Stat attack: Lucky number seven 27th Mar 2014 - Latest News With seven Barclays Premier League fixtures remaining, and Liverpool enjoying a remarkable seven-game winning streak, Melissa Reddy looks at seven other season-defining stats for the Reds... 1. Unbeaten? Thats us! Brendan Rodgers men are the only unbeaten team in Englands top-flight for 2014. The clubs 12 league encounters this year have produced 10 victories (five away from home) and two draws. Liverpool have sensationally scored 40 goals during this period. 2. 50 not out! Liverpool have netted a half-century of goals at Anfield in all competitions this season, from just 17 clashes at the clubs fortress. 3. YES! Its SAS Daniel Sturridge netted his 20th league goal in the 2-1 victory over Sunderland on Wednesday night, which saw his partnership with Luis Suarez (who is on 28 goals) enter top-flight folklore. The duo are only the third in Premier League history to both net 20-plus in a single season. Cole/Beardsley did it in 1993-94, with Drogba/Lampard achieving the feat in 2009-10. 4. Captain Fantastic Steven Gerrard has been involved in 20 goals (scored 11, assisted nine) in 26 league starts for the club this term. Regardless of the season, occasion or encounter, the skipper has been a constant catalyst for the Reds - and long may it continue. 5. We score when we want And Liverpool love doing so in the first half of fixtures, which is credit to the intensity and ambition which Rodgers has installed to the side. Gerrards sublime free-kick against the Black Cats was the sides 50th goal in the opening 45 minutes of league clashes this season. Part of that stat has the Anfield outfit achieving their early scoring feat in 21 consecutive games, extending the all-time Premier League record, which theyve set. Meanwhile, the clubs haul of 84 Premier League strikes is a new record for the Reds, dwarfing the 77 efforts registered in 2008-09. Liverpool are threatening to usurp the all-time high of 103 goals in the league delivered by Chelsea, which was set in the 2009-10 season. 6. Just cant get enough Suarez has directly contributed to 39 Premier League goals this term; scoring 28 and assisting 11. He is on course to become only the second player (Andy Cole 1993-94) to finish a top-flight campaign as the best outright goal-getter and assister. The Uruguayan also needs just two league goals to become the first Liverpool player to score 30 in a single season since Ian Rush in 1986-87. El Pistolero has his sights set on the 31-goal record for a 38-game Premier League season held jointly by Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-08) and Alan Shearer (1995-96). 7. Points on the board Rodgers men have notched up 68 points thus far, with seven fixtures remaining. That total is better than their final tally in the past four seasons, and means Liverpool can post their highest-ever return. The clubs current BPL record is 86, which was set in 2008-09. They are 18 adrift with 21 points still to play for.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:20:25 +0000
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