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[article=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/74-goals-and-six-goalless-draws--the-lowest-scoring-start-in-the-history-of-the-premier-league-8820025.html]Premier League goals after four matchrounds
2013/14 - 78
2012/13 - 116
2011/12 - 96
2010/11 - 115
2009/10 - 103
2008/09 - 117
2007/08 - 99
2006/07 - 91
2005/06 - 85
2004/05 - 116
2003/04 - 108
2002/03 - 95
2001/02 - 93
2000/01 - 127
1999/00 - 107
1998/99 - 78
1997/98 - 100
1996/97 - 97
1995/96 - 92
1994/95 - 119
1993/94 – 113
1992/93 - 120[/article]

[article=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/74-goals-and-six-goalless-draws--the-lowest-scoring-start-in-the-history-of-the-premier-league-8820025.html]2013/14
Germany (Bundesliga) - 148 goals (3.28 goals per game)
Spain (La Liga) - 117 (3.08)
France (Ligue 1) - 104 (2.08)
Italy (Serie A) - 87 (3)
England (Premier League) - 78 (1.95)[/article]
 
Liverpool's ten points from four games matches their 2008/09 start when they finished second.

Daniel Sturridge's four PL goals this season have come from just 13 shots. Robin van Persie has taken 19 shots to score three goals.

Manchester United have averaged more interceptions per game (19.3) than any other side this season. Michael Carrick averages six per game and tops the PL interception charts.

Newcastle have played the lowest number of long balls per game (48) in the PL this season.

Norwich have averaged only 41.8% possession so far this season - the lowest in the top flight.

Only Manchester City (62.4%) have averaged more possesion that Southampton (59.1%) so far this season.

Only Eden Hazard has created more chances (12) than Adam Johnson (11) in the PL this season. Neither has got an assist.

Swansea have the best pass completion rate in the PL this season at 87.1%. West Ham have the lowest pass completion rate in the PL this season at 71.5%.

Tottenham have averaged the most shots per game (19) and have allowed the fewest shots of any team (7.3) in the PL this season.

Jonas Olsson is king of the clearances this season with 48 in his first four PL games.
 
Gerry_A_Trick said:
Or is it the fact that it's only four games in and impossible to take any meaningful stats from it. Who knows? It's a mystery.
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That's plausible as well, but there is a huge difference between this season and the last, which suggests there could be something else up.
 
red_maradona said:
That's plausible as well, but there is a huge difference between this season and the last, which suggests there could be something else up.
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Two of the top goal scorers in the league last season are not playing....Suarez, Bale. That might have something to do with it. And RVP is not getting much service.
 
Fulham have conceded more corners than any other Barclays Premier League side so far this season (32).

Fernando Torres is yet to record a shot on target in the Premier League this season (126 minutes of action).

West Ham have managed just six shots on target so far this season, fewer than any other side in the league. They have not scored a Premier League goal in 284 minutes. The last time that they failed to score in four successive PL games was back in October 2006 (five games).

Everton have attempted (681) and completed (517) more passes in the final third than any other side this season. They are in the top six for final third passes per game in Europe this season (behind Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Roma, Napoli & PSG) with 170 per game.
 
We're top of the league and have conceded the most shots on target.

#LFC Possession Summary 2013/14: 1st halves: 55.6% | 2nd halves: 37.4% | Whole match: 47.5%
 
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[article= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2426560/Manchester-Derby-Debate-David-Moyes-knows-Merseyside-ready-MADchester.html#ixzz2fSXVpO7m ]Top derby scorer for each club in the Premier League era:
United – Wayne Rooney & Eric Cantona (7)
City – Niall Quinn (4)
Liverpool – Steven Gerrard (7)
Everton – Tim Cahill (5)

Most derby games as manager:
United – Sir Alex Ferguson – P32 W18 D6 L8
City – Roberto Mancini – P7 W3 D1 L3
Liverpool – Rafa Benitez P12 W8 D2 L2
Everton – David Moyes – P22 W3 D7 L12
[/article]
 
Man Utd
[article]Since his Premier League debut in August 2006, Ashley Young has won a joint-league-high 12 penalties (level with former teammate Gabriel Agbonlahor).

Robin Van Persie & Wayne Rooney have started 23 PL games together, scoring 28 goals (Van Persie 15, Rooney 13).

Not conceded a penalty in 61 PL games, since v Blackburn in Dec 2011. Only side that did not concede a penalty in PL last season.

7 points from 4 games is their worst start in 5 years. If they lose today, it will be their worst start in 9 years.

