Martin Tyler's stats: Man Utd's late agony and goalkeepers with assists
Thursday 14 January 2016 16:21, UK
Who is the youngest player to play for six Premier League clubs? How often do Man Utd score three and not win? How often do they concede vital 90th-minute goals?
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Martin's starting stat
I'll be at Anfield for Liverpool v Manchester United on Super Sunday where I could see the youngest player to appear for SIX Premier League clubs.
That man is Steven Caulker, who made his Liverpool debut on Wednesday night aged 24 years and 15 days. He has previously played in the Premier League for Tottenham, Swansea, Cardiff, QPR and Southampton.
He beats the record of Wayne Routledge who made his debut for his sixth Premier League club - Newcastle United - at the age of 25 years, 221 days.
There are nine other players to have played for six Premier League clubs before the age of 30. They are Scott Sinclair, Jermaine Pennant, Marcus Bent, Tal Ben Haim, Nigel Quashie, David Thompson, Craig Bellamy, Darren Bent and Stan Collymore.
I do hope you'll join us on Super Sunday for our live game.
When Man Utd let it slip
How often have Manchester United conceded in the 90th minute and dropped points because of it? David (Salford)
MARTIN SAYS: Manchester United were the perennial late scorers under Sir Alex Ferguson, but they were on the receiving end at St James' Park on Tuesday night when Paul Dummett's strike in the 90th minute earned Newcastle a 3-3 draw.
This was only the 10th occasion in which Manchester United have lost points to a 90th-minute (or later) goal in the 907 Premier League matches they have played.
They did not suffer this fate in the first six Premier League seasons. Tottenham's Sol Campbell was the first to deny United points late on in the Premier League, in a 2-2 draw in December 1998.
Famously, they conceded TWO injury-time goals against Everton in September 2010 as Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill struck to turn a 3-1 win for Manchester United into a 3-3 draw.
And of those 10 last-gasp goals, only ONE has resulted in defeat; Thierry Henry's injury-time header at the Emirates in January 2007 to earn Arsenal a 2-1 victory over Ferguson's men.
Three and not so easy
How many times have Manchester United scored three goals and not won in the Premier League? Jack
MARTIN SAYS: Manchester United's entertaining draw at St James' Park was the 15th time they have scored three goals in a Premier League game and not won, 11 of which have come away from home.
Only twice have they scored more than three and not won; in the 4-4 draw against Everton at Old Trafford in April 2012, and the 5-5 draw at West Brom in May 2013, Ferguson's last game in charge of the club.
You may be surprised to hear that only four clubs have failed to win on more occasions after scoring three goals in a Premier League game. Tottenham have failed to win on 22 occasions after scoring three while Southampton (19 games), Newcastle (17 games) and Everton (16 games) have also achieved this feat more often.
After Wednesday night's 3-3 draw at Anfield, this has now happened to Arsenal 13 times and Liverpool 12 times. It's happened to Chelsea on 11 occasions.
Hi Martin! I understand Wayne Rooney broke Ruud Van Nistelrooy's penalty record for Manchester United at Newcastle, but how does his success rate from the spot compare to the rest of the Premier League? (David, Gobowen)
MARTIN SAYS: You're 'spot' on David! Wayne Rooney's opener at St James' Park was his 19th Premier League penalty for United, enough to see him surpass Ruud van Nistelrooy's tally of 18.
The Dutchman's record has stood since December 2005, with his last spot kick for the Reds coming in a 4-0 victory over Wigan at Old Trafford.
While Rooney may now hold United's penalty record, he has a way to go to overtake Van Nistelrooy's impressive conversion rate, with the Dutchman notching his 18 penalties successes coming in 22 attempts - 81.8% conversion.
Rooney's 19 successes have come in 27 attempts, giving him a conversion rate of 70.4%. One of his failures was at Anfield in March 2015 - saved by Simon Mignolet - but I'm sure he won't be deterred if Manchester United get a penalty on Super Sunday.
But how does this rank compared to penalty takers across the Premier League era? Well, there are two undisputed penalty kicks, one who dominates the amount scored and the other for conversion rate.
Former Blackburn and Newcastle striker - and the all-time Premier League top scorer - Alan Shearer has hammered home no more than 56 penalties, 13 more than Frank Lampard who sits second on the all-time list with 43.
In terms of conversion rate though, Southampton's Matt Le Tissier is the most efficient from 12 yards, scoring 25 of his 26 Premier League penalties, with Nottingham Forest's Mark Crossley the only goalkeeper the keep the mercurial midfielder out. That's a conversion rate of 96.1%.
How many goalkeepers have assisted a Premier League goal this season? Vardeep.
MARTIN SAYS: According to Opta's records, only one goalkeeper has been credited with an assist this season - and it came on Wednesday night.
Lukasz Fabianski's long kick set up Andre Ayew to score Swansea's second goal against Sunderland. He became the first goalkeeper this season to be awarded an assist by Opta - which showed a positive response to his kicking error which helped Sunderland to score the first goal of the game.