Premier League - Matchday 11 facts: 1000 for Wenger

Eurosport - Mon, 02 Nov 13:27:00 2009

We look at the key facts and figures from the weekend's Premier League matches.

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Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham:

Arsene Wenger picked up his 1000th Premier League point as Arsenal manager in this match.

There were 50 seconds between Arsenal's first two goals the fastest two goals scored by a team within a single half in the Premier League this season. Chelsea scored two goals within 49 seconds between them in their 3-0 home win against Burnley on Aug 29 but they came either side of half time.

Bolton Wanderers 0-4 Chelsea

Chelsea are top of the table going into November. However, only five of the previous 17 teams who have been top of the table on the first day of November have gone on to become Premier League champions, and none in the last two seasons.

Chelsea's Frank Lampard scored his 23rd penalty in the Premier League. He is now equal second-highest penalty scorer in the history of the division, level with Thierry Henry.

Bolton defender Zat Knight scored his sixth career PL own goal - equal most in the division with Frank Sinclair, Jamie Carragher and Richard Dunne.

Burnley 2-0 Hull City

Graham Alexander scored twice for Burnley. He is the oldest player in the Premier League to ever to score twice in a match at 38 years and 21 days old, bettering Teddy Sheringham who was 37 years and 146 days when he scored a hat trick in Portsmouth's 4-0 home win against Bolton in August 2003.

Geovanni became the fourth Hull player to be sent off in the Premier League, and the first away from home.

Everton 1-1 Aston Villa

Aston Villa's John Carew scored his fourth Premier League goal against Everton more against them than any other PL team he has faced in the division.

Fulham 3-1 Liverpool

Liverpool have lost five of their first 11 Premier League matches this season. Only once before in their club history have they done this and gone on to win the title in 1905-06.

The last top flight team to lose five of their first 11 matches and still win the title was Manchester City in 1967-68.

Liverpool's Fernando Torres scored his 48th Premier League goal for Liverpool, and only his fourth Premier League goal in London.

Portsmouth 4-0 Wigan

This was Portsmouth's biggest Premier League win in over three years since a 4-0 victory at Middlesbrough in August 2006.

Aruna Dindane became the fifth African player to score a Premier League hat trick, and the first in over a year since Emmanuel Adebayor in Arsenal's 4-0 win at Blackburn in September 2008.

Stoke City 2-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolves came from two goals down to pick up at least a point for only the second time. They previously were 3-0 down at home to Leicester and won 4-3 in October 2003.

Stoke's first goal was a George Elokobi own goal. It is Wolves' second own goal of season the after Michael Mancienne's in their 5-2 defeat at Sunderland on September 27.

Matthew Etherington scored his first Premier League goal for Stoke City. He has never been on the losing side all eight Premier League matches he has scored in (six wins, two draws).

Sunderland 2-2 West Ham United

West Ham lost a two-goal lead for the first time in a year-and-a-half, since a 2-2 home draw against Newcastle United in April 2008.

Guillermo Franco scored his first goal for West Ham. He is only the third Mexican player to score in the Premier League after Jared Borgetti and Carlos Vela.

West Ham's Carlton Cole has scored his sixth Premier League goal this season he has not been on the winning side in all six Premier League matches he has scored in this season.

Manchester United 2-0 Blackburn Rovers:

Blackburn Rovers have lost their last ten Premier League away matches. This is their second-longest ever run of consecutive top flight away defeats and one behind their club record 11 successive top flight away defeats from November 1965 to April 1966.

Dimitar Berbatov's last six Premier League goals have now all come in the second half of matches. It is eight months since his last first half goal in a 3-0 home win against Fulham on February 18.

This was the fifth time Berbatov has scored the opening goal in a Premier League match for Manchester United on all five previous occasions the club have won the match without conceding a goal.

Wayne Rooney has now scored in each of his last three Premier League matches against Blackburn, and has scored a total of six Premier League goals past keeper Paul Robinson.

Birmingham City 0-0 Manchester City

Birmingham City are the first club to be involved in two goalless draws in this season's Premier League. They also drew 0-0 at home to Stoke on August 22.

Birmingham City miss a PL penalty for the first time in more than six years since David Dunn missed from the spot in a 1-0 win at Newcastle United. Shay Given was also the goalkeeper on that occasion.

Maik Taylor became the oldest player from Northern Ireland to ever play in the Premier League, breaking former Manchester City goalkeeper Tommy Wright's record which had stood for more than nine years since Sep 2000. Wright was 37 years and 32 days old when he played his last match in the Premier League.

