Martin Tyler's stats: Individual brilliance and goalkeeper errors

This week, Martin Tyler's column looks at individual brilliance and looks at the goalkeepers who have made the most errors.

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I was at Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Chelsea on Sunday. One week earlier, Chelsea had ended Manchester United’s run of six wins and then ended Arsenal’s eight consecutive Premier League wins and nine Premier League home wins.

Arsenal had also won their previous nine in all competitions. It was Arsenal’s first draw of 2015. Their last draw was on December 21 at Liverpool.

This was the 13th game between Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger. Mourinho has now won seven and drawn six and in the 10 Premier League meetings he was won four and drawn six.

Going into the game Mourinho had managed in 190 Premier League games, the equivalent of five complete seasons. He has 438 points, which is 49 more than Manchester United over the same timeline and 62 more than Arsenal who are third during Mourinho’s time in charge (August 2004 – September 2007 and August 2013 to present).

Arsenal still haven’t scored against a Mourinho team since he came back to England (four league games and one League Cup game). They have two goals in their last eight against Chelsea. The last Arsenal scorer against Chelsea was Theo Walcott in January 2013 in a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Double Bubble

Hi Martin! Love your column – keep up the good work! I saw at the weekend Gylfi Sigurdsson scored and assisted against Newcastle, the second time he’s managed to do that this season. I was wondering who holds the record for the most in a single season. (Matthew, Neath)

MARTIN SAYS: Swansea’s 3-2 victory at St James’ Park was indeed the second time Sigurdsson both scored and set up a goal in the same game.

 The Iceland international sits second only behind Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas in the overall assists charts this season with 10, which makes it all the more surprising that we have to go back to the opening day of the season for the last time he managed to do both. 

He, of course, starred in Swansea’s first league victory at Manchester United back in August, setting up Ki Sung-Yeung for the equaliser before netting a second-half winner.

Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez leads the way this season, scoring and assisting on four occasions, while Angel di Maria, and Diego Costa have achieved the feat three times. Sigurdsson is among 16 players to have done so scored and assisted in two separate games this term.

Alan Shearer (1994/95)*, Thierry Henry (2002/03) and Robin van Persie (2012/13) all managed to score and assist in the same game on seven separate occasions. 

Henry (2004/05) features in the all-time standings again with six, as too does Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1998/99), Nani (2010/11), Rickie Lambert (2013/14) and Luis Suarez (2013/14).

*42-game season

They'd be lost without me

Hello Martin. Eden Hazard may have been named PFA Player of the Year this week, but I was wondering which player has been the most valuable to their side? Whose goals have yielded the most points for their respective club? (Philipp, Cheltenham)

MARTIN SAYS: Thanks to our friends at Opta, who calculate how many points a team would have accrued had a certain payer not scored in that game at all, I can tell you Harry Kane is the most valuable goalscorer in the Premier League this season.

The PFA Young Player of the Year’s 20 goals have yielded a staggering 22 points for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. His Spurs team-mate Christian Eriksen lies second on the list, with his 10 strikes earning his side 13 points.

Incredibly, had Tottenham been without the goals of both Kane and Eriksen, they would be 35 points worse off and would currently occupy the league’s bottom spot on 23 points.

Eden Hazard has certainly lived up to his tag of player of the year, leading the way for Chelsea with his 13 goals returning 13 points as they close in on a fourth Premier League crown. Charlie Austin (17 goals), Alexis Sanchez (14 goals) and Papiss Cisse (11 goals) have all earned their sides 11 points respectively.

Since the 2006/07 season, the year Opta started compiling these specific stats, one man stands head and shoulders above his peers as the most valuable goalscorer, he is former Arsenal and current Manchester united striker Robin van Persie.

The Dutchman’s signed off at Arsenal in fitting style as his 30 goals in his final season at the Emirates (2011/12) earned the Gunners 24 points. His 26 strikes in his debut season at United yielded 27 points as Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out of the game with his 13th, and the club’s 20th, league title. 

Who'd be a goalkeeper?

Brad Guzan’s early error handed Sergio Aguero with one of the easiest goals he’ll ever score over the weekend. But which Premier League goalkeeper is at fault for handing the opposition the most goals? (Ron, Redditch) 

MARTIN SAYS: Despite having a great season between the sticks, QPR goalkeeper Rob Green tops this unenviable chart, with six of his errors leading to goals. His misplaced kick a fortnight ago allowed Chelsea to snatched a late victory in the West London derby, for example.

Five goalkeepers have cost their sides four goals this season alongside Guzan at Aston Villa, including his opposite number at the Etihad on Saturday Joe Hart. Perhaps he could take a little comfort from that…

Arsenal’s Wojciech Szczesny, Vito Mannone at Sunderland and West Brom stopper Ben Foster have been at fault for three goals apiece this season.

14/15 - Goalkeeper – Errors leading to goals

Robert Green, QPR – 6
Asmir Begovic, Stoke – 4
Tim Krul, Newcastle – 4
Tim Howard, Everton – 4
Joe Hart, Man City – 4
Brad Guzan, Aston Villa – 4
Ben Foster, West Brom – 3
Vito Mannone, Sunderland – 3
Wojciech Szczesny, Arsenal – 3

Home comforts

Hello Martin. I saw Dame N’Doye scored his first away goals of the season at Crystal Palace on Saturday, which made me think are there any other players who have only scored at home? (John, Scunthorpe)

MARTIN SAYS:  Each of Dame N’Doye’s three Hull City goals were all scored at the KC Stadium prior to the Tigers’ trip to Selhurst Park. Let’s imagine he didn’t score on the weekend – apologies Steve Bruce – he would have been among seven players to have scored three goals on home soil and nothing away from home.

These players are Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny, Newcastle’s Moussa Sissoko, Southampton’s Shane Long, Swansea pair Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge and West Ham forward Morgan Amalfitano.

There are three players who can go one better, boasting four strikes in front of their own fans treating their fans, and their fans alone, to four strikes on home soil. 

Boyhood Newcastle United fan Jack Colback will be delighted that each of his four strikes for the club have come at his beloved St James’ Park. Chris Smalling has matched the feat, with each of his four goals this season coming at Old Trafford, the latest of which being United’s fourth in the Manchester derby. 

Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge has sought refuge at Anfield this season, scoring all of his four goals on Merseyside as Brendan Rodgers nurses him back to fitness after lengthy injury absence.