{"id":1421388,"date":"2025-12-29T11:49:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1421388"},"modified":"2025-12-29T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:01:12","slug":"stat-spotlight-premier-league-gameweek-18","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/stat-spotlight-premier-league-gameweek-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League stats and records you might have missed from Gameweek 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The post-Christmas schedule delivered joy for some and frustration for others in another action-packed cluster of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Premier League<\/a><\/strong> clashes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at some of the key stats you might have missed from gameweek 18\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Stats you might have missed<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-calvert-lewin-can-t-stop-scoring\" data-level=\"2\">Calvert-Lewin can\u2019t stop scoring<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-villa-match-111-year-club-record\" data-level=\"2\">Villa match 111-year club record<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-tottenham-s-teenage-kicks\" data-level=\"2\">Tottenham\u2019s teenage kicks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-saka-chasing-club-legends\" data-level=\"2\">Saka chasing club legends<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-wolves-hit-new-low\" data-level=\"2\">Wolves hit new low<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-cherki-on-fire\" data-level=\"2\">Cherki on fire<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-andrews-has-the-bees-buzzing\" data-level=\"2\">Andrews has the Bees buzzing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-united-win-without-bruno\" data-level=\"2\">United win without Bruno<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-nuno-s-winless-woes\" data-level=\"2\">Nuno\u2019s winless woes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-everton-s-holiday-hoodoo\" data-level=\"2\">Everton\u2019s holiday hoodoo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-calvert-lewin-can-t-stop-scoring\">Calvert-Lewin can\u2019t stop scoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored more Premier League goals (8) than any other English player this season.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dominic Calvert-Lewin continued his sizzling form in front of goal after he found the back of the net for the sixth successive game in Leeds&#8217; draw against Sunderland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Englishman has now accrued eight Premier League goals this season &#8211; more than any of his fellow countrymen &#8211; and is enjoying the longest scoring streak by an English striker since Jamie Vardy (8 games between October and December 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A 50\/1 long shot back in mid-December, Calvert-Lewin is now priced at 9\/2 to make Thomas Tuchel\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/world-cup-2026-betting-tips-predictions\/\">2026 World Cup<\/a> England squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored more Premier League goals than any other English player this season.<br><br>Should Tuchel give him a call? ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bet365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bet365<\/a> | 18+ GambleAware <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ad<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5S2kf8TDgF\">pic.twitter.com\/5S2kf8TDgF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/2005362673236750382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-villa-match-111-year-club-record\">Villa match 111-year club record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aston Villa have equalled a long-standing club record of 11 straight wins in all competitions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ollie Watkins is also looking to force his way into the England squad after he came off the bench to fire in a second-half brace to give in-form Aston Villa a superb 2-1 win away to Chelsea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The comeback win means that Villa have now accumulated 18 points from losing positions this season &#8211; six more than any other side &#8211; and they\u2019ve equalled their club record for consecutive victories across all competitions (11), which was set way back in 1914.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Villa remain third, one point behind Man City, and three points off leaders Arsenal, who they face on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aston Villa have equalled their club record for consecutive wins across all competitions, which was set in 1914 (11).<br><br>\u25c9 W 2-0 vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv<br>\u25c9 W 4-0 vs. Bournemouth<br>\u25c9 W 1-2 vs. Leeds<br>\u25c9 W 2-1 vs. Young Boys<br>\u25c9 W 1-0 vs. Wolves<br>\u25c9 W 3-4 vs. Brighton<br>\u25c9 W 2-1 vs. Arsenal\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MkJYdHA12I\">pic.twitter.com\/MkJYdHA12I<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/2004996663706841111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tottenham-s-teenage-kicks\">Tottenham\u2019s teenage kicks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Teenager Archie Gray became the youngest Englishman (19y 291d) to score for Tottenham in the Premier League since Dele Alli in January 2016 (19y 287d).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tottenham fans finally had something to smile about as Archie Gray gave them a much-needed 1-0 win away to Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the process, Gray became the youngest Englishman (19y 291d) to score a Premier League goal for the club since Dele Alli back in January 2016 (19y 287d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funnily enough, both goals came against Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Archie Gray is the youngest Englishman (19y 291d) to score for Tottenham in the Premier League since Dele Alli in January 2016 (19y 287d).<br><br>Both did it against Crystal Palace. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qtz7KpfSom\">pic.twitter.com\/qtz7KpfSom<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/2005328061957542322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-saka-chasing-club-legends\">Saka chasing club legends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bukayo Saka is now 5th on Arsenal\u2019s all-time Premier League assist list.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal held on to beat Brighton 2-1 in a game which saw Bukayo Saka accumulate his 47th Premier League assist for the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The assist fired the winger into the club\u2019s all-time top-5 Premier League assist-makers, and it surely won\u2019t be long until he catches Mesut Ozil (54).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dennis Bergkamp remains Arsenal\u2019s leading Premier League creator with 94 assists, ahead of Thierry Henry (74) and Cesc Fabregas (70).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Most Premier League assists for Arsenal:<br><br>\u25ce 94 &#8211; Dennis Bergkamp<br>\u25ce 74 &#8211; Thierry Henry<br>\u25ce 70 &#8211; Cesc Fabregas<br>\u25ce 54 &#8211; Mesut Ozil<br>\u25c9 47 &#8211; Bukayo Saka ?<br>\u25ce 46 &#8211; Aaron Ramsey<br><br>Saka goes outright 5th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YoWG1gzLZU\">pic.twitter.com\/YoWG1gzLZU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/2004937427325256091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-wolves-hit-new-low\">Wolves hit new low<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wolves are the first top-flight side in English Football League history to record as few as two points 18 matches into a campaign.