August Highlights
- Salah’s Double Century: Mohamed Salah marked his 350th outing for Liverpool with a goal and an assist against Ipswich, bringing his total goal contributions for the Reds to 300 (212 goals, 88 assists).
- That same performance earned him the distinction of being the all-time leader in both goals (9) and total goal involvements (14) on Matchday 1 in Premier League history.
- Arne Slot’s Liverpool made a dominant debut with 50 touches inside Ipswich’s penalty area, the most ever recorded in a manager’s Premier League debut since tracking began in 2008.
- James Milner kicked off his 23rd different Premier League campaign, a record unmatched in league history.
- Ashley Young saw red against Brighton at 39 years and 39 days, becoming the oldest player ever to be sent off in a Premier League match.
- Noni Madueke netted a hat-trick against Wolves, each goal served up by Cole Palmer — only the fifth time a player has assisted another three or more times in one PL match.
- Chelsea’s new boss Enzo Maresca became the first manager to see his team hit six goals in their debut away fixture.
- Everton’s collapse against Bournemouth — surrendering a 2-0 lead after the 87th minute — was the latest such turnaround in Premier League history.
- Erling Haaland exploded with seven goals in three games, the best start to a Premier League season by any player.
September Moments
- Arne Slot became the third manager to win his first three Premier League games without conceding — joining Sven-Göran Eriksson (2007) and José Mourinho (2004).
- Nottingham Forest finally ended a 25-match winless streak at Anfield, earning their first away league win over Liverpool since 1969.
- Everton suffered back-to-back defeats after leading by two or more goals — a feat previously achieved only by Bournemouth in late 2022.
- Arsenal claimed six straight away league wins for the first time since 2013 and secured three consecutive north London derby wins at Spurs for the first time since 1988.
- A whopping 14 yellow cards were dished out in Bournemouth’s clash with Chelsea — a new Premier League record for a single game.
- West Ham lost their first three home games of the season, something they’d never done before in top-flight football.
- Haaland hit 10 goals in his first five matches — a Premier League record for the fewest games to reach double digits in a season.
- Rodri extended his unbeaten league streak to 51 games, second only to Sol Campbell’s 56 between 2002–04.
- Bukayo Saka joined Thierry Henry as the only Arsenal players to register assists in each of their first five league games of a season.
- Bryan Mbeumo helped Brentford become the first team to score inside the opening minute in three straight Premier League games.
- Cole Palmer hit four goals before halftime vs Brighton — no player had done that before in the competition.
- Bruno Fernandes was sent off for the first time in his 165-match Premier League career, becoming the first United captain to be dismissed at Old Trafford since Wayne Rooney in 2014.
October Headlines
- Kai Havertz scored in seven consecutive home games for Arsenal — the first Gunner to do so since Van Persie in 2011–12.
- Brentford v Wolves became the first PL match to feature eight different scorers from eight different countries.
- Manchester City joined an elite group of teams with 50+ home games unbeaten across all competitions, now sitting alongside the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, and Sunderland.
- Spurs lost another 2+ goal lead, this time to Brighton — their 10th such loss, more than any other club.
- Southampton’s defeat to Leicester stretched their winless PL run to 21 games — their longest ever.
- Mikey Moore became Spurs’ youngest starting player in the Premier League era, aged just 17 years and 77 days.
- City’s 31-game unbeaten league streak set a new club record, later ending at 32.
November’s Numbers
- Wolves started the season without a win in their first 10 — a drought only previously matched in 1926 and 1983.
- Manchester United’s 12 points from 10 games marked their worst league start since 1986–87.
- Arsenal notched their 2,000th top-flight victory, a milestone shared only with Liverpool.
- Ethan Nwaneri scored as a 17-year-old, becoming Arsenal’s second-youngest PL scorer after Cesc Fàbregas.
- Man City suffered five straight defeats across all competitions — something no defending English champion had done since Chelsea in 1956.
- Their 4-0 loss to Spurs matched Guardiola’s worst-ever home defeat as a manager.
- Arne Slot’s 10 wins in his first 12 league games equaled a record shared by Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti.
- Kevin Schade joined a rare list of German hat-trick heroes in the Premier League.
- Marcus Rashford scored 81 seconds into Ruben Amorim’s United managerial debut — only the second new permanent manager to see an opening-minute goal.
- Justin Kluivert converted three penalties in a single match for Wolves — a Premier League first. Teammate Evanilson also won all three spot-kicks.
- Arsenal’s 5-2 halftime lead over West Ham made it just the fourth time in PL history seven goals were scored in the first 45 minutes.
December’s Key Stats
- Man City’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool extended their losing streak in the league to four — their worst since 2008, and the first time Guardiola had ever lost four league games in a row.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy made Premier League history by winning back-to-back matches as a manager — one for and one against the same club.
- Ashley Young, at nearly 40, became both the oldest to score a free-kick and to hit the 50-goal mark in Premier League history.
- Tom Cairney scored away from home in the Premier League after a 14-year drought — the longest gap between away goals ever.
