Premiership Stats Quiz

So now that the dust has settled, and with the FA Cup coming up this weekend, here's a quiz based on the Opta stats for this season's campaign.

1 Which team was awarded 12 penalties - more than any other side ?
2 Who were awarded only 2 penalties - an all-time Premiership low ?
3 Who conceded 11 spot kicks - more than any other side ?
4 Who gave away only 1 penalty, the division's lowest, and were the only side not to have a player sent off ?
5 Which keeper made the most saves (164) for his team ? (Player and team please.)
6 Which keeper was booked eight times, and dropped more balls than any other keeper (11).
7 Which keeper kept a Premiership high of 19 clean sheets ? (Player and team please.)
8 Which team scored the most goals in the final fifteen minutes of their matches (21).
9 Now looking at the opening fifteen minutes of matches, which side let in only one goal all season ?
10 Which player conceded nine handballs - more than anyone else ? (Player and team please)
11 Which team started AND ended the season with a nine-match unbeaten run ?
12 The season's biggest margin for a win was 6-0 : Winners and losers please.
13 Who scored a mere 10 goals at home - a new record low in the top division.
14 Which team hit fewer shots than any other, at 296.
15 Who were denied 19 times by the woodwork - more than anyone else ?
16 Which player hit the woodwork the most - seven times ? (Player and team please)
17 There were only 3 hat-tricks all season - 2 prior to Xmas and one after. Name the 2007 hat-trick scorer.
18 Sinned against: which player was fouled the most (102 times) ?
19 Which side were caught offside the most - 149 times ?
20 Which player was caught offside the most times (64) ? (Player and team please)
21 Which side received the fewest yellow cards (38) ?
22 Which side only scored 15 times in the second half of matches ?
23 [edited] Who scored 20 Premiership goals, preventing this from being the first season since 1999 that it has not been achieved ? (thanks, Milhouse :-[ )
24 Which player received the most yellow cards (13) ? (Player and team please)
25 Which player hit the most shots at goal this season ?

1pt per correct answer. Good luck !

[Lord Cheeky]

6) Jens Lehman Arsenal
7) David James Pompey
8) Man Utd
11) Astn Villa
13) Man City
17) Peter Crouch against Arsenal i think
21) Reading
23) Dider Drogba

Brave effort from Lord Cheeky.
6) Jens Lehman Arsenal - correct 2pts.
7) David James Pompey - incorrect.
8) Man Utd - incorrect.
11) Astn Villa - correct 1pt
13) Man City - correct 1pt
17) Peter Crouch against Arsenal - correct 2pts (it finished 4-1 to Liverpool)
21) Reading - correct 1pt
23) Dider Drogba - correct 1pt

Leaderboard:
[glow=red,2,300]Lord Cheeky 8pts[/glow]

[WolfLord]

2.West Ham United
3.Charlton
4.Liverpool
7.Petr Cech Chelsea
8.Chelsea
12.Reading bt West Ham
18.Ronaldo Manchester United
25.Ronaldo Manchester United

[davejones]

1. THE ARSENAL

Dave's answer 1)Arsenal is correct;

And a mixture of right and wrong from Wolfman..............
2.West Ham United - correct, 1pt
3.Charlton - incorrect
4.Liverpool - correct, 1pt
7.Petr Cech Chelsea - incorrect
8.Chelsea - incorrect
12.Reading bt West Ham - correct, 2pts
18.Ronaldo Manchester United - incorrect
25.Ronaldo Manchester United - correct (it was 145) 1pt

Leaderboard:
1. Lord Cheeky 8pts
2. Wolfman 5pts
3. DaveJones 1pt

[milhouse]

3 - Blackburn
7 - Reina - Liverpool
8 - Chelsea
14 - Sheff Utd ?
15 - Everton ?
18 - Johnson, Everton ?
19 - Arsenal ?
20 - Anelka, Bolton
23 - Henry scored more than 20 last season ???? do you mean for a certain club ?
24 - Nelson, Blackburn/West Ham ?

milhouse said:

23 - Henry scored more than 20 last season ???? do you mean for a certain club ?

