Season trivia for Premier League 2012/2013
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 2012/2013 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 Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla. Together they were behind 8 goals for Arsenal in the 2012/2013 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Christian Benteke, playing for Aston Villa, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 17 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Aston Villa-Sunderland.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In April 2013, Robin van Persie (Manchester United) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2012/2013 season.
Most braces by player
Luis Suárez in Liverpool scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2012/2013 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2012/2013 season was Dimitar Berbatov in Fulham, in total he did it 9 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Robin van Persie in Manchester United during the 2012/2013 season, in total he did this 11 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2012/2013 was shared between 2 players, all of whom scored 5 penalties each, and these were Frank Lampard (Chelsea) and Mikel Arteta (Arsenal).
Most penalty goals by team
Chelsea was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 2 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were Papiss Cissé (Newcastle) and Robin van Persie (Manchester United).
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Arsenal was the best team, in total they scored 5 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2012/2013 season was Jos Hooiveld, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Premier League, which he did 3 times.
Most own goals by team
Aston Villa scored 6 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2012/2013 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, and the players who achieved this were Robin van Persie (Manchester United) and Gareth Bale (Tottenham).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Juan Mata in Chelsea who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Robin van Persie in Manchester United scored or assisted in 10 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Robin van Persie in Manchester United who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 16 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
2 players were the best at scoring in the second half, something they did 13 times, and the players who did this were Gareth Bale (Tottenham) and Romelu Lukaku (West Bromwich).
Most consecutive wins
Manchester United was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Manchester United were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 18 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Reading had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Premier League during the 2012/2013 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Queens Park Rangers managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Manchester United were best at during the 2012/2013 season, they came back to win 9 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Southampton and Sunderland were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 4 different matches during the 2012/2013 season.
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