
BPL Numbers Game 24
Dider Drogba continues his scoring streak against Arsenal, more red cards in the Merseyside derby and Wayne Rooney is just unstoppable.
By Eugene YS Han
1 - Burnley manager Brian Laws has recorded his first win since joining the Clarets.
2 - Chelsea have lost only two of their last 16 competitive meetings with Arsenal.
2 - Burnley had two shots on target and scored from both of them while West Ham had eight efforts on goal and had just a goal to show for it.
2 - Bolton have managed just two clean sheets in their last 25 league games.
3 - The number of red cards handed out last weekend - Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Steven Pienaar, Christopher Samba.
4 - Chelsea have the best head-to-head record of the Big Four clubs this season, winning all four league matches without conceding a goal. Arsenal have the worst head-to-head record, losing four of their five matches and conceded 11 goals.
4 - Stoke are unbeaten in four Premier League games - matching their longest unbeaten league run of the season.
4 - Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai became Portsmouth's fourth owner in six months.
5 - Chelsea have conceded just five goals from open play this season.
5 - Tottenham have kept five clean sheets in a row at White Hart Lane.
7 - Manchester United have won all seven Premier League games against Portsmouth.
7 - Liverpool have conceded just one goal in their last seven league games.
7 - Kenwyne Jones scored his seventh league goal for Sunderland.
9 - Manchester United have benefited from nine own-goals this season, more than any other club.
9 - Birmingham are unbeaten in nine league matches against Wolves.
9 - Wigan have won just one of their last nine league matches.
10 - West Ham have only one win from their last ten Premier League games.
10 - Everton have lost for the first time in ten league games.
11 - The Toffes have not won a league match at Anfield since September 1999 - 11 years ago.
12 - Chelsea have kept 12 clean sheets this season - more than any other Premier League club.
12 - Didier Drogba has scored 12 goals in his last ten appearances against Arsenal in all competitions.
14 - Wigan and Sunderland have only met 14 times in the league - there have been six draws, three Black Cats wins and five Latics victories.
16 - Aston Villa have failed to score twice in their last 16 top-flight away games.
16 - Sunderland have only won once out of 16 league games and have claimed only five of the last 33 points they have contested.
18 - Bolton have only won three out of 18 Premier League meetings with Fulham.
19 - There are now 19 red cards in the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton - making this derby the dirtiest in Premier League history. There have also been ten dismissals in the last 11 league meetings.
23 - Wayne Rooney has scored his 23rd goal of the season - matching his personal best.
32 - Burnley have beaten West Ham at home for the first time since 1978 - 32 years ago.
36 - Chelsea have not lost at home in all competitions for 36 games.
45 - Sir Stanley Matthews' made his final competitive appearance for Stoke 45 years ago.
50 - Dirk Kuyt scored his 50th goal for Liverpool in all competitions.
53 - Portsmouth have not won a league game at Old Trafford since October 1957 - 53 years ago.
100 - John Obi Mikel has made his 100th Premier League appearance for Chelsea.
100 - William Gallas has played 100th Premier League matches for Arsenal.
213 - Liverpool claimed a league double over neighbours Everton after a 1-0 win in the 213th Merseyside derby.
300 - Stoke City manager Tony Pulis celebrated his 300th game in charge of the Potters with a 3-0 win over Blackburn.
250 - Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech has kept goal for Chelsea 250 times.
500 - Bolton's battering ram striker Kevin Davies played his 500th league against Fulham.
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