Interesting facts about the Barclays Premier League – Week 27
Newly promoted side West Bromwich Albion have a disastrous statistic when it comes to clean sheets in the on-going 2010-11 season. The side has managed just
one clean sheet, which is the lowest than any other top-flight side.
Liverpool midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 helm, Meireles has found the back of the net
5 times in the last 6 Premier League fixtures for Liverpool. Meireles enjoys remarkable control on volleys, as 90 per cent of his goals have come on the volley.
Birmingham City’s Premier League win over Stoke City was their first win at their home stadium (St Andrew’s) in nearly
7 fixtures. Their last home win came against Premier League Champions http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, which they won 1-0 on 20 November, 2010.
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie’s wonderful brace against Wolverhampton Wanderers recently means that the player has scored
9 times in the last 5 fixtures for Arsenal. Also, the Gunners have stretched their unbeaten run to 9 matches following the win at Emirates.
Current Premier League table leaders Manchester United have not conceded a single goal in the first half at Old Trafford in nearly
10 months. The last goal that came against them was from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Cole-c18694 for Chelsea, which ironically was also the last time United lost at home.
Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Wolves was their 12th win over the side. The Gunners have scored 31 times during the 12 meetings, conceding only 7 times. Wolves’ last win away to Arsenal came
in September 1979.
It seems like the Black Cats do not know how to keep hold of their leads. Sunderland’s recent 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur means that the side has dropped
20 precious points despite being in the lead, which is more than any Premier League side currently. The defeat against Tottenham was their third successive match where they have dropped points
despite being in the winning position.
Manchester United striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Good-Luck-c39444 charm to the Red Devils. The side has not lost a single home fixture in
41 games in which the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international has found the back of the net.
Liverpool goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steve-Gohouri-c34175 scored the equalising goal in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Anfield.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wolves-c40952 was also Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s
550th match in charge of the North London club. Wenger took over the club back in 1997 and has brought a lot of silverware to the club. His greatest achievement to date was the Invincibles season
in 2003-04, where Arsenal won the entire Premier League season without losing.
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