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  1. That's all boring stuff. From now on I am a­ supporter of TOM TOMSK. What a brilliant name. They­ play at the Trudd Stadium and they change their name­ when they get bored. Previous incantations have been,­ Burevestnik, Tomich, Sibelektromotor, Torpedo, Tomles­ and Manometr. My two favourite names are Torpedo and­ Manometr. The latter sounds like something Smersh used­ to attach to 007's family jewels. (Oh my eyes are­ watering now). Bestest thing about them though is....­ They have not one but TWO players called SMIRNOV. I­ vondor iv it is dat stuff vrom Varrington. Adios. P.S.­ Rafa the gaffa is a bit of a jaffa.......

    From Menace, on Tue 3 Nov 6:31AM

  2. being taken down on the penalty box is an assist?

    From john t, on Tue 3 Nov 2:33AM

  3. 1000 points since it started from 1997, quite a point­ that A.W have made. Hope it will come more for the­ years to come.
    Arsenal + Arsene (whole squad) =­ BPL&CL
    To Victory!!

    From jerungPurba, on Tue 3 Nov 1:13AM

  4. Sorry for the off topic comment.
    Fantasists
    Ye made a­ mistake by not adding Givens penalty, but at least ye­ corrected your error today.
    Now give Collison his 2­ assists, wtf its not rocket science.
    Also Mears should­ have an assist for being taken down in the box, to set­ up alexanders penalty goal. The premier league awarded­ him an assist why havn't ye?

    These are just three­ players on my team in which I've noticed your­ errors, how many other mistakes are there?

    From Bobby 1988, on Mon 2 Nov 10:49PM

  5. fabregas is the best in the world...yes he is the best­ in the world,call him the best ,everybody say fabregas­ is the best player in the world.................you are­ the best in the world fabregas:)))))))))))

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:04PM

  6. fabregas is the best in the world...yes he is the best­ in the world,call him the best ,everybody say fabregas­ is the best player in the world.................you are­ the best in the world fabregas:)))))))))))

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:03PM

  7. fabregas is the best in the world...yes he is the best­ in the world,call him the best ,everybody say fabregas­ is the best player in the world.................you are­ the best in the world fabregas:)))))))))))

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:03PM

  8. fabregas is the best in the world...yes he is the best­ in the world,call him the best ,everybody say fabregas­ is the best player in the world.................you are­ the best in the world fabregas:)))))))))))

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:03PM

  9. Do u know that arsene wrenger can sack all his current­ players and register another set of free players­ without buying then and still play the best football on­ earth,plus asured top 4 of the premeirship week in week­ out,what a manager:)

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:01PM

  10. Do u know that arsene wrenger can sack all his current­ players and register another set of free players­ without buying then and still play the best football on­ earth,plus asured top 4 of the premeirship week in week­ out,what a manager:)

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:01PM

  11. Do u know that arsene wrenger can sack all his current­ players and register another set of free players­ without buying then and still play the best football on­ earth,plus asured top 4 of the premeirship week in week­ out,what a manager:)

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:01PM

  12. Do u know that arsene wrenger can sack all his current­ players and register another set of free players­ without buying then and still play the best football on­ earth,plus asured top 4 of the premeirship week in week­ out,what a manager:)

    From osita, on Mon 2 Nov 9:00PM

  13. 12 and in so doing, you just did too. you @#$%

    From Koppite 1973, on Mon 2 Nov 8:59PM

  14. come the end of the season it will be man utd on top­ with the 2 london clubs 2nd and turd !!!!

    From grahame, on Mon 2 Nov 8:58PM

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    From WWW.PREMIERSHIP.ALTERVISTA.ORG, on Mon 2 Nov 8:57PM

  16. "11.i was there and it took 11 seconds, not­ 50."
    As the article says...there was 50 seconds­ between goals. 11 in play and 39 celebration. Some­ people just can't read properly these days...and­ NEEEED to put everyone right all the time.

    From Andy, on Mon 2 Nov 7:26PM

  17. i was there and it took 11 seconds, not 50. As of the­ moment the ball returns to play (kick off) it took 11­ seconds to reach the back of the net.

    From Dayyzz, on Mon 2 Nov 7:06PM

  18. Best wishes to ARSENAL.and its BOSS

    From RogersM, on Mon 2 Nov 4:46PM

  19. Congrats Arsene!!!
    I've said it since the beginning­ that the title will be fought between Arsenal and­ Chelsea. Arsenal seem stronger but unlucky (chelsea­ came back form 0-1 down a few times this season).
    COME­ ON GUNNERS!

    From Ulysse, on Mon 2 Nov 4:38PM

  20. Arsenal and Chelsea will battle it out for the prem­ this season, Liverpool are too inconsistent and the­ Mancs time at the top is ending...look no further than­ London for the title in 2010

    From Koppite 1973, on Mon 2 Nov 3:13PM
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