Sentences with phrase «premier league history»

While we know from first hand experience that no game is a foregone conclusion pre-match, were Chelsea to drop points in this home fixture with newly promoted Blackpool, it would rate amongst some of the biggest shocks in Premier League history, although, in actual fact, most punters are worrying over how many Chelsea will win by rather than deciding whether or not Blackpool can spring another surprise at tasty odds.

29 — Liverpool scored a stoppage time winner for the 29th time in Premier League history — more than any other club.

It is true that goals are not as easy to come by as they once were, and there are now not as many games in which to score them, but despite this, the twenty goal barrier has been breached seventy times in Premier League history.

4 — Manchester United became the first team in Premier League history to score four goals in the first half versus the defending champions.

17 — Tottenham Hotspur have now scored more goals at the Britannia Stadium than any other visitors in Premier League history.

This is the first time in Premier League history that Liverpool have played their first three league games away from home.

As a result, Liverpool now post the shoddiest away record (W1 D2 L8) in the entire top - flight bar Wolves, while a sixth successive away defeat on Saturday would be the club's worst ever away run in their Premier League history.

3 — Manchester United have drawn three successive games at Old Trafford for the first time in Premier League history.

6 — Tottenham Hotspur are the only visiting team to have won as many as six games at the Britannia Stadium in Premier League history (D0, L3).

Now Ian Holloway has it all to do if he's to mastermind what would be one of the most remarkable feats in Premier League history, but his formidable task doesn't get any easier any time soon.

Liverpool have met Burnley on four occasions in Premier League history, winning all four matches having scored 11 goals and conceded none.

April 4 — This time last year Leicester City's fans were chanting «we are staying up» as their team put together the greatest ever survival feat in Premier League history.

With their away form in dire straights but in such a state that the players simply have to up their game in order to avoid being branded one of the worst away outfits the Premier League has ever seen, the club a defeat away from making their own piece of Premier League history — losing five away games on the spin.

37 — Everton have conceded 37 goals on the opening day in Premier League history — more than any other side.

The 6» 2 ″ midfielder is now the only player in Premier League history to have a 100 % success rate from the penalty spot having taken a minimum of 10 penalties.

100 % — Yaya Touré has the best penalty conversion rate of any player in Premier League history to have taken at least 10 spot kicks (10/10).

4 — West Brom's 4 - 0 thrashing of Burnley on Monday night is the Baggies» joint - biggest win in Premier League history.

And with Alexis SánchezAlexis Sánchez finally putting an end to his protracted transfer saga this week, joining Manchester United from Arsenal, he became the best - ever paid player in Premier League history.

The Blues, though, are the most successful visiting side in Premier League history at Old Trafford − winning five and losing just six of their nineteen encounters in Manchester against the usually formidable Red Devils − and with their unbeaten start to the season in toe, there will be no shortage of confidence in Andre Villas - Boas» ranks either.

13 — Chelsea became only the second team in Premier League history to win 13 consecutive games in a single season, after Arsenal in 2001 - 02.

13 — Antonio Conte is only the second manager in Premier League history to have won 13 of his opening 16 games (after John Gregory at Aston Villa in 1998).

2 — Sunderland's two points from their opening 10 games is the joint - least in Premier League history this far into the season (with Manchester City in 1995 - 96).

In Premier League history the leader at Christmas has gone on to win 12 of the 24 seasons, but omens are much better for Chelsea this season — six of the last seven top at Christmas have gone on to win the Premier League title.

City are looking like they could rival anyone in Premier League history, with the title all but in the bag.

13 — Southampton have now kept 13 clean sheets versus Everton in Premier League history — more than they have versus any other side.

-- Manchester City have made the best start to a season by any side in Premier League history, winning 12 of their first 14 games without losing any (W12 D2 L0).

In fact, it might be the only game in Premier League history where the expected goals at the end of the game read simply: «Maybe next week.»

139 — The North London derby is the highest - scoring match in Premier League history following the 1 - 1 draw at the Emirates on Sunday.

That goal ended a 17 - game streak for Rooney without an away goal, and simultaneously tied him with Andy Cole for second most goals in Premier League history.

Highest point total in premier league history last season for Spurs, best winning percentage of all time for Spurs, etc. etc..

Yes Ade scored 20 some goals last season, but you must remember, a lot of those came against sides like Derby (the worst team in Premier League history).

He was the first Arsenal player to achieve the feat since Santi Cazorla's four assists against Wigan in May 2013, and the 10th Gunners player in Premier League history to grab three or more.

All six of their victories on home soil this season have been without conceding a goal, so Sunderland need to stick to what they know best if they're to get one over their arch-rivals for only the third time in Premier League history.

Dimitar Berbatov has become the first foreign player in Premier League history to grab five goals in one game during Manchester United's 7 - 1 humbling of Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford.

This one is perhaps the worst injury of the Premier League history.

Salah reached the 20 - goal milestone faster than any Liverpool player in Premier League history.

«Newcastle, as a playing squad, were the only club in Premier League history not to sign a bonus sheet.

On Saturday, Mesut Özil will become the first player in Premier League history to take to the pitch in laceless boots.

With his winner against Burnley on New Year's Day, Klavan became the first Estonian to score in Premier League history.

Petr Čech has now kept 169 clean sheets in Premier League history, equalling David James» record.

In their Premier League history starting in 2005, with a two year gap until 2008, Akhmat have signed 61 players from foreign countries (excluding former Soviet nations Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Turkmenistan and Ukraine), and so with 15 of these being Brazilian, that means a whopping 25 % of all Akhmat's foreign players have been from the South American giant.

That goal made him the highest scoring South Korean in Premier League history on 20 goals, taking him past United legend Ji - Sung Park.

Manchester City are ready to make Alexis Sanchez the highest - paid player in Premier League history by offering him a # 400,000 - a-week deal, according to reports.

2000 — Manchester United's 2 - 0 win over Watford saw them become the first team to reach 2,000 points in Premier League history.

25 % — Swansea City recorded their lowest - ever possession figure in their entire Premier League history in their 0 - 0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur.

# 75 million summer signing Romelu Lukaku became Manchester United's 101st goalscorer in Premier League history with his opening goal in the Red Devils» 4 - 0 thrashing of West Ham this afternoon.

However, his top speed has made his the most speedy footballer in Premier League history.

As the home side walked off to loud jeers, the statisticians revealed this was the first time in Premier League history the Gunners had conceded three first - half goals.

Cup fever has been a welcome distraction from the reality of our recent Premier League history, and this Thursday Europa League Semi-Final will provide yet another diversion from our 8th...

2000 — Manchester United's 2 - 0 win over Watford in February saw them become the first team to reach 2,000 points in Premier League history.