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wolves battled hard at Anfield but once again left empty-handed, leaving them anchored to the bottom of the Premier League table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a measly two points from a possible 54, they have set a new record for the fewest points ever after 18 matches in English top-flight history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wolves, who have lost their last 11 games and all seven under Rob Edwards, are also the first top-flight side to go 18 league games into a season without a win in 123 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wolves are the first top-flight side in English Football League history to record as few as two points 18 matches into a league campaign\u00a0<br><br>LLLLLDDLLLLLLLLLLL<br><br>They\u2019re also the first top-flight side to go 18 league games into a season without a win in 123 years. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kbcLHOssJk\">pic.twitter.com\/kbcLHOssJk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/2004963021815210291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cherki-on-fire\">Cherki on fire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No player has more Premier League assists (7) this season than Rayan Cherki.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rayan Cherki produced a stellar Man of the Match display in Man City\u2019s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The in-form winger set-up Tijjani Reijnders\u2019s opener and then scored a late winner to give City their eighth straight victory in all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cherki now has 50 goal contributions across Europe&#8217;s top five leagues during his career (16 goals, 34 assists), while no player has more assists in the Premier League this season than the 22-year-old (7 &#8211; level with Bruno Fernandes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rayan Cherki now has 50 goal contributions across Europe&#39;s top five leagues during his career (16 goals, 34 assists). <br><br>No player has more assists in the Premier League this season than the 22-year-old (7).? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRdQ85oniy\">pic.twitter.com\/yRdQ85oniy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/2004921100128714865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-andrews-has-the-bees-buzzing\">Andrews has the Bees buzzing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brentford are two points better off at this stage than they were last season.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Brentford thrashed Bournemouth 4-1 to soar up to 8th in the table and within three points of the top-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith Andrews, who took over in the summer from long-serving Thomas Frank, has silenced his doubters. The Irish manager now has Brentford ahead of his predecessor in the table, with more wins (8 vs 7) and more points (26 vs 24) after 18 games than at the same stage last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1382503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-400x252.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-318x200.jpg 318w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-95x60.jpg 95w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1-40x25.jpg 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/05\/05115856\/1381645_1381645_kevinschade04052025_ID3B6WD2R-1.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-united-win-without-bruno\">United win without Bruno<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Man Utd won a Premier League game without Bruno Fernandes for the first time since 2022.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Inconsistent Man Utd claimed an important 1-0 win over Newcastle despite the absence of their influential captain Bruno Fernandes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United have previously struggled badly without Fernandes, failing to win any of their last six games without him, five of which they&#8217;ve lost. The victory over the Toon not only ended that run but moved the Red Devils level on 29 points with 5th-placed Chelsea and also meant they\u2019ve still never lost a Premier League home game on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1416629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/12\/02201149\/RubenAmorim02122025_ID3D8DRGN-40x27.jpg 40w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nuno-s-winless-woes\">Nuno\u2019s winless woes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nuno Santo has the lowest points per game tally of any permanent West Ham manager in their Premier League history.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>West Ham\u2019s struggles continued as a late Fulham goal handed them a third consecutive defeat, extending their winless run to seven games and leaving them five points from safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manager Nuno Espirito Santo, now the favourite to be sacked, is overseeing a worrying low point-per-game record. With just 0.76 points per league game, he has the lowest average of any permanent West Ham manager in the club\u2019s Premier League history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lowest Points Per Game Records of Permanent West Ham Managers (Premier League)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Manager<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Points Per Game<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nuno Santo<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Avram Grant<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0.89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Graham Potter<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gianfranco Zola<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Julen Lopetegui<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">1.15<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-everton-s-holiday-hoodoo\">Everton\u2019s holiday hoodoo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Everton haven\u2019t won any of their last seven Premier League matches between Christmas and New Year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Burnley and Everton played out a largely forgettable goalless draw at Turf Moor in a game of few chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result means that the Toffees have now failed to win any of their last seven Premier League matches between Christmas and New Year (D3 L4), dating back to a 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Boxing Day 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everton do, however, have the chance to end this mini-curse when they travel to Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/24230426\/DavidMoyes24112025_ID3D7AAE8-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1412748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/24230426\/DavidMoyes24112025_ID3D7AAE8-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/24230426\/DavidMoyes24112025_ID3D7AAE8-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/24230426\/DavidMoyes24112025_ID3D7AAE8-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/24230426\/DavidMoyes24112025_ID3D7AAE8-1536x1081.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/24230426\/DavidMoyes24112025_ID3D7AAE8-2048x1442.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2025\/11\/24230426\/DavidMoyes24112025_ID3D7AAE8-379x267.jpg 379w, 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