Well spotted, Milhouse. Henry did in fact score 27 last season and Van Nistelrooy 21. A faulty-worded question which I have now amended. 1 bonus point to you and -1pt to the sorry-assed quizmeister. ::)

Now the scores for Milhouse:
3 - Blackburn - correct, 1pt
7 - Reina - Liverpool - correct, 2pts
8 - Chelsea -incorrect (Wolfman thought that, too)
14 - Sheff Utd ? - incorrect
15 - Everton ? - incorrect
18 - Johnson, Everton ? - not Johnson but the club is correct, 1pt
19 - Arsenal ? - incorrect
20 - Anelka, Bolton - incorrect
24 - Nelson, Blackburn/West Ham ? - not Nelson but West Ham is correct, 1pt

Revised Leaderboard:
1. Lord Cheeky 8pts
2. Milhouse 6pts
3. Wolfman 5pts
4. DaveJones 1pt
5. tommo -1pt

Left to get : 5), 8), 9), 10), 14), 15), 16), 19) 20) 22) and half of 18) & 24).

[milhouse]

5 - Foster, Watford
14 - Man City ?
18 - Arteta then ?
24 - Reo-Coker or Anton Ferdinand ?

[Lord Cheeky]

8) Arsenal
10) Jermaine Defoe
15) Man Utd
16) Rob Hulse Sheff Utd
18) El hadji Diouf

You guys are nothing if not persistent !

Okay, Milhouse's 2nd go:
5 - Foster, Watford - incorrect
14 - Man City ? - incorrect
18 - Arteta then ? Yes, Well done, 1pt
24 - Reo-Coker ? Yes, Well done, 1pt (came up from Wimbledon's youth team, at the time we trained 'em to be dirty !)

And Lord Cheeky's 2nd go:
8) Arsenal - correct, 1pt
10) Jermaine Defoe - correct, 1pt. Team anyone ?
15) Man Utd - correct, 1pt
16) Rob Hulse Sheff Utd - correct, 2pts
18) El hadji Diouf - incorrect

Revised Leaderboard:
1. Lord Cheeky 13pts
2. Milhouse 8pts
3. Wolfman 5pts
4. DaveJones 1pt
5. tommo -1pt

Left to get : 5), 9), 14), 19), 20), 22) and half of 10).

[milhouse]

10. Spurs ;D

[milhouse]

5. - Paddy Kenny, Sheff Utd
9. - Aston Villa
14. - Sheff Utd
19. - Bolton
20. - Drogba, chelsea
22. - Aston Villa

Spurs is correct for 10) Milhouse, but I'm afraid that all the other guesses are wide of the mark.

Revised Leaderboard:
1. Lord Cheeky 13pts
2. Milhouse 9pts
3. Wolfman 5pts
4. DaveJones 1pt
5. tommo -1pt

Left to get : 5), 9), 14), 19), 20), 22)

[Lord Cheeky]

5} Scott Carson Charlton (on loan from Liverpool)

No Jason, it wasn't he.
And I don't think any clues are necessary as all the remaining ones are gettable.
Keep trying ! ;)

[Lord Cheeky]

After the process of elimination and a well educated guess i think
5) Marcus Hahenamann Reading
20) Beni Mcarthy Blackburn

Spot on with both, Lord Cheeky.
That's four well-earned points to you.

Revised Leaderboard:
1. Lord Cheeky 17pts
2. Milhouse 9pts
3. Wolfman 5pts
4. DaveJones 1pt
5. tommo -1pt

Just these to get : 9), 14), 19), 22)

[Lord Cheeky]

9)_ Chelsea
14) Bolton
19) Spurs

Three down (by a process of elimination ?) and now only number 22) to go.

Revised Leaderboard:
1. Lord Cheeky 20pts
2. Milhouse 9pts
3. Wolfman 5pts
4. DaveJones 1pt
5. tommo -1pt

[WolfLord]

22.Watford

[Lord Cheeky]

22) Everton

No and No.
The basis for getting the last one:
No more than two guesses per post and they cannot be consecutive posts.
And if it's got on the single guess, 1pt - if it was one of a pair, only 0.5pts.

[Lord Cheeky]

22) Newcastle

Not Villa, Watford, Everton or Newcastle !
You'd be right in thinking it was a club that finished in the bottom half of the table, though, so that narrows the field a bit. ;)

[mickthehammer]

22 - Wigan.

Josie thinks Charlton!! :o

[davejones]

Fulham

Well done Mick, you nailed it.
22) was indeed Wigan.

Final points:
1. Lord Cheeky 20pts
2. Milhouse 9pts
3. Wolfman 5pts
4= DaveJones 1pt
4= MicktheHammer 1pt
6. Josie 0pts
7. tommo -1pt