton vs Chelsea).

7 - Chelsea have won on their last seven trips to Bolton in the league and haven't conceded a goal in any of those matches.

7 - Aston Villa are now unbeaten in seven league games against Everton.

8 - Martin O'Neill has never lost a Premier League visit to Goodison Park, winning two and drawing six.

8 - Portsmouth have scored eight goals in their last two games.

8 - Birmingham are the lowest scorers in the top-flight with just eight goals.

9 - Birmingham's Barry Ferguson became the ninth player sent off in the Premier League this weekend when he collected a second booking deep into injury time against Manchester City. The other eight were JLloyd Samuel (Bolton), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Everton), Carlos Cuellar (Aston Villa), Geovanni (Hull), Kenwyne Jones (Sunderland), Radoslav Kovac (West Ham), Philipp Degan (Liverpool) and Jamie Carragher (Liverpool). It is a record high for Premier League fixtures played on a Saturday while it's the highest tally over Saturday-Sunday in the last ten seasons.

10 - Arsenal, under Arsene Wenger, have not lost a league game to Tottenham for ten straight seasons.

11 - Hull have not won in their last 11 away league games.

12 - Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 12 games against Bolton - they won nine and drawn three.

14 - Fernando has now scored 14 goals away from Anfield for Liverpool. 

16 - Liverpool have won eight games and lost eight games in all competitions this season so far.

16 - Blackburn have won just once in 16 league games at Old Trafford.

19 - Man United have collected 19 of a possible 21 points from their last seven meetings with Blackburn in the league, conceding only three goals in the process.

100 - Scotland international Graham Alexander celebrated making his 100th league appearance for Burnley with a brace. The game against Hull also marked his 900th appearance in his club career.

162 - Arsenal beat Tottenham 3-0 in the 162nd North London derby.

189 - Aston Villa and Everton have faced each other 189 times - the most in top-flight history. Villa have 71 wins; Everton 70.

200 - Aston Villa's Brad Friedel has extended his record consecutive Premier League appearances to 200.

250 - Midfield dynamo Steven Sidwell has registered his 250th career league appearance.

500 - Battering ram Kevin Davies made his 500th club career start.

1000 - Arsenal have accumulated 1,000 points under Arsene Wenger.

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