Rival Watch

Luis Suárez lost possession 32 times today; his joint worst performance in this regard in the last two seasons (via @AnfieldIndex)

Next 2 league games:

Arsenal

Norwich (h)
Everton (h)

Spurs

Man City (h)
Wigan (a)

Chelsea

Fulham (a)
Liverpool (a)

Adebayor.

Worst run up to the PK I've ever seen. I knew he was missing it before he took it.

CBarca wrote:

Adebayor.

Worst run up to the PK I've ever seen. I knew he was missing it before he took it.

http://www.chicago-fire.com/video/highlights/2013/04/07/highlights-fire-3-nyrb-1

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*Only league leaders Manchester United have taken as many points from their last six Premier League games as Arsenal (both 15).

*Overall, Chris Hughton's side have won only one of their last 15 league games (D7 L7).

*The Gunners have scored a league-high seven fast break goals this season.
*Fulham have recouped just four points from losing positions this season, a league-low.

*The Whites have seen their woodwork struck a league-high 18 times this season.

*Aston Villa have not managed a single clean sheet in any of their last 16 league games

*The Londoners have won three of their five previous Premier League trips to Goodison Park (D1 L1); they have never won four away games v one opponent in the Premier League.

*Everton are the only Premier League team to have reached 100 headed shots this season.

*No top-flight side has scored more goals from outside the area than QPR this season (12).

*The Reds have scored in their last 10 away league games, the longest current run of its kind in the top-flight.

*Reading have conceded the first goal on 20 occasions this season; more than any other team.

*Liverpool have attempted 435 shots this season, a league-high, but 249 of them have been off target, another league-high

*West Ham are the only Premier League team to have lost every game they have fallen behind in (10 matches) away from home in 2012-13.

*Southampton have benefited from more goals from English players (32) than any other team in the top-flight this term.

*Mauricio Pochettino's side have won their last three Premier League games; they have not won four in a row in the top-flight since March 2001 under Glenn Hoddle (five wins).

*With seven goals in this fixture, Ameobi is by some way the top scoring player in the Tyne-Wear derby in the Premier League era (Kevin Nolan and Kevin Phillips next on four).

*There have been five red cards in the last five league meetings between Newcastle and Sunderland; with four of these being given to the Black Cats.

*Overall, the Black Cats have won only one the last 16 Premier League Tyne-Wear derbies, drawing seven and losing eight

*Robin van Persie has now failed to score in 685 minutes of football for Manchester United in all competitions.

*The Red Devils have scored a league-high 13 goals from corner situations in 2012/13, while Stoke have scored a league-high proportion of their goals this way (25% - 7/28).

*Manchester United have had 17 different goalscorers and 17 different players with assists this term; both league-highs.

Sina wrote:
*Liverpool have attempted 435 shots this season, a league-high, but 249 of them have been off target, another league-high

That's less than 60% off-target... our accuracy is improving!

Apparently Alex McCarthy was a beast in goal today for Reading ...

Liverpool had 30 shots, he saved nearly all of them lol.

Thankfully he didn't play against us

RealGunner wrote:Liverpool had 30 shots, he saved nearly all of them lol.

Thankfully he didn't play against us

Reminds me of our match against West ham 6 years ago when Robinson became unbeatable lol

Only 11 shots

RG deceiving people with his pro Liverpool propaganda again

i meant shots in total lol

More shots on target than Newcastle had combined from their last 3 matches. Mole's bias (against LFC) comes to the fore again.

We are crap tbf

Anyway all i was saying is that he didn't save all the shots.... pls calm.

COYG

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:We are crap tbf

Anyway all i was saying is that he didn't save all the shots.... pls calm.

Not what you said in this thread at all, though it may be what you posted elsewhere. Disappointing.

*Reading players have made more clearances off the line (11) than those of any other PL side this season.

*Norwich have scored the highest percentage of headed goals in the top-flight (42%).

*Alex McCarthy made 10 saves in Reading's last game, against Liverpool. Only Jussi Jääskeläinen (11 for West Ham v Spurs) has made more in a single game this season.


*Harry Redknapp has won just four of his 20 Premier League games in charge of QPR, meaning that he has exactly the same win percentage as both Mark Hughes and Neil Warnock as QPR boss in the competition (20%).

*41% of QPR's league goals this season have been scored from outside the area (a league-high), while just 4% of Stoke's have come from range (a league-low).

*Stoke have scored (57%) and conceded (46%) the highest percentage of goals from set pieces in 2012/13.

Spoiler:

*Tim Howard kept his 100th Premier League clean sheet in Everton’s 0-0 midweek draw at Arsenal, becoming the 12th goalkeeper to reach this landmark in the competition.

*Sunderland have scored just two headed goals this season, a league-low, while only Chelsea (14) have scored more than the Toffees (13).

*On the other hand, the Black Cats have conceded the joint-fewest headed goals this season (four), while Everton have shipped the most (14).

*Swansea are one of only two teams (with Fulham) yet to win a game having conceded the first goal this season (15 games; D5 L10).

*Southampton, on the other hand, have lost a joint-high four games having scored the first goal (losing a league-high 24 points in total).

*Wayne Routledge has conceded more fouls without being shown a card than any other player in the top-flight this season (34).

*Romelu Lukaku has been offside more frequently than any other player in the Premier League this season (every 44 minutes).

*Newcastle have won three of their last four Premier League away trips at the Hawthorns, with each of these victories seeing the Magpies score exactly three times.

*Newcastle have been forced in to making more clearances than any other team in the top-flight this season (1396).#JustHoofItClear

*West Brom players have been shown a league-high seven yellow cards for time wasting this campaign.


*West Ham have made more accurate crosses than any other team this season (180).

*Andy Carroll has won an aerial duel every 7.9 mins on average this season, a more frequent rate than any other Premier League player this season.


*Spurs have lost their last four Barclays Premier League encounters with Manchester City

*On City’s last trip to White Hart Lane in the Premier League, they inflicted Spurs’ heaviest Premier League home defeat since December 1997 (5-1).

*Carlos Tevez has scored 84 goals in 196 appearances in the Premier League, which is exactly the same record as Cristiano Ronaldo in the division.


*Liverpool have won four and lost none of their last five Barclays Premier League meetings with Chelsea.

*Rafael Benitez was the most successive Liverpool manager in the Premier League, winning 55.3% of matches in the competition. Brendan Rodgers has won 39.4% so far.

*Chelsea defenders have provided 13 goals this season, more than the defenders at any other Premier League club.:NotBad:

*Luis Suarez has gone 429 minutes without a Premier League goal, while opposing striker and former Liverpool icon Fernando Torres has gone 907 minutes without a Premier League goal.

PFA Player of the Year shortlist: Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale, Juan Mata, Michael Carrick, Eden Hazard.

PFA Young Player of the Year shortlist: Danny Welbeck, Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard, Christian Benteke, Romelu Lukaku, Jack Wilshere.




Suarez or Mata?