- Salah’s goal and assist at Newcastle made him the most prolific player in games where he both scores and sets up, surpassing Rooney.
- Chris Wood became Forest’s all-time Premier League top scorer and joined Alan Shearer as the only two players to lead the charts for two different clubs.
- Forest’s 3-2 win at Old Trafford ended a 23-game unbeaten home league run for Ruben Amorim across two clubs.
- Cole Palmer hit 50 Premier League goal involvements for Chelsea in just 48 appearances — quicker than almost anyone except Haaland, Salah, and Andy Cole.
- City’s collapse at Old Trafford — leading until the 88th minute, but losing 2-1 — marked the latest point at which reigning champs have blown a lead to lose.
- Tottenham’s five-goal first half at Southampton closed out the year in wild fashion.
Here is a month-by-month breakdown of notable Premier League records and stats from January to May 2025:
JANUARY
- Nottingham Forest won six straight top-flight matches in one season for the first time since 1966-67.
- Newcastle United equaled their record with nine straight wins in all competitions – also achieved in 1994 and 2016.
- Alexander Isak scored in eight consecutive PL appearances, joining Ruud van Nistelrooy, Jamie Vardy, and Daniel Sturridge.
- Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) became the first in club history to be involved in four goals in a single PL match.
- Amad Diallo (Man United) became the second-youngest player to score a hat-trick for the club in PL history.
- Dango Ouattara became the first Burkinabé to score a Premier League hat-trick.
- David Moyes managed his 700th PL match – 3rd-most after Wenger (828) and Ferguson (810).
- Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) became the youngest Arsenal player to receive a red card in the PL (18y 121d).
- Abdukodir Khusanov (Man City) was booked four minutes into his debut – earliest for a PL debutant since 2018.
- Ollie Watkins became only the second Villa player to reach 100+ PL goal involvements, after Agbonlahor.
FEBRUARY
- Forest 7-0 Brighton: Forest’s biggest win since 1991; Brighton’s worst loss since 1958.
- Doucouré’s goal (10.18s) was the 4th-fastest in PL history, fastest ever at home.
- Antonee Robinson equaled Fulham’s record for most assists in a PL season (10).
- Arsenal teens Nwaneri & Lewis-Skelly scored vs Man City – 4th time two U18 players scored for same PL team.
- Omar Marmoush scored a hat-trick – first three PL goals for Man City, like Paulo Wanchope in 2000.
- Ederson became PL’s top-assisting goalkeeper (6), and the first with 3 assists in one season.
- Leicester lost a record 6 home games in a row without scoring – worst ever in a single top-flight season.
- Jarrod Bowen scored his 50th PL goal – second West Ham player after Michail Antonio.
- Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for the second time, becoming the first teen to be sent off twice before 19.
- Graham Potter became the second manager to beat Arsenal at Emirates with three clubs.
- Alexander Isak reached 50 PL goals, becoming the highest-scoring Swedish player in PL history.
MARCH
- Ivan Jurić (Southampton) lost 10 of his first 11 PL matches – second-fastest to 10 defeats.
- Erling Haaland reached 100 PL goal involvements in just 94 games – fastest ever (84 goals, 16 assists).
- Ipswich failed to win their first 9 games of a calendar year for the first time ever.
- Marshall Munetsi (Wolves) became the third Zimbabwean to score in the PL.
- Cole Palmer missed a PL penalty for the first time after scoring 12 straight.
- Leicester set a record – first team in top-flight history to lose 7 straight home games without scoring.
APRIL
- Crystal Palace beat Brighton despite two red cards – a PL first for a home winner.
- Southampton were relegated with seven games to go – earliest confirmed relegation in PL history.
- Jeremy Monga (Leicester, 15y 271d) became the second-youngest PL player ever.
- Pablo Sarabia (Wolves) scored a winning free-kick at Old Trafford – only Danny Murphy had done so before.
- Arne Slot won the PL in his first season, joining Mourinho, Ancelotti, Pellegrini, and Conte.
MAY
- Man United’s XI vs Brentford (22y 270d) was the third-youngest in PL history.
- Man City’s 0-0 draw vs Southampton: First time since 2015 they failed to beat or score against a team bottom of the table.
- Ollie Watkins became Villa’s all-time PL top scorer (75 goals), passing Agbonlahor (74).
- 21 cards were issued in Bournemouth vs Villa over two games – most in a fixture in a single PL season.
- Tottenham lost 22 games – most ever for a side avoiding relegation in a 38-game season.
- Fulham scored 17 goals via substitutes – most ever in a single PL campaign.
- Liverpool became the third team to score in 100% of away games in a PL season (after Arsenal, Man Utd in 2001-02).
- Liverpool finished 42 points ahead of Manchester United – largest-ever gap between the two.
- Mohamed Salah had 47 PL goal involvements, equalling the single-season record (Andrew Cole 1993-94, Alan Shearer 1994-95).
- Chelsea’s average starting XI age (24y 36d) was the youngest ever in a PL season.
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