Premier League

• 8–1Biggest win: Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester CitySun 11 May 2008
• 3goals, a hat-trick: Afonso AlvesMiddlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City
• 2goals: Cameron JeromeBirmingham City 4–1 Blackburn Rovers
• 2goals: Stewart DowningMiddlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City
• 2goals: Yakubu AyegbeniEverton 3–1 Newcastle United

• Biggest winMiddlesbrough 8–1 Manchester CitySun 11 May
• Most goals in a matchPortsmouth 7–4 ReadingSat 29 Sep

• 76%of the teams ahead at half-time won the match170 of 225; 17 matches turned round
• 18points won after trailing at half-time: Arsenal, the mostBehind at the break 11 times
• 18points dropped after leading at half-time: Fulham, the mostAhead at the break 10 times
• 2–0at half-time, 2–3 at the end: Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal, the biggest turnaroundSat 29 Mar 2008

• 13%of the goals in the last five minutes and stoppage time128 goals, 0 of them in stoppage time
• 68%of the teams that scored first won the match240 of 354; 74 drew, 40 lost
• 11points won in the last five minutes: Sunderland, the most9 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 10points thrown away in the last five minutes: Aston Villa, the most9 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 23points won after going behind: Blackburn Rovers, the mostBehind at some point in 21 matches
• 33points dropped after going ahead: Tottenham, the mostAhead at some point in 25 matches
• 1'the fastest goal, with 3 others in the same minute: David Healy, FulhamArsenal 2–1 Fulham, Sun 12 Aug 2007
• 90'the latest winning goal, with 25 others in the same minute: Michael Chopra, SunderlandSunderland 1–0 Tottenham, Sat 11 Aug 2007

Goal minutes known, for 354 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).

• 24.4years: Arsenal, the youngest of the 13 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 28.3years: Fulham, the oldest of the 13 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 18years and 46 days: Gareth Bale, the youngest scorer with a known birth dateSat 1 Sep 2007
• 36years: Dwight Yorke, the oldest scorer with a known birth dateSat 24 Nov 2007
• 35%of the minutes played by players from England68 nationalities; fewest: Arsenal (4%), most: Aston Villa (59%)

Birth dates and citizenships of the players known with certainty: 78% of the minutes played. A player can hold more than one citizenship. Team ages only where at least 75% of the minutes are covered (13 of 20 teams).

• 17.1Most shots per match: Manchester Unitedshots a match, 37 matches
• 56%Most accurate shooting: Tottenham284 of 511 shots on target
• 17%Best conversion: Aston Villa70 goals from 421 shots
• 6.8Most corners per match: Manchester Unitedcorners a match, 37 matches
• 14.2Most fouls per match: Blackburn Roversfouls a match, 37 matches
• 2.3Most cards per match: Middlesbrough85 yellow and 2 red in 38 matches
• 1.1Fewest cards per match: Everton40 yellow and 3 red in 38 matches

Match statistics of the season, match by match.