@OptaJoe tweeted some interesting Premier League stats we thought we'd share with you.
68 - Duncan Ferguson is the top-scoring Scotsman in Premier League history. Big. #AskOpta @rootytooty11
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
7 - @garethbale11 has scored the most goals from outside the penalty area in the Premier League this season. Tidy. @nik0fc #AskOpta
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
797 - Of strikers to play 50+ PL games, Daryl Murphy has the worst mins per goal rate (4 goals in 3186 minutes). Haphazard. @oliverdavis7
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
120.7 - Javier Hernandez has the best mins/goal rate of any player in Premier League history (min 10 goals). Quickfire. @ozzya_86 #AskOpta
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
38 - David Unsworth is the top-scoring defender in Premier League history with 38 goals. Burly. @ryanlea13
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
12 - @juanmata10 has the most goal assists in the 2012-13 Premier League. Prompting. #AskOpta @lukerolt
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
5 - Arsenal have picked up the most red cards in this season's Premier League & oddly the fewest yellows (36). Quirk. @allanmilne33 #AskOpta
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
88 - Stephane Sessegnon has been fouled more often than any other PL player this season. Bruised. #AskOpta @shubhamcfc10
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 23, 2013
Its hard to believe Chicarito has a better minutes to goals rate than Shearer, Van Nistelrooy, Henry etc.
Also, sorry Daryl.
