Interesting 2009-10 Barclays Premier League facts

Chelsea confirmed their third Barclays Premier League title and are now attempting to win the famous FA Cup and League double for the first time.

Here are some facts from one of the greatest title races in the history of the competition.

1

Only four teams received just one red card: Arsenal, Birmingham, Fulham and Tottenham.

3

Jermain Defoe became only the third player to score five goals in a Premier League game when Spurs beat Wigan 9-1.

4

Burnley became the first newly promoted side in the Premier League to win its first four home games.

5

Stoke's Thomas Sorensen made his fifth penalty save out of six, against Wigan's Hugo Rodallega, in December.

6

Just six players played every minute: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton), Roger Johnson (Birmingham), Tyrone Mears (Burnley) and Pepe Reina (Liverpool).

7

Richard Dunne's own goals are more than any other player in the Premier League era.

9

Stoke are only the ninth promoted team in the Premier League to get more points in their second season.

10

Wolves made 10 changes for the game at Manchester United in December.

11

Chelsea set a club record, in September, with their 11th straight Premier League win.

12

Manchester United benefited from 12 own goals this season. Only Wayne Rooney (26) scored more for United.

17

Chelsea's Petr Cech and Liverpool's Pepe Reina kept the most clean sheets this season.

19

Paul Scholes became the 19th player to score 100 goals in the Premier League.

24

Hull City's away form proved costly: they have now gone 24 League games without an away win.

26

When Aston Villa won at Old Trafford, in December, it was their first win there for 26 years.

27

Liverpool scored in 27 consecutive home games, a Premier League record, before drawing 0-0 with Fulham in April.

29

Chelsea scored 29 goals from set-pieces.

35

Spurs have conceded more goals on the final day than any other Premier League club.

60

Sixty per cent of Birmingham's goals were scored by Englishmen.

66

Burnley have now gone 66 games since they were last involved in a goalless draw.

71

Chelsea boasted the biggest-ever goal difference in Premier League history.

79

When Portsmouth lost their first seven games, it was the worst-ever start by a team for 79 years.

100

Manchester City's 2-0 win over Portsmouth was the club's 100th at home in the Premier League.

103

Chelsea scored more goals in the top flight since Spurs netted 111 in the 1962-63 campaign.

121

Bolton's Kevin Davies committed 121 fouls, the most in the Premier League.

122

Referee Martin Atkinson showed 122 yellow cards, more than any other man in black, blue, red ... .

1,053

The number of goals in the Premier League, the second highest of all time and the best since the 1999-2000 season, when there were 1,060.

6,901

When Arsenal met Portsmouth in December, it was the first time in 6,901 Premier League games that a game had featured no Englishmen at the start.