Friday, August 27, 2010

28.29.08. 2010. Premier League Preview

Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal
  • Robin van Persie has scored 10 goals in nine games in all competitions against Blackburn.
  • Sam Allardyce is unbeaten in his last seven Premier League games as a home manager against Arsenal and has won four of the last five.
  • There have been 19 goals scored in the last four Premier League games between Rovers and the Gunners.
  • Arsenal have not won an away game in any competition where the opposition was not down to 10 men since January, including a 1-2 defeat to Rovers.
  • David Dunn has scored more goals (5) against Arsenal than versus any other Premier League opponent.
  • Blackburn have lost only one of their last 11 Premier League matches at Ewood Park and only four in 31 home games under Sam Allardyce.

Blackpool v Fulham
  • Fulham have won six of the last seven league meetings with Blackpool.
  • Blackpool are unbeaten in their last nine home games.
  • Fulham have won none of their last 19 Premier League away matches.
  • The Londoners have only scored one goal in their last 10 Premier League games on the road.
  • Since the start of 2008/09, Fulham have lost more games (five) to newly-promoted sides in the Premier League than they have won (four).
  • Blackpool have won only one of their last six home games against Fulham, losing four.

Chelsea v Stoke City
  • Stoke have lost three of their last four Premier League away games including a 0-7 loss to Chelsea in April.
  • Stoke scored the joint-fewest goals away from home in the 2009-10 Premier League (10).
  • No team has stopped Chelsea from scoring in their last 22 Premier League home games.
  • The Blues have scored 21 goals in their last three Premier League home matches, including seven against Stoke.
  • Chelsea have won 20 and lost just one of their last 22 Premier League matches at Stamford Bridge.
  • The Blues have won the last six meetings with Stoke in all competitions.
  • Frank Lampard has scored four goals in his last four appearances against the Potters.

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion
  • Liverpool are on a run of 12 consecutive wins against West Brom in all competitions.
  • The Baggies have never scored in eight Premier League meetings with the Reds.
  • West Brom's last win at Anfield came in 1967 - a run of 23 games in all competitions without a win there since.
  • Liverpool have conceded just one goal in their last 10 matches at home to West Brom.
  • Liverpool have kept 17 clean sheets in their last 20 matches at home to newly-promoted teams in the Premier League.
  • West Brom have failed to record an away win in the Premier League in 17 efforts and only one in the last 28.
  • 29% of the goals Liverpool conceded last season came in the 15 minutes before half time, the highest proportion in the division.

Manchester United v West Ham United
  • United have won their last five games against the Hammers.
  • During this period they have bagged 14 goals whilst conceding just one.
  • Wayne Rooney scored three goals over the two meetings with West Ham last season, including two at Old Trafford.
  • The Red Devils have won 11 of their last 12 Premier League games at home, averaging 3.25 goals per game in this period.
  • Wayne Rooney has assisted just one goal in United's last nine matches in the Premier League (no goals). In this period, Giggs has been their top scorer with four strikes.
  • The Hammers have not won away from home in the league since their first away match last season (2-0 vs Wolves).
  • United have attempted 63 crosses this season in the top flight, more than any other side.
  • Paul Scholes has made the most passes in the Premier League this season: 200.

Sunderland v Manchester City
  • A draw at the Stadium of Light in March ended a run of nine consecutive Premier League wins for the Citizens against Sunderland.
  • Sunderland have lost just one of their last 11 Premier League home games.
  • City are unbeaten in eight matches away from home in the Premier League, though have drawn the last three.
  • Manchester City (0 goals conceded) have faced just one fewer shot on target than Wigan (10 goals conceded) in the Premier League this season.
  • Last season Man City scored 27% of their goals in the 15 minutes before half-time, a higher proportion than any other side in the top flight.
  • These sides have not shared a goalless draw in the league since 1938, a run of 56 games.
  • Two of the last three games between these sides have seen a Sunderland player sent off.

Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic
  • Wigan have won just one of their 11 meetings with Spurs in all competitions.
  • Tottenham put 12 goals past the Latics last season in the Premier League, including the famous 9-1 win at White Hart Lane.
  • Aaron Lennon has scored three Premier League goals against Wigan, more than against any other side.
  • Manchester United are the only visiting team to have scored more than once at White Hart Lane in the Premier League in 37 games since September 2008.
  • Tottenham are unbeaten in 12 games at home in the league.
  • Wigan have conceded 18 goals in their last three Premier League matches, without scoring a single one.
  • Roberto Martinez's men are on a run of six straight defeats away from home in the league.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United
  • The last two meetings between the sides in 2003/04 both ended in 1-1 draws.
  • Wolves have won four of their last five matches at home to United in all competitions.
  • Seven of the last nine goals in matches between these two teams have come in the first half.
  • Wolves have lost just one of their last seven league games.
  • Andy Carroll has scored five goals in his last five league appearances.
  • Wolves have not conceded more than one goal in any of their last six home games.
  • Newcastle have lost their last four away games in the Premier League, failing to score on each occasion.

Aston Villa v Everton
  • This is the most-played fixture in the English top flight: this will be the 191st meeting between the two sides.
  • The last three league meetings between Villa and Everton have ended in a score draw.
  • The Villans are unbeaten in eight league meetings with Everton.
  • Tim Cahill has scored four goals in his last four games against Aston Villa in all competitions.
  • Villa have lost three of their last four Premier League games.
  • Everton have failed to score in their last two away matches.
  • Three of Everton's last five league goals have come in the 90th minute or later.
  • If Everton win this game, the league head to head record will be even between the sides, with 71 wins each.

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City
  • Bolton have won their last three games against Birmingham.
  • The Trotters have either scored at least twice (six times) or failed to score (seven times) in their last 13 league games.
  • The 2-1 victory at Portsmouth remains Birmingham's only win on the road in the Premier League in 2010 (one draw, eight defeats).
  • Bolton have failed to score in three of their last five home games.
  • In the last six meetings between these teams the home side has won on five occasions.
  • In the last 35 meetings in all competitions between these sides there has only been one goalless draw.