Season 2012/2013 Issue Six

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) 5 Petr Cech (Chelsea) 4 Shots On Target Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) 4 (West Brom) 3 (Tottenham) 16 (Southampton) 4 Jussi Jaaskelainen (West Ham) 3 Shots Off Target Jermain Defoe (Tottenham) 4 Mark Schwarzer (Fulham) 2 Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 14 Demba Ba (Newcastle) 4 Vito Mannone (Arsenal) 2 Shots Without Scoring A Lallana (Southampton), P Cisse (Newcastle) 12 Shots Per Goal Chelsea title challenge G Bale (Tottenham), S Cazorla (Arsenal) 18 Assists (Chelsea) 6 to be put to the test Offsides Papiss Cisse (Newcastle) 9 helsea’s Barclays Premier League title credentials Fouls Cface their first real test (Everton) 17 on Saturday when they travel Fouls Without A Card to Arsenal. Bradley Johnson (Norwich) 15 The Blues have cruised to the top of the table but have yet to Free-Kicks Won face any of the top nine. S Pienaar (Everton), J Gutierrez (Newcastle) 15 Arsenal are also being touted Penalties Scored as serious title contenders this (Chelsea) 2 season, having recovered well Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks from the sale of Robin van Persie to Manchester United. L Podolski (Arsenal), D Guthrie (Reading) 1 Summer signing Marko Marin, Saves Made who finally made his Blues bow Mark Schwarzer (Fulham) 30 in the League Cup in midweek Defensive Clearances after injury problems, feels it is love the chance to lead the line But Wenger has asked him “difficult to say” if the Gunners against the Blues, but manager to be patient, saying: “I’m not Jonas Olsson (West Brom) 17 are genuine rivals. Arsene Wenger is in no rush to against it, I’m not against it at all Defensive Blocks “They have a good team but move the England international but we try and at the moment Ashley Williams (Swansea) 10 they lost (Robin) Van Persie, from his place on the wing. there is big competition up who was the best scorer last Walcott, who scored twice front, we have a different season,” he said. I’m not sure and played a starring role in formula and the team is doing they have played against a Wednesday’s League Cup good team like us.” mauling of Coventry, has well. Chelsea are still sweating on indicated that being played “His time will come for that the fitness of Frank Lampard as the Gunners’ main forward and at the moment we have to (ankle) and could be instrumental in him be a bit patient. He is a great (hamstring) for the game. signing a new contract with finisher now, in front of goal he Arsenal’s would the club. is really absolutely amazing.” The Team With The Most...... Shots On Target Fulham 58 Barclays Premier league Barclays Premier league Shots Off Target Everton 43 birthday boys milestones Shots Per Goal Norwich 27.50 29th September Corners Man City 33 Kelvin Davis (36) Southampton Almost There...... Fouls West Ham 70 (28) Arsenal 300 Appearances Marcello Trotta (20) Fulham Woodwork Strikes Everton 10 (Stoke) 297 30th September Offsides Stoke, Newcastle 14 (26) Arsenal 250 Appearances Ryan Shotton (24) Stoke Penalties Conceded Wigan, Norwich, Liverpool 3 (Stoke) 249 1st October Yellow Cards Aston Villa 12 Ricardo Vaz Te (26) West Ham Shola Ameobi (Newcastle) 248 Red Cards Swansea, Liverpool 2 Barclays Premier league 200 Appearances grand totals Liam Ridgewell (West Brom) 199 Barclays Sponsorship (Man Utd) 197 press office barclays premier league goals Robert Huth (Stoke) 197 There will be a 24-hour press office to answer any queries 20726 100 Appearances regarding the sponsorship and general football matters: Richard Mackey > +44 (0)203 134 1778 Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) 99 Mobile: +44 (0)771 2179544 barclays premier league attendance (Arsenal) 99 Email: [email protected] (Arsenal) 99 Andrew McDougall > +44 (0)203 134 1849 247140775 Mobile: +44 (0)7775 547302 (Stoke) 99 Email: [email protected]

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