Super statto: Sears
January 30th, 2012
By Brian Sears
30 January 2012
I'm often saying to myself: 'It's a funny old game,Brian.'
Take Fulham.
They go 386 Premier League games without one of their players notching a Premier League hat-trick and then Andy Johnson does it for them at home to QPR, and then just 15 games later, with timing reminiscent of London buses, Clint Dempsey gets a second hat-trick, this one at home to Newcastle.
In that same game, on 21 January, Fulham ended with five goals, the first time they'd ended with five in the Premier League (although they've also had three sixes).
The total number of times they've gone beyond three goals in...
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January 13th, 2012
Brian Sears
13 January 2012
Aston Villa are having a mediocre season when it comes to gaining points; just 23 from 20 games. Villa have only known four previous seasons when they have gained fewer points at the same stage.
In 1994-95 they had only 17 points and ended 18th just escaping relegation in a league then with 22 teams.
In 2002-03 they had 22 points and finished 16th. In 2005-06 they had 22 points and again finished 16th.
And last season they had 21 points at this stage but rallied with 27 points from their last 18 games to finish ninth.
Only three seasons ago Villa had 38 points...
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December 30th, 2011
By Brian Sears
30 December 2011
Tottenham will soon become the first club in the Premier League era to have conceded 1,000 goals in Premier League matches.
To date, they have conceded 998 in 751 Premier League games at a rate of 1.33 per game.
One might reasonably expect two more at some point in forthcoming fixtures including at Swansea (on Saturday), against West Brom (3 Jan), Everton (11 Jan), Wolves (14 Jan), at Manchester City (22 Jan) or against Wigan (31 Jan). Soon enough, anyway.
The fact that Spurs will reach the 1,000-goal tally first is testament to the fact they are one of...
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