Premier League

• 4–0Biggest win: Liverpool 4–0 BrightonSun 13 May 2018
• 9goals in Tottenham 5–4 Leicester, the mostSun 13 May 2018
• 191Biggest upset: Newcastle United beat Chelsea, a side Vesta rated 191 points strongerNewcastle United 3–0 Chelsea, Sun 13 May 2018
• 2goals: Ayoze PérezNewcastle United 3–0 Chelsea
• 2goals: Erik LamelaTottenham 5–4 Leicester
• 2goals: Harry KaneTottenham 5–4 Leicester
• 2goals: Jamie VardyTottenham 5–4 Leicester
• 2goals: Manuel LanziniWest Ham 3–1 Everton

• Biggest winWatford 0–6 Manchester CitySat 16 Sep
• Most goals in a matchManchester City 7–2 StokeSat 14 Oct

• 77%of the teams ahead at half-time won the match168 of 218; 18 matches turned round
• 11points won after trailing at half-time: Crystal Palace, the mostBehind at the break 14 times
• 14points dropped after leading at half-time: Southampton, the mostAhead at the break 9 times
• 2–0at half-time, 2–3 at the end: Manchester City v Manchester United, the biggest turnaroundSat 7 Apr 2018

• 55%of the matches won by Vesta's favourite56% expected from its own percentages
• 66%Manchester City, the most predictable teamAverage chance Vesta gave to the result of its matches; then Tottenham and Arsenal
• 37%Burnley, the least predictableThen West Bromwich Albion and West Ham
• 4%Manchester City 0–0 HuddersfieldA draw with 4%; Manchester City was the favourite at 95%. Sun 6 May 2018
• 6%Chelsea 0–3 BournemouthBournemouth won with 6%; Chelsea was the favourite at 81%. Wed 31 Jan 2018
• 7%Chelsea 2–3 BurnleyBurnley won with 7%; Chelsea was the favourite at 78%. Sat 12 Aug 2017
• 8%Manchester United 0–1 West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion won with 8%; Manchester United was the favourite at 74%. Sun 15 Apr 2018

Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with the season hidden (how); the published ones are in the Track record.

• 11%of the goals in the last five minutes and stoppage time113 goals, 49 of them in stoppage time
• 68%of the teams that scored first won the match238 of 348; 67 drew, 43 lost
• 11points won in the last five minutes: Bournemouth, the most8 goals scored from the 86th minute on
• 11points thrown away in the last five minutes: Watford, the most13 goals conceded from the 86th minute on
• 21points won after going behind: Bournemouth, the mostBehind at some point in 27 matches
• 26points dropped after going ahead: West Bromwich Albion, the mostAhead at some point in 17 matches
• 1'the fastest goal, with 3 others in the same minute: Shinji Okazaki, LeicesterLeicester 2–0 Brighton, Sat 19 Aug 2017
• 90+7'the latest winning goal: Raheem Sterling, Manchester CityBournemouth 1–2 Manchester City, Sat 26 Aug 2017

Goal minutes known. 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).

• 25.8years: Newcastle United, the youngest of the 18 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 29.9years: West Bromwich Albion, the oldest of the 18 teams with enough birth datesAverage age, weighted by minutes played
• 19years and 80 days: Trent Alexander-Arnold, the youngest scorer with a known birth dateTue 26 Dec 2017
• 37years: Peter Crouch, the oldest scorer with a known birth dateSun 13 May 2018
• 30%of the minutes played by players from England62 nationalities; fewest: Chelsea (7%), most: West Bromwich Albion (60%)

Birth dates and citizenships of the players known with certainty: 86% of the minutes played. A player can hold more than one citizenship. Team ages only where at least 75% of the minutes are covered (18 of 20 teams).

• 17.4Most shots per match: Manchester Cityshots a match, 38 matches
• 40%Most accurate shooting: Arsenal234 of 592 shots on target
• 16%Best conversion: Manchester City106 goals from 663 shots
• 7.5Most corners per match: Manchester Citycorners a match, 38 matches
• 12.1Most fouls per match: Evertonfouls a match, 38 matches
• 1.9Most cards per match: West Ham72 yellow and 2 red in 38 matches
• 1.2Fewest cards per match: Liverpool44 yellow and 1 red in 38 matches

Match statistics of the season, match by match.

• Most chances createdManchester City2.41 xG per match
• Fewest chances concededManchester City0.65 xG against per match
• Sharpest finishingManchester City106 goals from 91.4 xG
• Least clinicalCrystal Palace45 goals from 56.7 xG
• Most goals preventedManchester United28 conceded from 43.5 xG