*THE 23 CRAZIEST STATS OF THE 2015/16 PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON*


*_Man United played more backward passes than any other team (3,107)._*

Aston Villa were in the lead for just 243 minutes this season, less than any other team in Premier League history.


*_Liverpool played the most forward passes (7,448)._*

Jack Grealish (Villa) lost all 16 of his Premier League games this season, setting a new Premier League record for losing every game played in a single season.

*_Liverpool won more corners than any other side (265). They also scored the most goals from outside the box (15) and made the most tackles (870)._*

Georginio Wijnaldum scored 11 top-flight goals this season, with all 11 coming at St. James’ Park. The Dutchman is the first player to score more than 10 goals in a Premier League season with all of them coming at home.

*_Norwich have been relegated from the Premier League for the fourth time – only Crystal Palace can match that._*

Tottenham not only had more shots than any other side (658), they also had the best shooting accuracy in the division (52.7% on target).

*_Only four teams had fewer shots than Man United (418) - Norwich (417), Newcastle (397), West Brom (388) and Aston Villa (380)._*

Bournemouth became the first newly promoted team to win away at the reigning champions since Bolton’s win at Old Trafford in 2001/02.

*_Liverpool used 34 players in the 2015-16 Premier League campaign, four more than in any previous season in the competition._*

West Brom had the oldest starting XI this season on average (29y 197d), while Tottenham fielded the youngest (24y 328d).

*_Victor Wanyama became the seventh player to be sent off three times in a Premier League season, following Vinnie Jones (1995/96), Slaven Bilic and David Batty (1997/98), Craig Short (2001/02), Franck Queudrue (2002/03) and Wes Brown (2013/14)._*

Wes Morgan became the third outfield player in Premier League history to play every minute of a title-winning season (after Gary Pallister in 1992/93 and John Terry in 2014/15).

*_This is the first top-flight league season since 1985/86 that West Ham have had a positive goal difference at the end of the campaign (+14)._*

Arsenal became the first team since Man United in 2003/04 to NOT win the Premier League despite being top at the end of January.

*_Marcus Rashford was exactly the same age that Wayne Rooney was (18y 120d) when he scored his first Premier League brace, by scoring twice against Arsenal in February._*

Tottenham were set-piece kings. They conceded the fewest goals from set pieces (9) and scored the most (23).

*_Swansea's Modou Barrow became the first Gambian to score a Premier League goal in March, meaning 95 different nationalities have now scored in the PL._*

Leicester only made 33 changes to their line-up during the season - a massive 21 fewer than any other team (Bournemouth are second on that list with 54).

*_Harry Kane became the first English player to be top scorer in a Premier League season since Kevin Phillips in 1999/2000._*

Norwich were only awarded one penalty all season - but conceded ten.

*_Southampton put in more crosses from open play than anyone else (696), ahead of Crystal Palace (689) and West Brom (617). Only Sunderland (404) put in fewer crosses than Chelsea (464)._*

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Quite interesting... man u always in for perhaps all the wrong reasons...

Highly interesting.... Wes Morgan, you are mouthed!!