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All the EPL stats: Gerrard scores 100th, Mourinho unbeaten at home

FP Sports October 21, 2013, 09:03:39 IST

All the Premier League statistics from matchweek 8.

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All the EPL stats: Gerrard scores 100th, Mourinho unbeaten at home

All the Premier League stats from the weekend’s action Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool - There have been 39 Premier League games between Newcastle United and Liverpool without a 0-0. No fixture has had more games and no goalless draws. - Liverpool are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League away games, their best run since 2009. - Daniel Sturridge has scored 13 goals in his last 13 Premier League appearances and has scored five goals in four starts at St James’ Park. - Liverpool (118) have been awarded more penalties than any other team in Premier League history. - Steven Gerrard is the 24th player to score 100-plus Premier League goals and the 13th player to score 100+ Premier League goals for a single club. - Of his 100 Premier League goals, 20 have come from the penalty spot including each of the last five. - Liverpool’s Premier League second half scorelines this season have been (from earliest to most recent) 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-1, 0-1, 1-1, 0-1, 1-1. Arsenal 4-1 Norwich City - Arsenal have collected more points (59) and more wins (18) in the Premier League in 2013 than any other side. - Norwich have scored in each of their last eight Premier League matches against Arsenal, but have collected just four points in the process. - The Gunners are on the longest run of scoring in consecutive fixtures in the Premier League (13 matches). - Arsene Wenger’s side have only managed three clean sheets in their last 15 league games at Emirates Stadium. Leaky, no? - The north Londoners are the only side to score in every Premier League match this season. - With four, Olivier Giroud has already surpassed his assist total from last season (3). - Mesut Ozil has two goals and three assists in five Premier League matches for the Gunners. [caption id=“attachment_1183559” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Reuters Gerrard celebrates his 100th PL striker. Reuters[/caption] Chelsea 4-1 Cardiff City - It was Premier League appearance No 300 for Petr Cech, but he was unable to keep a clean sheet on the landmark occasion. - Samuel Eto’o scored his first Premier League goal with his 12th shot this season and was the first striker to score a Premier League goal for Chelsea this season. - Oscar has matched his Premier League goals total from last season (four). EPL wrap: Ozil and Townsend shine again as Reds struggle Southampton snatch late draw at Manchester United Liverpool, Newcastle in a thriller - Hazard now has 12 assists and 12 goals in 42 Premier League appearances for Chelsea. - Jose Mourinho is now unbeaten in 64 Premier League home games as manager of Chelsea (W50 D14) Everton 2-1 Hull City - No side has currently gone longer without losing at home in the Premier League than Everton (13 matches – W10 D3). - Yannick Sagbo’s goal was the earliest scored by a subsititute in the Premier League this season (30 minutes). - Kevin Mirallas scored and created six goalscoring chances in this game. No player created more in Saturday’s matches Man Utd 1-1 Southampton - Robin van Persie has scored five goals in five Premier League appearances against Southampton (four in three for Manchester United). - Man United have played consecutive home league matches without a win for the first time since 2007 (May - August). - The Red Devils have kept just two clean sheets in their last 12 Premier League games. - Since the beginning of last season, United have not lost a League match after taking the lead (W32 D4). - Saints have avoided defeat for just the second time in 15 Premier League visits to Old Trafford (L13). - United have won just three of their last eight home Premier League matches (D2 L3). Stoke City 0-0 West Bromwich Albion - Stoke City have kept a clean sheet in seven of their previous nine Premier League matches against West Bromwich Albion. - There have been just 13 goals scored in the nine Premier League meetings between these two sides. So there was no surprise this was another 0-0. - Stoke’s total of four goals from eight games is only the 14th time a team has scored four or fewer in their opening eight Premier League matches. Seven of the previous 13 were relegated. Swansea City 4-0 Sunderland - Swansea ended a run of eight successive home fixtures without a win in the Barcalys Premier League. They also ended a run of 56 matches without a Premier League penalty, stretching back to March 2012. - Sunderland are the fourth team to record only one point from their opening eight Premier League games. Two of the previous three went down (Man City 1996, Sheffield Wednesday 2000), while one (Southampton 1999) survived. - The last time Sunderland kept a clean sheet was Paolo Di Canio’s second and final win as manager (1-0 v Everton). - The Black Cats managed only one shot on target. West Ham United 1-3 Manchester City - Sergio Aguero’s brace was his eighth in the Premier League. - Aguero’s second goal was his first headed goal in the Premier League (from 41 goals). He has now scored the same number of Premier League goals as Luis Suarez (41). - Five of Aguero’s six shots in this match were on target. - City are the first team to score 20+ goals in the Premier League this season. - Yaya Toure had 112 touches, the most he has had in a Premier League match this season. Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur - It took Andros Townsend 27 shots to score his first Premier League goal of the season, more than any other goalscorer in the top tier. - Aston Villa have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 15 Premier League home matches, losing 10 in this run (W4 D1). - Roberto Soldado scored his first Spurs goal from open play, with his first two strikes in the EPL coming from the penalty spot. - No Premier League team has kept more clean sheets than Tottenham Hotspur (five, level with Southampton), three of which have come away from White Hart Lane. Better on the road, it seems. All the stats taken from the official Premier League website.

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