Season trivia for Premier League 2014/2015
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 2014/2015 Premier League season in England.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2014/2015 season were the players Raheem Sterling - Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Eden Hazard - Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) and Cesc Fabregas - Diego Costa (Chelsea). Together they scored 6 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2014/2015 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Sadio Mané, playing for Southampton, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 3 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Southampton-Aston Villa.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2014/2015 was 5 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) - October 2014
Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) - December 2014
Papiss Cissé (Newcastle) - December 2014
Harry Kane (Tottenham) - January 2015
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) - March 2015
Harry Kane (Tottenham) - March 2015
Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) - April 2015
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) - May 2015
Most braces by player
Sergio Agüero in Manchester City scored (at least) two goals in a match 6 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2014/2015 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2014/2015 season was Sergio Agüero in Manchester City, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Sergio Agüero in Manchester City during the 2014/2015 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2014/2015 season was Santi Cazorla, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Arsenal.
Most penalty goals by team
Manchester City was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total they scored 7 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 6 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Wilfried Bony (Swansea/Manchester City)
Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace)
Phil Jagielka (Everton)
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
Harry Kane (Tottenham)
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Arsenal was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2014/2015 season was Wes Morgan, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Premier League, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Leicester scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2014/2015 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, and the players who achieved this were Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) and Diafra Sakho (West Ham).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Cesc Fabregas 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
Sergio Agüero in Manchester City scored or assisted in 7 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Sergio Agüero in Manchester City who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 13 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Sergio Agüero in Manchester City scored a total of 13 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Premier League during the 2014/2015 season.
Most consecutive wins
Arsenal was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2014/2015 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Chelsea were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2014/2015 season, playing 16 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Newcastle had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Premier League during the 2014/2015 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Leicester managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 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 Crystal Palace were best at during the 2014/2015 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
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