By Opta Sportsdata Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2009
Opta break down the Premier League season for an in-depth look at the 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!
This page will be updated after every round of Premier League games
| Category | Player/Team | Total | |||||
| Top Shooter | Frank Lampard (Chelsea) | 110 | |||||
| Top Passer | Denilson (Arsenal) | 2533 | |||||
| Top Tackler | Lee Cattermole (Wigan) | 167 | |||||
| Most Dribbles & Runs | Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea/Man City) | 173 | |||||
| Most Crosses | Ashley Young (Aston Villa) | 377 | |||||
| Most Offsides | Marlon King (Middlesbrough/Hull) | 68 | |||||
| Most Fouls | Kevin Davies (Bolton) | 117 | |||||
| Team with most fouls | Hull | 566 | |||||
| Team with most shots | Liverpool | 572 | |||||
| Goalkeepers | Team | Saves | Saves/shots | ||||
| Jaaskelainen | Bolton | 149 | 74% | ||||
| Carson | West Brom | 143 | 69% | ||||
| Schwarzer | Fulham | 138 | 80% | ||||
| Green | West Ham | 132 | 75% | ||||
| Given | Newcastle/Man City | 131 | 70% | ||||
| Tacklers | Team | Tackles | Success rate | ||||
| Cattermole | Wigan | 167 | 78% | ||||
| Zuiverloon | West Brom | 162 | 72% | ||||
| Petrov | Aston Villa | 145 | 76% | ||||
| Ireland | Man City | 145 | 72% | ||||
| Murphy | Fulham | 139 | 78% | ||||
| Passers | Team | Passes | Accuracy | ||||
| Denilson | Arsenal | 2533 | 87% | ||||
| Xabi Alonso | Liverpool | 2481 | 85% | ||||
| Mikel | Chelsea | 2367 | 90% | ||||
| Lampard | Chelsea | 2318 | 84% | ||||
| Murphy | Fulham | 2152 | 78% | ||||
| Scorers | Team | Goals | Goal/shots | ||||
| Anelka | Chelsea | 19 | 21% | ||||
| Ronaldo | Man Utd | 18 | 17% | ||||
| Gerrard | Liverpool | 16 | 16% | ||||
| Torres | Liverpool | 14 | 19% | ||||
| Robinho | Man City | 14 | 16% | ||||
| Team | Goals | Shots | On Target | Shot Accuracy | Succ Passes | ||
| Arsenal | 68 | 493 | 220 | 45% | 15695 | ||
| Aston Villa | 54 | 369 | 159 | 43% | 8783 | ||
| Blackburn | 40 | 344 | 148 | 43% | 9494 | ||
| Bolton | 41 | 381 | 153 | 40% | 6832 | ||
| Chelsea | 68 | 565 | 248 | 44% | 16727 | ||
| Everton | 55 | 386 | 169 | 44% | 11212 | ||
| Fulham | 39 | 370 | 149 | 40% | 12193 | ||
| Hull | 39 | 365 | 149 | 41% | 8039 | ||
| Liverpool | 77 | 572 | 224 | 39% | 15783 | ||
| Man City | 58 | 439 | 201 | 46% | 12505 | ||
| Man Utd | 68 | 497 | 230 | 46% | 16111 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 28 | 362 | 140 | 39% | 9597 | ||
| Newcastle | 40 | 312 | 125 | 40% | 10465 | ||
| Portsmouth | 38 | 384 | 152 | 40% | 10881 | ||
| Stoke | 38 | 282 | 100 | 35% | 6123 | ||
| Sunderland | 34 | 363 | 144 | 40% | 10418 | ||
| Tottenham | 45 | 398 | 177 | 44% | 12273 | ||
| West Brom | 36 | 412 | 165 | 40% | 11179 | ||
| West Ham | 42 | 376 | 167 | 44% | 12087 | ||
| Wigan | 34 | 450 | 162 | 36% | 8905 | ||
| BAD BOYS | Team | Fouls | Yellows | Reds | Points | ||
| Fellaini | Everton | 111 | 12 | 0 | 147 | ||
| Kevin Davies | Bolton | 117 | 4 | 0 | 129 | ||
| Palacios | Tottenham/Wigan | 70 | 11 | 1 | 109 | ||
| ASSISTS | Team | Assists | |||||
| Lampard | Chelsea | 10 | |||||
| van Persie | Arsenal | 10 | |||||
| Berbatov | Manchester United | 9 | |||||
| Gerrard | Liverpool | 9 | |||||
| Ireland | Manchester City | 9 | |||||
| First Half Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 71 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 69 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 64 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 61 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 58 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 38 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 58 |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 57 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 55 |
| 9 | Everton | 38 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 52 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 50 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 50 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 45 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 41 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 38 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 40 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 39 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 29 | -19 | 38 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 38 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 36 |
| 18 | Hull City | 38 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 31 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 38 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 28 |
| 20 | WBA | 38 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 37 | -27 | 25 |
| Second Half Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 15 | +34 | 85 |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 72 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 70 |
| 4 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 64 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 62 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 56 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 52 |
| 8 | WBA | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 52 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 46 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 46 |
| 11 | Hull City | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 46 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 44 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 43 |
| 15 | Fulham | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 42 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 39 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 39 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 37 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 34 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 38 | -22 | 33 |

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Man City |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs West Ham |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Birmingham vs Portsmouth |
| 19:45 | Burnley vs Man Utd |
| 19:45 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Tottenham |
| 19:45 | Sunderland vs Chelsea |
| 19:45 | Wigan vs Wolverhampton |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Liverpool vs Stoke |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Everton |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle | |
| Blackburn 0 - 0 West Brom | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Man City 1 - 0 Bolton | |
| Sunderland 2 - 3 Chelsea | |
| Fulham 0 - 2 Everton | |
| Arsenal 4 - 1 Stoke | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Liverpool 3 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Monday 18th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Sunday 17th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| West Brom 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 0 - 1 Fulham | |
| Bolton 1 - 1 Hull | |
| Stoke 2 - 0 Wigan | |
| Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Man City | |
| Everton 3 - 1 West Ham | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Arsenal | |
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