
BPL Numbers Game 27
Middlesbrough celebrated their first win in 15 games while Liverpool continue their dismal run on Teesside, observes Eugene YS Han.
1 - Blackburn notched their first away win in the league under Sam Allardyce.
2 - Stoke and Fulham remain the only clubs across the top four English divisions not to have an away victory to their name.
3 - Fulham have scored just three goals on the road this season.
4 - Stoke's tally of away points won this season out of a possible 42. And they have not won in 34 top-flight matches on the road since beating Luton 0-1 on 7 May 1984!
5 - Arsenal have recorded five successive draws - the last four were goalless. The Gunners have not drawn five-in-a-row since February 1994. But at least the Londoners are unbeaten in 15 matches in all competitions.
5 - Aston Villa have not won just 5 out of 14 home games this season.
6 - Everton are now unbeaten in six home games.
7 - Fulham have the most number of goalless draws in the BPL - seven.
8 - Liverpool have failed to score in eight of their last ten away Premier League meetings with Middlesbrough.
11 - Hull have no wins in 11 Premier League games - currently the worst run in the top flight.
15 - Middlesbrough won their first game in 15 attempts while Liverpool suffered their first defeat in 15 league games.
23 - Arsenal are still unbeaten at home against Fulham - winning 20, drawn three and lost none of 23 league and cup fixtures.
30 - Everton have not lost to West Brom at Goodison Park since 1 May 1979 - about 30 years ago.
50 - Ryan Babel made his 50th Premier League appearance for Liverpool.
50 - Titus Bramble made his 50th Premier League appearance for Wigan.
51 - WBA have conceded a total of 51 goals in their BPL history.
100 - Jeremie Aliadiere celebrated his 100th English league appearance (Arsenal, West Ham, Wolves and Middlesbrough) and 50th in a Boro shirt by leading them to their first win in 15 league games.
100 - Robert Green marked his 100th appearance in a West Ham shirt with a clean sheet against Man City.
150 - Everton hosted West Bromwich Albion in the 150th competitive meeting between the clubs.
150 - Yossi Benayoun made his 150th appearance for an English club (West Ham and Liverpool) when he came on as a sub against Boro.
200 - James Milner made his 200th career league appearance (Leeds, Swindon, Newcastle and Aston Villa).
250 - Paul Konchesky made his 250th club career start (Charlton, Tottenham, West Ham and Fulham).
300 - Steven Gerrard made his 300th start for Liverpool.
300 - Bobby Zamora recorded his 300th career league appearance (Bristol Rovers, Brighton, Tottenham, West Ham and Fulham).
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