Facts: Which Europe chasers have made more defensive blunders than any other side?
The latest batch of 'say WHAT now?!'s from the Premier League...
- Samuel Eto’o has scored all 11 of his competitive goals for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
- This was only the third time that Arsenal have conceded 4+ goals in the first half of a Premier League game, but two have come this season (1-5 at Liverpool in Feb 2014 and 1-6 at Man United in Feb 2001).
- André Schürrle has scored 7 goals in his 10 Premier League starts for Chelsea this season.
- All three of Cardiff's goals in the opening 10 minutes this season have been scored by Jordon Mutch.
- Suarez has 5 goals and 2 assists in his 2 Premier League appearances vs Cardiff this season.
- Martin Skrtel has 6 league goals this season - in his previous 6 Premier League seasons he'd only managed 7 goals combined.
- Skrtel is now the joint-top-scoring defender in the Premier League this season (6, alongside Seamus Coleman).
- Liverpool made the most successful final-third passes (160) across the weekend.
- Suarez’s total of 5 shots on target was more than half of the Premier League teams in action.
- Steven Gerrard made more successful long passes than any other PL player at the weekend (14).
- Liverpool extended their Premier League record of scoring in consecutive first halves to 20 games.
- Leighton Baines has now scored 12 out of 12 penalties in the Premier League.
- 8 of Romelu Lukaku’s 11 Premier League goals this season have come at Goodison Park.
- Kevin Mirallas has bagged a brace of assists in 2 different Premier League games this season: no player has done it more often in 2013/14.
- Swansea hit 6 shots off target from inside the penalty box.
- Chico made a weekend-high 9 interceptions.
- The Baggies mustered 16 shots against Hull (including blocked), their third-highest total in a game this season.
- West Brom have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 20 Premier League games.
- Shane Long has netted 3 goals in 8 Premier League games for Hull this season, equalling his haul managed in 15 appearances for West Brom last season.
- No player created more chances in the PL at the weekend than Graham Dorrans (6).
- Yaya Toure has scored with 9 of his 11 attempts from dead-ball situations (4 free-kicks, 5 penalties) in the Premier League this season.
- Fulham have conceded the first goal in 22 of their Premier League games this season; more often than any other side.
- Fernando Amorebieta is the first player to give away 2 penalties in a single PL game since Clarke Carlisle in Feb 2010 (for Burnley vs Portsmouth).
- On this goalscoring weekend, Fulham were the only side not to record a shot on target.
- 5 of Papiss Cisse’s last 11 Premier League goals have come in the 90th minute or later.
- Palace registered just 1 shot on target in this game.
- Only Chelsea (5) have won more points from goals scored in the 90th minute or later than Newcastle (4) this season.
- Palace made fewer successful passes than any other team at the weekend (180).
- Newcastle played 4 through-balls, twice as many as any other team across the weekend.
- Palace made a weekend-high 31 tackles.
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- This was the first time that Robert Snodgrass has scored in successive Premier League appearances.
- Sunderland have been given the most red cards in this season’s Premier League (7).
- Wayne Rooney now has 13 Premier League goals this season – one more than he managed in his 27 PL apps in 2012/13 (12).
- Ashley Young assisted his first Premier League goal for Man United since December 9 2012.
- West Ham could only muster 1 shot on target in this match.
- Andy Carroll made 12 flick-ons in this game but only 38 passes in total (including flick-ons).
- Stewart Downing attempted a weekend-high 19 crosses and corners.
Tottenham 3-2 Southampton
- Jay Rodriguez has scored in 3 consecutive Premier League appearances for the second time in his career (also in March/April last season).
- Roberto Soldado has now assisted 5 league goals this season. The striker has scored 6.
- This was the first time this season that Spurs have battled back from a losing position at home to claim Premier League points (had lost previous 5 they had trailed in).
- Southampton were caught offside 8 times.
- Tottenham have now made 15 errors leading to goals in the PL this season, 5 more than any other side.
- The Potters scored 3 goals in the first half of a Premier League game for just the second time (also vs Fulham in Jan 2010); and the first time away from home.
- Peter Crouch has played a hand in 4 goals against Aston Villa this season (2 goals, 2 assists).
- Stoke scored 4 goals from 5 shots on target.
- Stoke scored 4 goals away from home for the first time in the Premier League.
- Stoke played only 5 crosses in this game, fewer than any other PL team in a game at the weekend.
- Villa made fewer interceptions than any other team across the weekend (7).
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Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities.
By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.
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