THERE were only 931 goals in 2006-07, fewer than in any other Premiership season. ARSENAL were awarded 12 penalties, more than any other side. They scored 10 of them. WEST HAM got just two penalties, a Premiership low. BLACKBURN conceded 11 spot-kicks, more than any other side. LIVERPOOL gave away only one penalty, the division’s lowest, and were the only side not to have a player sent off. JOSEPH YOBO, Richard Dunne, Ivar Ingimarsson and Phil Jagielka were the only outfielders to play every minute of this season. MARCUS HAHNEMANN made 164 saves for Reading, more than any other keeper. ARSENAL’S Jens Lehmann was booked eight times and dropped more balls than any other keeper, 11. PEPE REINA kept a Premiership high of 19 clean sheets for Liverpool. ARSENAL scored the most goals in the last 15 minutes, 21. CHELSEA let in only one goal in the opening 15 minutes of games. JERMAIN DEFOE of Spurs conceded nine handballs, more than any other player. ASTON VILLA started and ended the season with a nine- game unbeaten run. READING got the biggest win, 6-0 against West Ham. WEST HAM’S 109 substitutions was a high. MANCHESTER CITY scored only 10 goals at home, a new record low in the top division. TOTTENHAM conceded goals to players from 24 different nations, more than any other. BOLTON hit fewer shots than any other side, 296. MANCHESTER UNITED were denied by the woodwork more than any other team – 19 times. NO ONE hit the woodwork more than Sheffield United’s Rob Hulse — seven times. CESC FABREGAS and Wayne Rooney were the top creators, both ending with 11 assists. THERE were only three hat-tricks and just one (Peter Crouch v Arsenal) came in 2007. BOLTON scored eight goals from indirect free-kicks. WEST HAM conceded 11 goals from corners. CHELSEA highs were six goals direct from free-kicks, 16 headed goals and midfielder Frank Lampard’s seven long-range goals. MICHAEL BROWN (Fulham) and Kevin Davies (Bolton) both conceded 91 fouls, a league high. EVERTON’S Mikel Arteta was fouled the most, 102 times. SPURS were caught offside 149 times but Blackburn’s Benni McCarthy was the player caught offside most (64). READING received the least yellow cards (38). WIGAN scored 15 second-half goals, no team bagged fewer. SPURS conceded the most long-range goals (14). DIDIER DROGBA’S 20 goals prevented 2006-07 being the first year since 1999 when no player reached that mark. CRISTIANO RONALDO hit the most shots — 145. BLACKBURN’S Morten Gamst Pedersen scored the most direct free-kick goals — three. FULHAM and Manchester United scored 10 goals from corners. WEST HAM skipper Nigel Reo-Coker was booked 13 times. RICARDO VAZ TE of Bolton was the most used sub, 23 times. KANU (Portsmouth) was taken off the most times, 22.
