Premier League

• 5–0Biggest win: Liverpool 5–0 IpswichSat 11 May 2002
• 7goals in Liverpool 4–3 Blackburn Rovers, the mostWed 8 May 2002
• 2goals: Andrew ColeBlackburn Rovers 3–0 Fulham
• 2goals: John Arne RiiseLiverpool 5–0 Ipswich
• 2goals: Thierry HenryArsenal 4–3 Everton

• Biggest winBlackburn Rovers 7–1 West HamSun 14 Oct

• 76%of the teams ahead at half-time won the match177 of 232; 14 matches turned round
• 13points won after trailing at half-time: Arsenal, the mostBehind at the break 6 times
• 14points dropped after leading at half-time: Leicester and 1 other, level for the mostAhead at the break 8 times
• 3–0at half-time, 3–5 at the end: Tottenham v Manchester United, the biggest turnaroundSat 29 Sep 2001

• 12%of the goals in the last five minutes and stoppage time118 goals, 0 of them in stoppage time
• 70%of the teams that scored first won the match242 of 346; 67 drew, 37 lost
• 7points won in the last five minutes: Newcastle United, the most9 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 8points thrown away in the last five minutes: Leicester, the most11 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 34points won after going behind: Newcastle United, the mostBehind at some point in 23 matches
• 27points dropped after going ahead: Tottenham, the mostAhead at some point in 25 matches
• 1'the fastest goal, with 4 others in the same minute: Dion Dublin, Aston VillaWest Ham 1–1 Aston Villa, Wed 5 Dec 2001
• 90'the latest winning goal, with 11 others in the same minute: Dean Holdsworth, Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers 2–1 Liverpool, Mon 27 Aug 2001

Goal minutes known, for 346 of the 380 matches played. Minutes as the match reports write them; a winning goal is the one past the loser's final total (the second of a 3–1).

• 25.3years: Liverpool, the youngest of the 14 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 28.1years: Southampton, the oldest of the 14 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 18years and 77 days: Darren Bent, the youngest scorer with a known birth dateWed 24 Apr 2002
• 36years: Teddy Sheringham, the oldest scorer with a known birth dateSat 11 May 2002
• 36%of the minutes played by players from England52 nationalities; fewest: Fulham (17%), most: Leeds (64%)

Birth dates and citizenships of the players known with certainty: 70% of the minutes played. A player can hold more than one citizenship. Team ages only where at least 75% of the minutes are covered (14 of 20 teams).

• 0.0Most shots per match: Charlton Athleticshots a match, 38 matches
• 0%Most accurate shooting: Charlton Athletic0 of 0 shots on target
• 0%Best conversion: Charlton Athletic38 goals from 0 shots
• 0.0Most corners per match: Charlton Athleticcorners a match, 38 matches
• 0.0Most fouls per match: Charlton Athleticfouls a match, 38 matches
• 2.2Most cards per match: Arsenal77 yellow and 6 red in 38 matches
• 1.1Fewest cards per match: Southampton36 yellow and 5 red in 38 matches

Match statistics of the season, match by match.