Season trivia for Premier League 2017/2018
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 2017/2018 Premier League season in England.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2017/2018 season were the players Jamie Vardy - Riyad Mahrez (Leicester), Mohamed Salah - Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), César Azpilicueta - Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) and Mohamed Salah - Sadio Mané (Liverpool). Together they scored 7 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 2017/2018 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Sergio Agüero, playing for Manchester City, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 29 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Manchester City-Leicester.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2017, Harry Kane (Tottenham) scored 8 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2017/2018 season.
Most braces by player
Harry Kane in Tottenham scored (at least) two goals in a match 9 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2017/2018 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2017/2018 season was Harry Kane in Tottenham, 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 Harry Kane in Tottenham during the 2017/2018 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2017/2018 season was Luka Milivojevic, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Crystal Palace.
Most penalty goals by team
Crystal Palace was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2017/2018 season, in total they scored 8 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 4 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
Callum Wilson (Bournemouth)
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester)
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal/Manchester United)
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Leicester was the best team, in total they scored 6 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2017/2018 season was Lewis Dunk, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Premier League, which he did 4 times.
Most own goals by team
Brighton scored 5 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2017/2018 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Mohamed Salah in Liverpool scored in 5 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Mohamed Salah in Liverpool scored or assisted in 8 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Mohamed Salah in Liverpool 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
Harry Kane in Tottenham scored a total of 19 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Premier League during the 2017/2018 season.
Most consecutive wins
Manchester City was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2017/2018 season, with a total of 18 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Manchester City were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2017/2018 season, playing 22 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
West Bromwich had a streak of 8 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Premier League during the 2017/2018 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
West Bromwich managed the feat of not winning a single match in 20 consecutive matches during the 2017/2018 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 Bournemouth were best at during the 2017/2018 season, they came back to win 5 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Arsenal, West Bromwich, Watford and Swansea 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 2017/2018 season.
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