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Season 2012/2013 Issue Ten

Barclays Barclays Premier league barclays premier league race for the golden boot race for the golden glove statistics 2012/13 Player (Team) Goals Player (Team) Clean Sheets The Player With The Most...... (Man Utd) 7 Petr Cech (Chelsea) 4 Shots On Target (Newcastle) 7 Asmir Begovic (Stoke) 4 Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) 25 Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 6 Mark Schwarzer (Fulham) 3 Shots Off Target Miguel Michu (Swansea) 6 Ben Foster (West Brom) 3 Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 27 Edin Dzeko (Man City) 5 Vito Mannone (Arsenal) 3 Shots Without Scoring Mario Balotelli (Man City) (Pictured) 18 Shots Per Goal Fired-up van Persie set (Everton) 26 Assists (Chelsea) 9 for Gunners reunion Offsides Peter Crouch (Stoke) 11 obin van Persie looks set to face Arsenal for the Fouls Rfirst time since joining (Everton) 23 Manchester United as the Fouls Without A Card two Barclays Premier League Kevin Mirallas (Everton) 16 giants go head-to-head on Saturday lunchtime. Free-Kicks Won The Dutch international spent Eden Hazard (Chelsea) 23 eight years with the Gunners Penalties Scored before making the £24million (Chelsea) (Pictured) 2 move to Old Trafford in the Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks summer and he is sure to receive a vocal reception from (Chelsea) 2 the travelling support. Saves Made Van Persie, part of the Ali Al Habsi (Wigan) 54 Arsenal side thrashed 8-2 in Defensive Clearances the corresponding fixture last season, grabbed his seventh mid-1990s, aiming to end a run Swansea victory this season Jonas Olsson (West Brom) 29 league goal of the campaign of seven successive defeats at and they face a Chelsea side Defensive Blocks in Sunday's 3-2 victory over Liverpool’s home. wounded by their first defeat James Collins (West Ham) 13 nine-man Chelsea at Stamford Everton and Fulham, of the campaign last week. Bridge before being named on who were both involved in Sunderland welcome Aston Villa a 23-man shortlist for the 2012 enthralling matches last and Norwich host Stoke in their Ballon d'Or. weekend, meet at Craven first match at since Sunday sees another of the Cottage while elsewhere in putting Arsenal to the sword. iconic fixtures of the Premier the capital in-form Tottenham Saturday’s late-kick off sees League era when Newcastle host Wigan. Carlos Tevez return to Upton travel to Anfield, famously the Having been something of a Park while Sunday's early kick- scene of back-to-back 4-3 fortress last season, the Liberty off sees winless duo QPR and defeats for the Magpies in the Stadium has seen just one Reading meet at Loftus Road. The Team With The Most...... Shots On Target Man City 103 Barclays Premier league Barclays Premier league Shots Off Target Liverpool 72 birthday boys milestones Shots Per Goal QPR, Norwich 14.14 4th November Corners Arsenal 69 David Jones (28) Wigan Almost There...... Fouls West Ham 129 Chris Martin (24) Norwich (Pictured) 300 Appearances 5th November Woodwork Strikes Everton 8 Shaun Wright-Phillips (QPR) 299 Richard Wright (35) Man City Offsides QPR 29 200 Appearances Penalties Conceded Wigan 4 Darren Fletcher (Man Utd) 197 Yellow Cards West Ham 22 150 Appearances Red Cards Swansea, Aston Villa, QPR, Liverpool 2 Barclays Premier league (Chelsea) 149 grand totals Zoltan Gera (West Brom) 148 Barclays Sponsorship 100 Appearances press office barclays premier league goals Johan Djourou (Arsenal) 99 There will be a 24-hour press office to answer any queries 20852 Andy Wilkinson (Stoke) 99 regarding the sponsorship and general football matters: 50 Appearances Richard Mackey > +44 (0)203 134 1778 Mobile: +44 (0)771 2179544 barclays premier league attendance John Ruddy (Norwich) 47 Email: [email protected] 150 Goals Andrew McDougall > +44 (0)203 134 1849 248582502 Mobile: +44 (0)7775 547302 (Stoke) 149 Email: [email protected]

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