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Barclays Premier League Opta Facts – March 16-17

Written By maxtv on Friday, 15 March 2013 | 13:44


Everton v Manchester City
Everton have won five of their last seven Barclays Premier League encounters with Manchester City (L1 D1).
Roberto Mancini has lost to David Moyes more than any other manager in the Premier League (5).
Carlos Tevez has scored in his last four appearances for Manchester City (six goals); he has never scored in five consecutive appearances since moving to England (all comps).
Everton have kept only two clean sheets in their last 23 Premier League games.
Both teams have scored in 22 of Everton's 28 Premier League games this season.
Man City have kept six clean sheets in their last eight league games.
Everton have made fewer substitutions than any other Premier League team this season (67), Man City the most (83).
No team has hit the woodwork more than Everton (19) and no team has had more shots cleared off the line (10) than the Toffees.
Leighton Baines is one of only three outfield players to play every minute of every game for his side this season.
Since August 2010 Joe Hart has kept 48 clean sheets in the Premier League, 13 more than any other goalkeeper.

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers
The last three Barclays Premier League meetings between Aston Villa and QPR have ended as score draws.
Villa have taken 13 points from their five Premier League home games against Queens Park Rangers.
Queens Park Rangers have not won three Premier League games in a row since March 1995.
Despite a shot conversion rate of 23% in their last game (three goals from 13 shots v Sunderland), QPR still have the lowest shot conversion rate in the Premier League (9%).
QPR have not won a Premier League game north of London since beating Stoke in November 2011.
Christian Benteke has scored seven goals in the Premier League so far in 2013, but has also picked up four yellow cards in his last six Premier League appearances.
Aston Villa haven't won consecutive Premier League games for 67 matches (last did so in May 2011).
Stephan Mbia has picked up six bookings in his last 11 Premier League appearances.
QPR have scored the fewest goals in the first half (9), Villa the joint-fewest in the second half (13).
Aston Villa have conceded more goals after half-time than any other team (36). If Premier League games ended at half-time this season, Villa would be eighth in the table.

Southampton v Liverpool
Southampton have won three of their last four Premier League home games against Liverpool, with all three wins ending 2-0.
The Reds have scored only four goals in their last six top-flight encounters with the Saints.
The Saints have won only one of their last eight Premier League games (W1 D4 L3).
Luis Suarez has scored nine goals in the Premier League 2013; two more than any other player.
When Stewart Downing has scored or assisted a Premier League goal this season, Liverpool have always won (five games).
Liverpool have not won four Premier League games in a row since February 2011.
The Reds have conceded either no goals or two goals exactly in their last 10 league games (five times each).
Liverpool's conversion rate is 14% this season, up from a Premier League-low 20th place in 2011-12 (9%).
Luis Suarez has had 144 more touches in the opposition box than any other Premier League player. The next highest gap between players is just 14.
Liverpool have scored the lowest proportion of goals in the final 15 minutes this season (9%).

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion
Stoke have taken 16 points from their seven Barclays Premier League meetings with WBA.
Stoke average 2.29 points per game against the Baggies in the Premier League, only against Blackburn (2.38) do they have more.
Stoke have lost seven of their last nine Barclays Premier League games (W1 D1).
Stoke City have managed to score just once in the first half of their nine Premier League games in 2013
The Potters have gone eight Premier League home games without a clean sheet after keeping four in a row in September-November.
Stoke have scored the highest proportion of goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games this season (22%).
If the Premier League had started on January 1st 2013, Stoke would be bottom of the table with just four points.
37% of Stoke's Premier League goals this season have come from corners or throws.
WBA are one of only two teams (along with Wigan) not to score from a free kick (either indirect or direct)
Five of Stoke's last six Premier League home games have gone over 2.5 goals with four of them going over 3.5 goals.

Swansea City v Arsenal
This will be the fourth competitive meeting between Arsenal and Swansea already this season, with both teams having a W1 D1 L1 record.
Six of the seven goals scored in games between Arsenal and Swansea this season have come in the closing 10 minutes.
Michu has scored three of Swansea's four goals against Arsenal this season.
Swansea have conceded a higher proportion of goals from set pieces than any other team in the PL this season (50%).
Swansea are looking to win four Premier League home games in a row for the first time.
Arsenal have averaged 58.5% possession this season, higher than any other team (Swansea are sixth - 55.6%).
Ki-Seung Young has had more shots (inc. blocked) without scoring than any other Premier League player this season (36).
Arsenal (14) have picked up only one more point than QPR (13) in 2013, while Swansea (12) have one point fewer than the bottom of the league side.
Ashley Williams has made a league-high 40 blocks this season, only 26 fewer than Arsenal have in total (66 being a joint-low).
Swansea have conceded more goals from indirect free-kicks than any other side (6).

