
The BPL Numbers Game 21
Wigan Athletic are officially the best team in England right now, says Eugene YS Han. Manchester United who?
0 - Cristiano Ronaldo has yet to score a Premier League goal against Chelsea.
1 - Wigan have beaten Tottenham for the first time in nine attempts.
2 - The number of BPL games postponed because of the weather.
3 - Chelsea have now lost all away games against their 'Big Four' rivals.
4 - Hull are on their longest losing streak of four straight defeats.
5 - Arsenal have beaten Bolton for the fifth successive time in the Premier League.
7 - Arsenal have been unbeaten in seven League matches since losing 3-0, away to Manchester City on 22 November. And they have won all seven top-flight matches in which clean sheets have been kept.
7 - Newcastle are on a eight-match unbeaten home record against West Ham of four wins and four draws.
7 - Michael Owen scored his first goal from outside the box since November 2002 in the Magpies' 2-2 draw with West Ham on Saturday.
8 - Man United are unbeaten, and have not conceded a single goal in eight league games. They have also won all their last eight home matches.
8 - The number of players booked at Old Trafford on Sunday.
9 - Aston Villa have won all nine matches in which they've scored first - the best record in the BPL.
14 - Man United are unbeaten in 14 successive home league games. The last time they lost a match at home was to Man City 2-1 on 10 February last year.
18 - Wigan are the most in-form team across the England leagues after notching 18 out of 21 possible points.
47 - Bolton have not picked up maximum points at Arsenal's home ground for 47 years in the league.
50 - Michael Owen marked his 50th Premier League start in a Newcastle shirt with a goal.
50 - Middlesbruogh's Tuncay Sanli made his 50th Premier League appearance.
75 - WBA's all-time losses record in the Barclays Premier League.
100 - Chelsea went down to their 100th Premier League loss away from home.
128 - Sunderland and Middlesbrough shared a 1-1 draw in the 128th Tees-Wear league derby,
132 - Aston Villa came up tops in the 132nd West Midlands league derby against West Bromwich Albion at Villa Park.
173 - Brad Friedel have extended his record breaking run to 173 consecutive Premier League appearances.
250 - Danny Shittu made his 250th career league start (Blackpool, QPR, Watford and Bolton).
300 - Newcastle United marked 300 BPL matches in the draw against West Ham.
300 - Danny Higginbotham made his 300th club career appearance (Manchester United, Derby, Southampton, Stoke and Sunderland).
700 - Sunderland recorded their 700th draw in their post-war history.
5000 - The number of points Everton have achieved in their league history.
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