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Martin Tyler's stats and facts: Which team covers the least ground?

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QPR: How far did the players cover last weekend?
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Martin Tyler's stats and facts column is back. Read on to find out which team covered the least ground last weekend, which team went on the longest goalless runs and the most commonly booked players...

Tyler's Teaser

Every week, Martin will set you a question of his own to get your grey matter working. Click above for this week's Tyler's Teaser - which tests your knowledge of England internationals.

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Martin’s Starting Stats

I was at Stamford Bridge on Sunday for Arsene Wenger’s 50th match against Chelsea. His record now reads: W19 D13 L18. In the Premier League it’s P36 W 14 D11 L11. He was unbeaten in his first 17 league games against Chelsea, but has lost 11 of the last 19.

Jose Mourinho has now taken charge of 12 matches against Arsenal (and Arsene) and has never lost; winning seven and drawing five. In the Premier League he has played nine, winning four and drawing the other five.

César Azpilicueta made his 100th Premier League appearance – his only goal for the club was against Arsenal in the League Cup last season – and Willian made his 50th Chelsea appearance in all competitions.

The game marked a third consecutive clean sheet for Chelsea. Diego Costa now has 9 in 7 for the club and turned 26 on Tuesday.

Cesc Fabregas didn’t score but made Costa’s goal. He has not scored in his last 20 Premier League games since December 27, 2010 when he scored in a 3-1 Arsenal win over Chelsea.

Eden Hazard has now scored 16 out of 16 penalties in his league career – including Lille – which leads us to your first question…

Spot on

Leighton Baines: failed from the spot for the first time
Image: Leighton Baines: failed from the spot for the first time

Dear Martin. Leighton Baines’s famous penalty record is over after his miss at Old Trafford. Who now has the best penalty record in the Premier League? Keith

MARTIN SAYS: Before Sunday, Leighton Baines had scored 14 out of 14 penalties in the Premier League and his 15th attempt was denied by David de Gea.

That means there are now just 11 players to have taken more than five Premier League penalties and scored them all. The best 100% record now belongs to former Manchester United, Tottenham and Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov – although Eden Hazard moved joint second on the list with his seventh successful spot-kick against Arsenal on Sunday.

100% Premier League penalty record (min: five penalties taken)

9 OUT OF 9 PENALTIES: Dimitar Berbatov

7 OUT OF 7 PENALTIES: Eden Hazard, Jan Molby

6 OUT OF 6 PENALTIES: Garry Parker, Clive Wilson, Stephen Hunt, Elano, Yaya Touré, Rickie Lambert, Graham Alexander, Craig Gardner

Leighton Baines can still boast a 93.3% penalty conversion rate and according to Opta’s data, only four players have a better scoring rate, having taken 10 penalties. The best of them all is Matt Le Tissier, who only failed with one penalty kick in his Premier League career; Mark Crossley saving his effort against Nottingham Forest in March 1993. In fact, that was the only time he failed in 54 penalties in his entire career in all competitions.

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