Conceded first in 16 PL games last season but went on to win 9 of those. Best comeback record in English football last season, winning 29 points from losing positions.[/article]

Man City
[article]If they lose, it will be their worst PL start in 7 years.

Won 39 of last 45 home PL games, including a PL record run of 20 straight wins. Lost just 2 of last 50.

Scored in last 52 home PL games, since a goalless draw against Birmingham in Nov 2010.[/article]
 
[article=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/tiki-taka-masters-barcelona-lose-possession-battle-first-111604032.html]Barcelona sauntered to what appeared to be a regulation 4-0 win over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday night, but below the surface, something remarkable was occurring.

For the first time in 317 competitive games - 317! - Barcelona finished the game having had less possession than their opponents. Yes, that's 317.

Ever since a 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in May 2008, the master practitioners of tiki-taka had greedily hogged the ball like the best kid in the school playground.

This remarkable spell included the entire reigns of former coaches Pep Guardiola - who did so much to refine Barcelona's possession-based strategy - and Tito Vilanova, as the Madrid defeat over five years ago came under Dutchman Frank Rijkaard.

In the intervening games they had come up against quality opposition at home and abroad but, until last night, had never seen their possession stat dip below 50%.[/article]

@Squawka
Barcelona completed fewer passes (263) than Rayo Vallecano (345) during their La Liga clash tonight.
 
[article]- Last season Aaron Ramsey scored one goal from 46 PL shots. In 2013/14 he has scored three goals from 12 shots. He has also matched Lucas Leiva tackle for tackle this season with 26 in five matches.

- Aston Villa have averaged just 41% possession so far this season - the lowest in the PL.

- Cardiff average the least number of crosses per game (13) in the Premier League.

- Chelsea average the lowest number of interceptions per game (6.6) in the PL. For comparison, Manchester United average 17.8.

- Since 2008/09, no player has scored more direct free-kicks in the PL than Leighton Baines (6).

- Daniel Sturridge has lost the ball 17 times this season with a poor touch - more than any other player in the top flight.

- Seven different Manchester City players have registered a PL assist this season. Only two United players have done the same.

- Nemanja Vidic has made more clearances (58) than any other player in the PL this season.

- Ashley Young has reached a teammate with just one of 22 attempted crosses in four games.

- Norwich have picked up just 23 points from their last 26 PL games.

- Jose Fonte and Dejan Lovren are in the PL's top five for accurate long balls per game this season.

- Swansea have the best pass completion rate in the PL this season at 87.3%.

- Tottenham have averaged the most shots per game (21) and have allowed the fewest shots of any team (7) in the PL this season. Spurs have a shot conversion rate of just 6% so far this season.

- Michael Dawson has been credited with catching ten opposition players offside this season.

- West Ham have had just eight shots on target in five Premier League games.[/article]
 
[article]Arsenal have the best shot conversion rate (20.4%) & shooting accuracy (61.1%) in the Premier League this season.

Seamus Coleman has had more shots on target than any other Premier League defender this season.

Kyle Walker has executed more key passes in the EPL this season (13) than Jack Wilshere & Aaron Ramsey combined (10).

No midfielder has been involved in more goals than Ivan Rakitić in La Liga with Unai Emery as Sevilla coach (7 goals 8 assists).

Top 3 Successful crossers in Europe's top 5 leagues: 1. Rakitic (19) 2. Valbuena (17) 3. Ward-Prowse (16)

5 of AC Milan's 10 total goals in this Serie A campaign have been scored in the last 15 mins of play.

AS Roma have won each of their first 5 Serie A fixtures this season, for their first time in the top flight

Bordeaux have picked up 6 points in 7 league games, their worst start to a top-flight campaign since 2000/01 (6 pts).[/article]
 
[article=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-long-ball-team-2306575#ixzz2g5KUoU1W ]
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Guess who are the only side to be bracketed with Villa in all three categories?

Yes, West Ham, who are widely regarded as the biggest exponents of long ball football in the top-flight under Big Sam Allardyce.[/article]
[article]Penalties awarded since 2009/10 season, the Florentino Perez era (For-Against):
Real Madrid: 44-10 (+34)
Barcelona: 25-15 (+10)[/article]
 
[article]Liverpool are the only team yet to score in the second half in the Premier League this season.

Simon Mignolet has made more saves than any other goalkeeper this season (25). He has a saves to shots ratio of 89%, the second best rate of regular 'keepers this season.

Newcastle have conceded more headed goals than any other team this season (3) in the Barclays Premier League.

Baines has now scored 21 Premier League goals. Since he made his PL debut on August 14, 2005, only one defender (John Terry - 22) has scored more.