Manchester United v Reading
The two competitive games between Man Utd and Reading so far this season have produced a total of 10 goals.
Reading's only competitive win against Manchester United came back in 1927.
Wayne Rooney has been involved in a Premier League goal (scoring or assisting) every 75 minutes this season, his best-ever rate in a league campaign.
Reading have let 23 points slip from winning positions in the Premier League this season, only Southampton (27) have lost more.
Man Utd have come from behind to win more points than any other Premier League team this season (27).
Reading have fewer points after 29 games (23) than in either of their previous Premier League campaigns.
Reading are on the longest current run of consecutive defeats (4) & have the longest overall run in the Premier League this season (7).
Robin van Persie's conversion rate in his past nine games is 5% (all comps), compared to 27% in the 28 games before that.
Reading have only won one of the games in which Adam Le Fondre has started but three when he has come on as a sub.
Man Utd have scored the most headed goals this season and the most from corners (both 13).

Sunderland v Norwich
Five of the last six goals scored in Sunderland v Norwich games have come before half-time. Norwich have, however, scored only one first half goal in their nine Premier League games in 2013 so far.
Norwich have failed to score in six of their last eight Premier League games.
Norwich have drawn six games 0-0 this season, more than any other Premier League side, Sunderland, meanwhile, have four.
Steven Fletcher has scored the first goal of a game on seven occasions in the Premier League this season, more than any other player.
Norwich have scored more direct free kicks than any other team this season but all four came in a spell between November 28 and December 29.
Norwich (10) have scored five times as many headed goals as Sunderland (2) in the Premier League this season.
Robert Snodgrass has picked up four bookings in his last seven Premier League appearances.
Danny Graham has gone 294 minutes without a Premier League goal.
Norwich have conceded 4+ goals in six Premier League games this season, more than any other side.

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham
Tottenham have won their last six Barclays Premier League games in a row against Fulham, this after winning only five of the previous 17.
Fulham have scored a total of only two goals in their last eight top-flight games against Spurs.
Spurs have scored more long range goals than any other Premier League team this season (11).
Fulham have only ever won 21 of their 104 Premier League London derbies.
Tottenham have scored 249 goals in Premier League London derbies.
Spurs have fashioned 31 chances from counter-attacks this season, more than any other size.
Fulham have taken only five points from six London derbies this season, while Spurs have 16, more than any other capital club.
Gareth Bale has taken more direct free-kicks than any other player in the Premier League this season (19) but has scored with only two.
Tottenham have conceded exactly one goal in their last four Premier League home games and in seven of the last nine at White Hart Lane.
Only five of Gareth Bale's 16 Premier League goals this season have come at White Hart Lane.

Chelsea v West Ham United
Three of the last four Barclays Premier League games between Chelsea and West Ham have gone over 3.5 goals.
West Ham have not won a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge since September 2002.
The two players to have scored the most goals without assisting a single one in the Premier League this season are Demba Ba (15) and Frank Lampard (11).
Fernando Torres has gone 11 hours and 22 minutes since last scoring a Premier League goal.
But Torres has scored six goals and has three assists in seven Premier League games against the Hammers. Against no other Premier League opponent has he scored more often.
West Ham's nine London derbies this season have produced a total of 35 goals (3.89 per game).
Chelsea have won their last three Premier League games at Stamford Bridge.
West Ham have scored in seven successive Premier League games, the last time they had a run of this length was November 2009 (10 games).
Matt Jarvis has created more chances without recording an assist than any other player (29).
Frank Lampard has 99 Premier League assists but is yet to record one in 2012-13.

Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United
Wigan average 2.5 points per Barclays Premier League home game against Newcastle, more than they do against any other team they've played more than twice.
The Magpies have scored just two goals in six trips to the DW Stadium.
Newcastle have used more players than any other side in the Premier League this season (31).
Three of Yohan Cabaye's six Premier League goals this season have been scored from outside the box.
Newcastle have played the highest proportion of long passes in the Premier League this season (16.5%).
Callum McManaman has played more sub appearances without ever starting than any other player in Premier League history (17).
Emmerson Boyce has misplaced more passes in his defensive third than any other Premier League player this season (28).
Wigan have conceded more goals in 2013 than any other Premier League side (20) and have the fewest home points this season (10).
The Latics have conceded more penalties than any other Premier League team this season (7).
Wigan have gone 15 home games without a clean sheet in the league, conceding 33 goals in that period.
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