Barclays Premier League in numbers
PremierLeague.co.uk. - 13 Sep 2010
We look back at the fourth weekend of the new Barclays Premier League season with some key facts and figures.
2 - Newcastle United's summer signing James Perch has become only the second player to be booked in each of his first four Premier League appearances. The first was Edgar Davids with Tottenham Hotspur.
3 - Yellow cards were shown by Howard Webb in the 1-1 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur. Webb was refereeing his first Premier League match since the World Cup final when he dished out 14 yellow cards and one red.
5 - Lee Cattermole's red card at Wigan Athletic was the fifth dismissal of his career and his second of the season.
7 - Consecutive Premier League draws between Birmingham City and Liverpool. Sunday's 0-0 at St Andrew's equalled the Premier League record for successive stalemates set by West Ham and Aston Villa.
10 - The 1-1 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur was only the 10th time the sides had finished all-square in 58 league matches.
12 - Goals conceded this season by West Ham United who have let in three in each of their four Barclays Premier League fixtures.
17 - Laurent Koscienly became the 17th French player to score for Arsenal in the Premier League when he netted the Gunners' opener against Bolton Wanderers.
27 - Newcastle United's 2-0 home defeat by Blackpool was their first reverse in 27 league and cup matches at St James' Park since they went down 1-0 to Fulham in May 2009.
534 - Johan Elmander's equaliser just before half-time was the first Premier League goal Arsenal had conceded at the Emirates in eight hours and 54 minutes. Burnley's David Nugent scored the last goal by a visiting side 534 minutes previously.
671 - Scott Parker's clever lobbed volley on 85 minutes was the first Premier League goal conceded by Chelsea in 671 minutes since Gareth Bale scored in Tottenham Hotspur's 2-1 win on 17th April.
700 - Everton and
Manchester United became the first teams to rack up 700 Premier League matches. They were followed over the weekend by Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur with Aston Villa reaching the milestone at Stoke on Monday night.
1001 - Premier League goals scored by Arsenal under Arsene Wenger. Alex Song brought up the 1000 landmark with a clever chip for the Gunners' third strike in a 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers.