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Opta look at the league's best and worst. Who's hot and who's not following the latest matches.
By Opta Sportsdata Last updated: Thursday 09th February 2012
Who are this season's Premier League star performers?
You can find out who are the top keepers, tacklers, passers, scorers and most efficient sides.
You can now also view tables for the first half and second half of Premier League matches.
Has you team been more potent is the opening 45 minutes of league matches or the second half? Find out here!
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| Category | Player/Team | Total | |||||
| Top Shooter | Robin van Persie (Arsenal) | 89 | |||||
| Top Passer | Ashley Williams (Swansea) | 1625 | |||||
| Top Tackler | Alejandro Faurlin (QPR) | 90 | |||||
| Most Dribbles & Runs | Victor Moses (Wigan) | 168 | |||||
| Most Crosses | Leighton Baines (Everton) | 187 | |||||
| Most Offsides | Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham) | 41 | |||||
| Most Fouls | Grant Holt (Norwich) | 56 | |||||
| Team with most fouls | Wigan | 313 | |||||
| Team with most shots | Chelsea | 348 | |||||
| Goalkeepers | Team | Saves | Saves/shots | ||||
| Hennessey | Wolves | 124 | 74% | ||||
| Vorm | Swansea | 89 | 75% | ||||
| Al-Habsi | Wigan | 87 | 64% | ||||
| Ruddy | Norwich | 84 | 70% | ||||
| Friedel | Tottenham | 79 | 76% | ||||
| Tacklers | Team | Tackles | Success rate | ||||
| Faurlin | QPR | 90 | 76% | ||||
| Cabaye | Newcastle | 81 | 65% | ||||
| Figueroa | Wigan | 77 | 73% | ||||
| Diamé | Wigan | 76 | 72% | ||||
| Young | QPR/Aston Villa | 76 | 67% | ||||
| Passers | Team | Passes | Accuracy | ||||
| Williams | Swansea | 1625 | 85% | ||||
| Arteta | Everton/Arsenal | 1574 | 90% | ||||
| Yaya Touré | Man City | 1552 | 90% | ||||
| Murphy | Fulham | 1516 | 83% | ||||
| Modric | Tottenham | 1444 | 89% | ||||
| Scorers | Team | Goals | Goal/shots | ||||
| van Persie | Arsenal | 22 | 25% | ||||
| Ba | Newcastle | 16 | 32% | ||||
| Agüero | Man City | 15 | 23% | ||||
| Rooney | Man Utd | 15 | 20% | ||||
| Yakubu | Blackburn | 12 | 38% | ||||
| Team | Goals | Shots | On Target | Shot Accuracy | Succ Passes | ||
| Arsenal | 46 | 305 | 152 | 50% | 10788 | ||
| Aston Villa | 29 | 219 | 92 | 42% | 6484 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 217 | 94 | 43% | 5809 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 204 | 107 | 52% | 6368 | ||
| Chelsea | 44 | 348 | 151 | 43% | 10394 | ||
| Everton | 24 | 244 | 97 | 40% | 7042 | ||
| Fulham | 29 | 265 | 126 | 48% | 8883 | ||
| Liverpool | 28 | 321 | 133 | 41% | 9198 | ||
| Manchester City | 63 | 322 | 153 | 48% | 11344 | ||
| Manchester United | 59 | 292 | 153 | 52% | 10062 | ||
| Newcastle United | 36 | 228 | 97 | 43% | 6925 | ||
| Norwich City | 34 | 243 | 101 | 42% | 6737 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 234 | 93 | 40% | 6297 | ||
| Stoke City | 23 | 181 | 62 | 34% | 4774 | ||
| Sunderland | 33 | 228 | 101 | 44% | 6632 | ||
| Swansea City | 26 | 199 | 81 | 41% | 10932 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 44 | 312 | 152 | 49% | 9973 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 243 | 96 | 40% | 7129 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 21 | 228 | 94 | 41% | 7943 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 237 | 104 | 44% | 7157 | ||
| BAD BOYS | Team | Fouls | Yellows | Reds | Points | ||
| Song | Arsenal | 48 | 7 | 0 | 69 | ||
| Adam | Liverpool | 48 | 4 | 1 | 67 | ||
| Holt | Norwich | 56 | 3 | 0 | 66 | ||
| ASSISTS | Team | Assists | |||||
| Silva | Manchester City | 12 | |||||
| Antonio Valencia | Manchester United | 8 | |||||
| Giggs | Manchester United | 8 | |||||
| Mata | Chelsea | 8 | |||||
| First Half PL Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 6 | +20 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 48 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 42 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 39 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 35 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 34 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 32 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 30 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 27 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 16 | Fulham | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 23 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Everton | 24 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 19 |
| Second Half PL Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Manchester City | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 44 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 39 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 39 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 39 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 38 |
| 7 | Everton | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 37 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 36 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 30 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 30 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Fulham | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 28 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 25 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 17 |
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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 12th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Wolverhampton vs West Brom |
| 16:00 | Aston Villa vs Man City |
| Saturday 25th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | QPR vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Aston Villa |
| 17:30 | Man City vs Blackburn |
| Sunday 26th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Arsenal vs Tottenham |
| 13:30 | Norwich vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Swansea |
| Saturday 3rd March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Liverpool vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Aston Villa |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | QPR vs Everton |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Norwich |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Chelsea |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Swansea |
| Sunday 4th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Newcastle vs Sunderland |
| 14:05 | Fulham vs Wolverhampton |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 11th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Sunderland 1 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Bolton 1 - 2 Wigan | |
| Swansea 2 - 3 Norwich | |
| Everton 2 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Blackburn 3 - 2 QPR | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Stoke | |
| Tottenham 5 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Monday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Liverpool 0 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Sunday 5th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 2 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Chelsea 3 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 4th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 7 - 1 Blackburn | |
| West Brom 1 - 2 Swansea | |
| QPR 1 - 2 Wolverhampton | |
| Norwich 2 - 0 Bolton | |
| Stoke 0 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Wigan 1 - 1 Everton | |
| Man City 3 - 0 Fulham | |
| Wednesday 1st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 2 QPR | |
| Fulham 1 - 1 West Brom | |
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