Everton have averaged the highest possession figure in the Premier League this season (59.4%).

No team has hit the woodwork more often than Stoke this season (four times) in the Barclays Premier League.

Norwich have gone 202 minutes without scoring; the longest current run in the Barclays Premier League.

Arsenal are the only team to score in all five of their Barclays Premier League games this season.

All three of Southampton's league goals this season have come from set pieces. They are the only side yet to net in open play this term. The Saints have allowed fewer shots on target from open play than any other side (8).

Spurs have fashioned more goal attempts from open play (60) than any other team this season but have scored only three of them.

Michael Carrick has made 26 interceptions this season, eight more than any other top-flight player.

No player in the Premier League this season has had more shots at goal (excl. blocked) than Rickie Lambert (15).[/article]
 
[article]Michael Carrick has made more interceptions (31) than any other player in the 2013-14 Premier League.

The last time Arsenal were 8+ points ahead of Man Utd in the PL (having both played an equal number of games) was May 11 2005.

Arsenal have won eight PL away games in a row, equalling their previous best, set in the 2001-02 season.

35 goals have been scored in Hoffenheim's 7 league games (17 for them, 18 against them), an average of 5.0.

In the 12th competitive match of the 2013/14 season, Bayern Munich will start with the 11th different starting XI.

Atletico Madrid have won 5 successive away league games; their best ever run in the Spanish top-flight.

Prior to AS Roma, only Inter Milan in 1967 had 6W in the first 6 fixtures of a Serie A league, conceding just a goal.

Yuto Nagatomo was involved in 5 of Inter's 16 goals in this Serie A scoring 2 and making 3 assists

Against Torino Gianluigi Buffon kept his 97th clean sheet over the last 10 Serie A seasons, more than any other 'keeper.

Paul Pogba has won 69 duels in Serie A 2013/14, more than any other player.

Only Guillermo Ochoa has made more saves (40) than Kossi Agassa (34) in Ligue 1 2013/14.

Manchester United have completed the most long balls in the Premier League this season (249). The three teams to have attempted the fewest long balls this EPL season are: Newcastle (196), Arsenal (214) & West Ham (248).

Aaron Ramsey has won the most tackles (29) in the EPL this season. He's ahead of Zabaleta, Lucas, Yacob & El Ahmadi (all on 20).

Most Forward Passes EPL 2013-14: Yaya Toure (290), Michael Carrick (276), Chico (249), Michael Dawson (244) & John Terry (240).

Most Completed Backwards Passes In EPL: Aaron Ramsey (152), Steven N'Zonzi (142), Jonjo Shelvey (139), Kyle Walker (137) & Yaya Toure (135).[/article]
 
Manchester United have completed the most long balls in the Premier League this season (249).

Liked that one.
 
Manu- Not conceded a penalty in 61 PL games, since v Blackburn in Dec 2011. Only side that did not concede a penalty in PL last season.

That's a fucking shocker. No way refs were intimidated by Ferguson, eh? To say so would make you seem like some conspiracy theorist loon.
 
Roma
[article=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rudi-garcias-roma-good-even-2326619#ixzz2gTIDz3YU ]They have only conceded one goal this season. One crumby goal.

The best defence in Serie A means they can finally enjoy the fact they also boast the best attack. 17 goals scored, 9 different goalscorers and in a variety of ways. They have scored four from counter-attacks, six from open play, four from set pieces, two from penalties and one even came by way of an own goal. Unpredictable to the death.
[/article]
 
[article]Only two of Chelsea's seven goals this season have come from open play.

No PL player has been dribbled around more times than Ramires (16) this season.

Crystal Palace are the most prolific tacklers in the PL with an average 24.3 per game.

Romelu Lukaku has now scored 14 PL goals in 2013; only Christian Benteke (18), Daniel Sturridge (15) and Robin van Persie (15) have scored more.

Fulham are allowing opponents an average 20.3 shots per game - the highest in the PL by some margin. They make the fewest tackles per game at 14.

Steven Gerrard has created 2.3 chances per game this season. That puts him on a par with Eden Hazard.

Vincent Kompany has the highest pass completion rate of any PL regular this season at 94.6%.

Manchester United have been caught offside more times (21) than any other PL side this season. For comparison, Spurs have been caught offside just four times. United attempt more crosses than any other side in the PL with an average of 28 per game.

Only one of Southampton's five goals this season has come from open play - Pablo Osvaldo's opener on Saturday.

Stoke have hit the woodwork four times this season - more than any other PL side.[/article]
 
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