Premier League

• 6–1Biggest win: Arsenal 6–1 SouthamptonWed 7 May 2003
• 3goals, a hat-trick: Freddie LjungbergSunderland 0–4 Arsenal
• 3goals, a hat-trick: Jermaine PennantArsenal 6–1 Southampton
• 3goals, a hat-trick: Robert PiresArsenal 6–1 Southampton
• 2goals: Scott DobieWest Bromwich Albion 2–2 Newcastle United

• Biggest winWest Bromwich Albion 0–6 LiverpoolSat 26 Apr
• Most goals in a matchNewcastle United 2–6 Manchester UnitedSat 12 Apr

• 75%of the teams ahead at half-time won the match171 of 229; 16 matches turned round
• 12points won after trailing at half-time: Chelsea, the mostBehind at the break 7 times
• 16points dropped after leading at half-time: Sunderland, the mostAhead at the break 8 times
• 0–2at half-time, 3–2 at the end: Fulham v Tottenham, the biggest turnaroundWed 11 Sep 2002

• 12%of the goals in the last five minutes and stoppage time120 goals, 0 of them in stoppage time
• 68%of the teams that scored first won the match243 of 356; 69 drew, 44 lost
• 9points won in the last five minutes: Tottenham, the most7 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 9points thrown away in the last five minutes: Bolton Wanderers, the most7 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 24points won after going behind: Everton, the mostBehind at some point in 23 matches
• 22points dropped after going ahead: Charlton Athletic, the mostAhead at some point in 22 matches
• 1'the fastest goal: Alan Shearer, Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United 2–0 Manchester City, Sat 18 Jan 2003
• 90'the latest winning goal, with 21 others in the same minute: Joseph Desire Job, MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough 1–0 Blackburn Rovers, Sat 31 Aug 2002

Goal minutes known, for 356 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).

• 24.9years: Newcastle United, the youngest of the 14 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 28.4years: Chelsea, the oldest of the 14 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 16years and 355 days: James Milner, the youngest scorer with a known birth dateThu 26 Dec 2002
• 37years: Teddy Sheringham, the oldest scorer with a known birth dateMon 21 Apr 2003
• 35%of the minutes played by players from England60 nationalities; fewest: Fulham (16%), most: Leeds (50%)

Birth dates and citizenships of the players known with certainty: 72% 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).

• 13.8Most shots per match: Manchester Unitedshots a match, 38 matches
• 60%Most accurate shooting: Arsenal297 of 498 shots on target
• 17%Best conversion: Arsenal85 goals from 498 shots
• 0.0Most corners per match: Blackburn Roverscorners a match, 38 matches
• 0.0Most fouls per match: Blackburn Roversfouls a match, 38 matches
• 2.0Most cards per match: Birmingham City72 yellow and 4 red in 38 matches
• 1.2Fewest cards per match: Manchester United46 yellow and 1 red in 38 matches

Match statistics of the season, match by match.