BPL Numbers Game 32

BPL Numbers Game 32

Arsenal continue their unbeaten run, Man United are the win masters while Hull City recorded four centuries of league games.

By Eugene YS Han

2 - Middlesbrough's win over Hull was only their second win in their last 20 Barclays Premier League games.

2 - Fulham recorded their second away league win in quick succession.

2 - Federico Macheda scored his second winning goal for Manchester United in as many matches - both as second-half substitutes. In contrast, Diego Forlan took 27 games to score his first-ever goal for the Red Devils.

4 - Sunderland suffered their fourth successive defeat for the first time in the Premier League since March 2006.

5 - Arsenal have won their last five Premier League matches with an aggregate score of 16-3.

5 - Boro have won their last five home games against Hull in all competitions.

7 - Still no win for Newcastle in their last seven league matches - two under Alan Shearer.

8 - Harry Redknapp remains unbeaten as an opposing manager against West Ham since leaving them eight years ago.

9 - Bolton nearly snatched an unlikely point at Chelsea when they scored three goals in nine minutes to claw back a four-goal deficit.

9 - Liverpool have now scored nine goals in injury time - more than any other club in the league.

11 - Manchester United have won 11 league games in 2009 - more than any other club.

11 - Chelsea are unbeaten in 11 BPL games against Bolton - won eight and drew three.

13 - Blackburn have not won in 13 trips to Anfield in the league.

18 - Arsenal have extend their unbeaten league sequence to 18 games after their fifth straight win.

39 - Sunderland have lost the most number of points (39) to Manchester United than any other BPL club and no club has scored more goals in this league against the Black Cats than United's 37.

40 - 40 goals were scored in ten games over the weekend. The highest scoring was the game between Chelsea and Bolton. They shared seven goals at Stamford Bridge.

50 - Roy Hodgson celebrated his 50th Premier League match in charge of Fulham with a 3-1 win at Man City.

50 - Steven Pienaar celebrated making his 50th Premier League appearance for Everton with a great goal.

50 - Jeremie Aliadiere made his 50th league start for Boro.

51 - West Brom have not won a top-flight league game at Portsmouth since 17 September 1958 - they won 6-2 - 51 years ago.

100 - Man City have now scored 100 league goals against Fulham.

100 - Ashley Young made his 100th Premier League appearance (Watford and Aston Villa).

150 - Chris Kirkland made his 150th career Premier League appearance (Coventry, Liverpool, West Brom and Wigan).

187 - Everton and Aston Villa share 187 league meetings - the most played match-up in the top-flight. Villa have 71 wins, Everton have 70 and there has been 47 draws.

195 - Aston Villa have recorded 195 draws in BPL history - more than any other club in the league.

199 - Bolton are one goal short of scoring their 200th away goal in BPL history.

200 - Pepe Reina made his 200th appearance in goal for Liverpool.

200 - Kevin Davies made his 200th league start for Bolton.

200 - Tim Howard (Man United and Everton) and Tony Hibbert (Everton) both recorded 200th career starts in the English league.

400 - Phil Neville celebrated his 400th career top-flight appearance (Manchester United and Everton).

500 - Shay Given recorded his 500th club career start (Blackburn, Swindon, Sunderland, Newcastle and Manchester City).

500 - Mark Schwarzer made his 500th appearance for an English club (Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Fulham).

4,000 - Hull's 4,000th league game ended in defeat at Boro.


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