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0 West Ham United were the only London team not to win a game against a capital rival this season.
3 Had the league started on 1 January, Everton would be third; three points behind first‑placed Manchester United.
3 Burnley were the only side to have as many as three players play in all 38 games for them this season (Tyrone Mears, Wade Elliott and Brian Jensen).
4 The last team to score seven or more goals in four different games in a season in the English top flight (as Chelsea did) was Arsenal in 1934-35. They are only the seventh side to do this.
4 Rob Green made four errors leading to a goal this season, more than any other player in the division.
6 Kevin Davies has conceded the most fouls in six of the last seven Premier League campaigns. Davies's total of 121 this season is his highest ever.
7 Richard Dunne has now scored more own goals than any other Premier League player in the history of the competition.
8 More red cards were given out on 31 October 2009 than ever before on a single day of Premier League action.
9 Sunderland became the first side to have nine players sent off in a single Premier League campaign.
9 Andre Marriner showed the most red cards of any referee, nine.
10 Frank Lampard scored 10 Premier League penalties. Only Andrew Johnson for Crystal Palace in 2004‑05 (11) has scored more in a single Premier League season.
10 No team scored more goals in the first 15 minutes of matches than Darren Bent (10).
12 Own goals was Manchester United's joint second top scorer after Wayne Rooney. No side have ever previously benefitted from more than six own goals in a Premier League season.
12 Birmingham City also named an unchanged line-up in 12 consecutive Premier League matches, the longest-ever such run in the competition (21 November to 7 February).
14 Frank Lampard recorded the most assists this season, one more than Cesc Fábregas.
15 Arsenal substitutes contributed 15 goals, more than at any other side. Hull's substitutes scored only one goal all season.
16 Everton and Chelsea both scored a league-high 16 headed goals in 2009-10.
17 Burnley became the first team in Premier League history to lose 17 away games in a season.
17 Mike Dean awarded 17 penalties in 30 matches this season.
19 Spurs had 19 different goalscorers, the most ever for a club in a single season in the Premier League. Relegated Hull City had 18.
20 Liverpool hit the woodwork 20 times this season, more than any other side. They also hit it the most last season (26 times).
22 Different players to be booked for Hull City in the Premier League this season – a league high.
25 Rooney was the first Englishman to score 25 or more goals in one Premier League season since Kevin Phillips 10 years ago.
25 Rory Delap created 25 goalscoring chances from long throws, four more than in 2008‑09. But Bolton scored the most goals, six, from throw-ins.
26 Wigan Athletic conceded 26 goals in their five Premier League matches in London this season.
31 David Dunn had the highest goals-to-shots percentage (31) of any player to have at least 25 efforts on goal this season.
33 Portsmouth used 33 different players in the league this season – more than any other team.
37 Stilian Petrov had more shots without scoring than any player in the Premier League this season.
43 Burnley became the 43rd side to play in the Premier League since it began in 1992-93.
43 Own goals to have been scored this season in the Premier League – more than in any other season.
47 Wayne Bridge made 47 crosses this season without seeing a single one reach a team-mate.
63 Chelsea conceded the highest percentage of their goals from set-pieces this season. Last season no side conceded more than 38% of their goals from set plays.
67 Spurs have still not won at Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal since August 1993 – a run of 67 games.
79 Before this season, no side had ever conceded more than 70 goals in a Premier League campaign and avoided relegation: Wigan conceded 79.
81 Edwin van der Sar managed the highest saves-to-shots percentage of any goalkeeper this season.
86 No side took more points than second-placed Liverpool managed last season. Chelsea equalled this total following their 8-0 final‑day win over Wigan.
86 Only in 2006-07 (87) were there more goals from the penalty spot than this season (86).
100 Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs scored their 100th Premier League goals this season, meaning that 19 players have now reached this landmark.
103 Chelsea are the first side to score more than 100 goals in an English top-flight season since Spurs hit 111 in 1962‑63.
834 Chelsea had 834 shots in total (including blocked) this season, 140 more than any other team. They also had the most shots last season (797).
1,000 Portsmouth scored both the 500th and 1,000th Premier League goals of the season.
1,053 There were 1,053 goals in the Premier League this season, seven short of the record number in a 20‑team season, set in 1999-2000.
1,971 Tottenham finished above Liverpool in the league for the first time since 1971.
2,169 Birmingham's Barry Ferguson attempted the most passes this season.
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