Tuesday 13 May 2008

Bumper Go Figure: Season In Numbers

Sarah Winterburn | Posted 12/05/08 16:42 | football365.com

0 - League games in which ManYoo and Arsenal conceded more than two goals. Plus, games lost by Chelsea when Ricardo Carvalho was on the pitch.

1 - Win managed this season by Derby. Shame on you Newcastle. Plus; Fulham win achieved without Brian McBride (he was out for almost six months).

2 - Goals scored by Chelsea's £13.5m signing Florent Malouda.

3 - Clean sheets cobbled together by relegated clubs Derby and Birmingham. Plus, games in which ManYoo failed to score (v Reading, Man City and Bolton).

4 - Premier League goals scored by Derby's top scorer Kenny Miller.

5 - Points dropped at Old Trafford by Manchester United - in the opening-day draw with Reading and the derby defeat to Manchester City. Plus, games won by Liverpool in which Fernando Torres or Steven Gerrard failed to score.

6 - Wins for Fulham under Roy Hodgson in 18 league games in charge - a win rate roughly equal to Alan Curbishley's at West Ham over the whole season.

7 - Points picked up by Manchester City against Big Four sides, including a double over ManYoo. Plus, goals conceded in the final five minutes of games by Chelsea.

8 - Premier League clubs who have changed their manager this season. Plus, English players who made it to double scoring figures (that figure was six last season).

9 - Points picked up by West Ham in their last 12 games of the season. Only Derby ended the season in worse form. Plus, number of games won 1-0 by Chelsea.

10 - Points picked up by Newcastle against top-half opposition. Plus, number of league titles now won by Ryan Giggs.

11 - Yellow cards picked up by PL bad boys Nicky Butt, El Hadji Diouf and Michael Brown.

12 - Goals in as many games for Ronaldo in the Premier League season run-in.

13 - Goals scored by Tottenham substitutes - more than any other side.

15 - Tottenham games featuring four or more goals. Plus, number of scoring Arsenal players in the Premier League.

18 - Players who have started Premier League games for Aston Villa.

19 - Goal assists attributed to Cesc Fabregas by the Premier League website.

20 - Players given Premier League winner's medals this season - including Gerard Pique and Tomasz Kuszczak, who received special dispensation.

21 - Points gained by Arsenal from losing positions.

22 - Percentage of Everton's goals that came from their defenders.

24 - League goals scored by Fernando Torres in his first season of English football, beating the 'foreign newcomer' record set by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

27 - Goals scored in the final 15 minutes of games by Arsenal.

31 - League goals scored by Ronaldo this season. He joins Alan Shearer, Kevin Phillips and Thierry Henry in the 30-plus club.

33 - Points dropped from winning positions by Tottenham.

38 - Number of goals scored at Fratton Park and the JJB Stadium this season - the lowest total in the Premier League.

41 - Goals scored by Englishmen for Aston Villa.

57 - League goals scored by Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo this season from a ManYoo total of 80. That's more goals than fifth-placed Everton.

71 - Goals scored by Aston Villa, making them more potent than either Liverpool or Chelsea.

80 - Number of goals scored at White Hart Lane this season in the league.

85 - Yellow cards picked up by Middlesbrough in 38 games.

93 - Fouls committed by Aston Villa's John Carew, who beat Kevin Davies into second place of that particular table.

777 - Number of minutes between Derby goals on September 29 and December 8.

1002 - Total number of goals scored in the division - the highest total since 2003/04.

3420 - Minutes played by Birmingham's Stephen Kelly to make him the only truly ever-present outfield player in the Premier League.