Sunday Morning Football Trivia
In yesterday's F.A. Premier League football games, something rather unusual happened. none of the top four teams - Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal - all failed to win. Not only that, but they also all failed to score a goal. You could, in fact, include Aston Villa, who started the day in fifth place and finished the day in fourth place, in that statistic, since they drew 0-0 with Manchester United.
So, the highest-placed team in the Premier League to score a goal yesterday was Hull - in 6th place. Even they didn't win, drawing 2-2 with Portsmouth. The highest-placed team to win yesterday was Manchester City, who now sit in 11th place in the Premier League table - the bottom half. So, here are some trivia questions, which I don't know the answer to, but would love to know:
- When was the last time that none of the "big four" - Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea - won their games in a round of games where all four were playing?
- When was the last time none of them scored a goal in a round of games where all four were playing?
- When was the last time that no team in the top half of the table won a game in a round of games? (I realise that, at the time of writing, Everton have yet to play and could well win, thus meaning this may not happen this week...)
I expect these statistics will take some digging, but any pointers would be welcome.
Update: Wigan beat Everton 1-0 in the Monday match, and so no team in the top half of the Premier League table has won over the weekend! Has it ever happened before in the history of the Premier League? I shall do my best to find out...
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mrbenhttp://www.jedimoose.org
Good questions all - would love to know the answers ;)
2008-11-24 09:34:09