
BPL Numbers Game 26
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has scored 27 goals so far while Chelsea's Didier Drogba is not far behind with 25.
By Eugene YS Han
1 - Saturday's defeat to Everton was the first time Manchester United dropped points from winning positions this season.
1 - Nicklas Bendtner is the first striker to score for Arsenal in the Premier League since Eduardo's goal against Portsmouth on 30 December 2009.
1 - Stoke secured their first away win in the league since October.
1 - Wolves' Molineux is the only stadium in the current Premier League where Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka has failed to score a goal at.
2 - Chelsea clinched only their second win in their last seven away matches.
2 - Manchester United have only suffered two league defeats against Everton in 30 games, spanning 5 years.
2 - Since leaving Merseyside for Manchester six seasons ago, Wayne Rooney has just scored twice against Everton.
4 - Chelsea have a 100% Premier League record against Wolves, scoring 16 goals in four victories.
5 - Bolton have failed to score in their last five league games.
5 - Manchester United have won their last five matches against West Ham.
5 - After beating Hull on Saturday, West Ham stay unbeaten in their last five home league matches. They have also equalled their Premier League club record of four clean sheets in a row at home.
6 - Wayne Rooney has scored in each of the last six league games at Old Trafford, totalling ten goals.
6 - Tottenham's three goals against Wigan doubled their goals for tally in 2010 to six,
6 - Portsmouth have lost at home to Stoke for the first time in six home games in all competitions.
6 - Stoke's tally of two away goals at Pompey were more than the total number of goals scored in their six previous away games.
7 - Everton are unbeaten in their last seven league home matches, winning the last five.
7 - Blackburn are unbeaten in seven games against Bolton.
8 - Everton have now taken eight points off Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal in the reverse fixtures this season.
8 - Burnley have lost for the first time in eight league matches against Aston Villa since 1966.
9 - Manchester United's longest run this season was snaped when they were beaten for the first time in nine BPL matches.
10 - Stoke are now unbeaten in ten league and cup matches in 2010.
11 - Pompey have collected just 11 points from 13 home games - the worst record in the BPL.
11 - West Ham secured back-to-back wins for the first time in the league since March 2009 - 11 months ago - when they beat Hull on Saturday.
14 - Burnley have still only taken one point from 14 away league games and they have now conceded 43 goals in the process.
15 - Everton are the most in-form team in the BPL at the moment with 15 points from their last six games.
15 - Manchester City have beaten Liverpool just twice in 15 years and are winless in their last ten meetings.
15 - Arsenal have yet to score in the first 15 minutes of a game at the Emirates this season (all competitions).
21 - Man City are unbeaten at home in 21 games in all competitions since losing to Fulham in April.
25 - Didier Drogba has now scored 25 goals in all competitions.
26 - While Rooney is two ahead with 27 in all competitions.
27 - Sunderland have not won a league encounter at Arsenal since November 1983 - 27 years ago.
46 - Stoke have won for only the second time at Fratton Park in 46 years.
50 - Birmingham lost 2-1 at Fulham in their 50th Premier League game under Alex McLeish.
50 - Former Real Madrid loanee Julien Faubert made his 50th Premier League appearance.
99 - Wolves and Chelsea have met 99 times and surprisingly Wolves have won 37, Chelsea 36 and there have been 26 draws.
150 - Everton have recorded their 150th Premier League win at Goodison Park.
200 - Shaun Wright-Phillips recorded his 200th Premier League appearance for Manchester City
250 - Man-of-the-moment Wayne Rooney has recorded his 250th and 251st Premier League appearances - 67 for Everton; 184 for United.
502 - Everton have notched 502 goals in the Premier League at Goodison Park.
550 - Burnley scored their first away league goal since Chris Eagles scored in the 5-3 defeat at West Ham on November 28 - a run of matches spanning 550 minutes.
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