Numbers game

Image: Kevin Davies: Committed the most fouls in the Premier League

As the curtain comes down on another Premier League campaign, we look at the facts and stats behind a memorable season.

All the facts and stats from another memorable season

As the curtain comes down on another Premier League campaign, Opta looks at the facts and stats behind a memorable season. 942 - The final goal tally was the second lowest in Premier League history. 14 - Manchester United set a new Premier League record of 14 consecutive clean sheets between November 2008 and February 2009. 167 - There have been 167 headed goals scored this season. 22 - Liverpool have recouped the most points from losing positions this season. 23 - Sunderland dropped the most points from winning positions this season. 31 - There were just 31 goals scored at White Hart lane - fewer than at any other stadium. 59 - The Hawthorns saw more goals than any other this season. 117 - Kevin Davies conceded the most fouls this season. He has topped this ranking in five of the last six Premier League seasons. 5 - Danny Murphy has scored five Premier League goals this season - all penalties. 37 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 37 goals in his last 33 Premier League games at Old Trafford. 100 - Kanu made his 100th appearance as a substitute in the Premier League when he came off the bench away at Blackburn on 9th May, becoming the first player to reach this landmark. 100 - Nicolas Anelka, Frank Lampard and Emile Heskey all netted their 100th Premier League goals this season to make it 16 players to reach this landmark. 11 - Chelsea set a new Premier league record of 11 consecutive away wins between April and December 2008. 248 - Chelsea fired in the most shots on target this season. 566 - Hull committed the most fouls in the Premier League. 73 & 5 - Stoke City picked up the most cards - 73 yellow and five red. 24 - Manchester United kept the most clean sheets. 50 - Man Utd had the best home record picking up 50 points. 44 - Chelsea had the best away record winning 44 points. 57 - Frank Lampard had more shots on target than any other player. 10 - Frank Lampard and Robin van Persie were joint-top of the assists ranking. 167 - Lee Cattermole made 167 tackles during the season - a league high. 14 - Marouane Fellaini picked up the most yellow cards in the top flight. 7 - Seven Premier League players were sent off twice in this season's Premier League. 80% - Mark Schwarzer of Fulham was the league's best shot-stopper saving 80% of shots on target faced. 149 - Jussi Jaaskelainen made more saves than any other goalkeeper. 6-0 - Man City's win over Portsmouth at home was the season's biggest winning margin. 7 - Peter Crouch scored more headed goals than any other player. 18% - Headed goals accounted for 18% of all strikes this season. 1 - Middlesbrough scored fewer headed goals than any other team. 7 - Bolton conceded more headed goals than any other side. 20 - Hull took 20 points from their opening nine games but just 15 from their last 29 matches. 10 - Hull scored the most goals from corners in the Premier League. 9 - Newcastle gave away a league high nine penalties in 2008-09. 34 - Manchester City have used more players than any other team in the Premier League this season. 21 - Aston Villa have called upon the least amount of players in the PL this season. 7 - Blackburn won a joint-high seven penalties along with Man City. 3 - Blackburn missed three penalties - more than any other team. 10 - Bolton scored 10 goals from free-kicks - the most in the Premier League. 51% - Hull scored the highest percentage of their goals from set plays. 20% - Spurs scored the lowest percentage of goals from set pieces. 12 - Hull conceded 12 goals from corners - a league high. 38% - Everton conceded the highest proportion of goals from set plays in the top division. 9 - Spurs, Man Utd and Liverpool all had nine goals netted by subs - a joint-league high. 61 - Aston Villa used the fewest substitutes. 109 - Hull, Stoke and Liverpool made the most substitutions. 6 - Cristiano Ronaldo scored six goals from outside the box - more than any other player. 26 - Premier League champions, Manchester United, have used the most number of players as substitutes. 4 - Bolton have had more players featuring in every game of the season than any other PL outfit. 3 - Liverpool have the most players who have accrued 10 or more goals this season. 5 - Newcastle used the most penalty takers in this season's PL. 5 - Sunderland only had five players who netted more than once this season. 7 - Liverpool had more opponents sent off than any other side in the top flight. 29 - The opposition hit the woodwork more often against relegation survivors Hull City than any other team. 345 - English players scored 345 goals in 2008-09, accounting for just 37% of goals. 15% - Aston Villa were the league's most clinical teams scoring with 15% of their shots. 81% - Chelsea were the most accurate passers in the league this term. 337 - Stoke took the most long throw ins this season. 267 - Rory Delap took 189 more long throws than any other player this season. 9 - Stoke scored the most goals from throw in situations this season. 8 - Eight different Liverpool players scored with shots from outside the box this season. 13 - Spurs picked up the most points in London derbies this season. 8 - West Ham picked up the fewest in capital clashes. 30 - Liverpool garnered 30 points against their north west rivals. 1 - Bolton won just one match against another team from the north west this season. 8 - Sunderland took the most points in north east derbies this season. 77 - Liverpool were the league's top scorers with 77 goals. 83 - Shaun Wright-Phillips made more successful dribbles than anyone else in the PL this term. 4 - Anton Ferdinand and Hermann Hreidarsson both received four yellow cards for dissent, more than any other players in the year the FA's 'Respect' campaign was launched. 10 - Stoke have collected only 10 of their 45 points on the road this season. 5 - Aston Villa have benefited from five own goals this season - more than any other team in the division. 6 - Jamie Carragher and Richard Dunne now hold the Premier League record for own goals with six apiece. 6 - Middlesbrough scored six own goals - more than any other team. 24 - Gareth Bale has played 24 league games for Spurs and never been on the winning side. 2 - Liverpool became the first team in top-flight history to lose only two games and not win the title. 63 - Spurs have not won away at any of the big four since August 1993 - a run of 63 games. 86 - Liverpool's tally of 86 points is the highest of any team not winning the league in a 38-game Premier League season. 10 - It is 10 seasons (1998-99) since the Premier League top scorer ended the campaign with fewer than 20 goals. 82 - Stewart Downing had more shots (including blocked attempts) than any other player who did not score. 110 - Liverpool allowed their opponents fewer shots on target than any other team. 141 - Hull were flagged offside more than any other team this season. 61 - Djibril Cisse was caught offside more than any other player. 6 - Six players scored hat-tricks this season. 4 - Andrey Arshavin was the first player to score four goals in a Premier League and not end on the winning side. 13 - Mike Dean awarded more penalties than any other referee. 8 - Mike Dean sent off more players than any other official. 63 - There were 63 red cards shown this season. 13.5 - Mark Halsey was the league's most lenient official, showing a card on average for every 13.5 fouls. 5.8 - Rob Styles was the strictest referee dishing out a card for every 5.8 fouls committed.
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