Monday 9 February 2015

Kane maintains Spurs' taste for the late





This weekend threw up some intriguing facts and figures, including Tottenham Hotspur's continued penchant for a late goal, Jose Mourinho laying his Villa Park hex to rest and a best ever winning streak on the road for in-form Southampton. For all the key stats from Matchweek 24 read on.

Sunday 8 February

Burnley 2-2 West Bromwich Albion  |  #BURWBA  |  Preview and stats >>
  • This match was the 19th 2-2 draw in the Barclays Premier League this season, already two more than in the whole of 2013-14.
  • This was the first BPL encounter to see four headed goals since Arsenal v Fulham in November 2012 and the 18th to see four or more headed goals.
  • This was the first time all goals in a match of four or more were scored with the head since September 1999 (Wimbledon v Derby County).
  • Danny Ings has scored in four of his last five league appearances for Burnley.
Newcastle United 1-1 Stoke City  |  #NEWSTK  |  Preview and stats >>
  • Peter Crouch scored his 44th headed goal in the Barclays Premier League; only Alan Shearer (46) and Dion Dublin (45) have more.
  • This was Crouch's 93rd goalin the competition, taking him clear of Mark Viduka and Kevin Phillips in the list of leading BPL scorers.
  • Stoke recorded 58.3% of possession in this match, their second highest figure in a league away match.
  • Newcastle have not kept a clean sheet in their last six BPL home matches. They have one clean sheet in their last 12 in the league overall.
West Ham United 1-1 Manchester United  |  #WHUMUN  |  Preview and stats >>
  • Cheikhou Kouyate's goal was the first to be conceded by Manchester United away from home (any competition) in 407 minutes.
  • Marcos Rojo made 14 clearances; only in one match this season has a Man Utd player recorded more (Chris Smalling v Arsenal, 15).
  • Man Utd have not come back to win a Barclays Premier League match since David Moyes was manager (4-1 vs Aston Villa).
  • Wayne Rooney has not hit a shot on target in the league in 2015.

Saturday 7 February

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Arsenal  |  #TOTARS  |  Report and more stats >>
  • Tottenham Hotspur have lost just one of their last seven Barclays Premier League home matches against Arsenal (W4 D2 L1).
  • Harry Kane scored his 22nd goal of the season in all competitions, more than any other BPL player.
  • There have now been 131 goals scored in this fixture. No BPL fixture has seen as many (Chelsea v Spurs and Liverpool v Newcastle have seen 130 goals).
  • Spurs have won 12 points from goals scored in the final five minutes of league matches this season; twice as many as any other side.
Aston Villa 1-2 Chelsea   |  #AVLCHE  |  Report and more stats >>
  • Eden Hazard has had a hand in eight goals (4 goals, 4 assists) in his last nine Barclays Premier League appearances.
  • Aston Villa scored their first league goal in 659 minutes: the fourth-worst run without a goal in BPL history.
  • Jose Mourinho has won his first league match at Villa Park (D3 L2). The only top-flight ground he has not won at are Emirates Stadium and St James Park.
  • Aston Villa have won just one of their last 10 league matches at Villa Park (W1 D4 L5).
Leicester City 0-1 Crystal Palace   |  #LEICRY  |  Report and more stats >>
  • Crystal Palace scored their 13th Barclays Premier League goal from a set-piece situation in this match; no side has netted more.
  • The Eagles have won more points in their four BPL matches under Alan Pardew (nine) than they had in their previous 11 (eight).
  • Leicester City have won just one of their last nine BPL home matches (W1 D2 L6).
  • Palace have lost just one of their last seven league away matches (W2 D4 L1).
Manchester City 1-1 Hull City   |  #MCIHUL   |  Report and more stats >>
  • Man City have won just seven points in their last six Barclays Premier League matches (W1 D4 L1), this after winning their previous seven in a row.
  • City have gone four BPL matches without a win for the first time since November 2009.
  • James Milner ended a 36-match run without a league goal in this match.
  • Hull City have lost five points from opposition goals scored in the final minute of BPL matches this season, more than any other side.
Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Southampton   |  #QPRSOU  |  Report and more stats >>
  • Sadio Mane has scored four in his last five Barclays Premier League matches.
  • Southampton have now won four consecutive BPL away matches for the first time ever.
  • Ronald Koeman's side have scored in seven of their last eight league fixtures.
  • Queens Park Rangers are without a win in seven BPL matches, drawing two and losing five.
Swansea City 1-1 Sunderland  |  #SWASUN  |  Report and more stats >>
  • Jermain Defoe has now scored at least one Barclays Premier League goal against every current top-flight side.
  • Ki Sung-yueng has netted four goals in the BPL this season, one more than he managed in his two previous top-tier campaigns.
  • Sunderland have thrown away 14 points from leading positions this season, a figure only Everton and Swansea City can 'better'.
  • Swansea have scored exactly one goal in nine of their last 10 league matches, failing to find the net in the other match in that run.
Everton 0-0 Liverpool   |  #EVELIV  |  Report and more stats >>
  • Everton did not attempt a shot on target in this match until Seamus Coleman's strike in the 87th minute.
  • Brendan Rodgers won his 184th point in what was his 10oth Barclays Premier League match in charge of Liverpool. The only Liverpool manager to have won more points in his opening 100 BPL matches in charge of the club was Rafael Benitez (186).
  • Five of the last six BPL Merseyside derbies have ended in a draw.
  • Everton have scored just seven goals in their last 10 league encounters.

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