Season trivia for Premier League 2011/2012
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2011/2012 Premier League season in England.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott. Together they were behind 13 goals for Arsenal in the 2011/2012 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2011/2012 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Edin Dzeko, playing for Manchester City, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 21 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Tottenham-Manchester City.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2011/2012 was 7 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Robin van Persie (Arsenal) - October 2011
Yakubu (Blackburn) - December 2011
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 8 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 9 matches during the season:
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Emmanuel Adebayor in Tottenham during the 2011/2012 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2011/2012 season was Wayne Rooney, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Manchester United.
Most penalty goals by team
Manchester United was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2011/2012 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Edin Dzeko was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2011/2012 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Manchester City.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Manchester City was the best team, in total they scored 9 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2011/2012 season in Premier League. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) and Scott Dann (Blackburn).
Most own goals by team
Arsenal scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2011/2012 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Papiss Cissé in Newcastle scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2011/2012 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Antonio Valencia in Manchester United who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Wayne Rooney in Manchester United who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 14 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Robin van Persie in Arsenal scored a total of 17 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Premier League during the 2011/2012 season.
Most consecutive wins
Manchester United was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2011/2012 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Manchester City were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2011/2012 season, playing 14 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Wigan had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Premier League during the 2011/2012 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
The longest winless run in the 2011/2012 season was 9 matches in a row, and it was Queens Park Rangers, Wigan and Wolverhampton who managed that dubious achievement.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Arsenal were best at during the 2011/2012 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Wolverhampton have managed this in 6 matches during the 2011/2012 season, more than any other team in Premier League.
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