Yesterday Manchester City, my favorite English Premier League club, won their second league title in three seasons. For those less familiar with the EPL, there are 20 clubs in the league. The club in the EPL with the most points after 38 matches, one home and one away against each of the other 19 clubs, are crowned champions of the EPL. Sure clubs can catch breaks throughout the EPL season by facing clubs when they are short-handed due to suspension or injury but I love totaling points of an even schedule to crown a winner based on their total body of work almost the entire season. In honor of City being the most successful club of the 20 in the EPL over their respective 38 EPL matches in the 2013-14 season, here are 38 facts from City's 38 matches in their memorable 2013-14 title winning season:
38: matches played with 27 (wins), 5 (ties), and 6 (loses).
37: number of goals conceded.
36: fouls suffered by left back Aleksandar Kolarov, 2nd most for the club.
35: matches started by midfielder Yaya Touré, most for the club.
34: points earned away from home in 19 matches.
33: appearances (29 starts and 4 as a substitute) by midfielder Fernandinho, which is 4th most for the club.
32: matches where points were earned with 27 wins (earn 3 points) and 5 ties (earn 1 point) for 86 points.
31: starts by goalkeeper Joe Hart.
30: points last place Cardiff City amassed in the EPL, including a 3-2 home victory over City, which was City's first away match of the 2013-14 EPL season.
29: total appearances by midfielder James Milner (12 starts and 19 as a substitute).
28: starts by captain and central defender Vincent Kompany.
27: shots on goal by Yaya Touré that resulted in 20 goals.
26: starts by midfielder David Silva.
25: changes at the top of the table throughout the 2013-14 EPL season.
24: goals conceded in 19 away matches, City scored 39 en route to 10 (wins), 4 (ties), and 5 (loses).
23: players that appeared in the EPL for Man City this season, the least amount of players used by any team in the EPL: Sergio Aguero (F), Dedryck Boyata (D), Gael Clichy (D), Martin Demichelis (D), Edin Dzeko (F), Fernandinho (M), Javi Garcia (M), Joe Hart (GK), Stevan Jovetic (F), Aleksandar Kolarov (D), Vincent Kompany (D), Joleon Lescott (D), James Milner (M), Samir Nasri (M), Matija Nastasic (D), Jesus Navas (M), Alvaro Negredo (F), Costel Pantilimon (GK), Micah Richards (D), Jack Rodwell (M), David Silva (M), Yaya Toure (M), and Pablo Zabaleta (D).
22: fouls committed by Vincent Kompany that resulted in six yellow cards and one red card.
21: consecutive league goals scored from November 2nd through December 4th, unfortunately the final one was an own goal by goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon.
20: goals scored by Yaya Touré, most for the club & 3rd most in the entire EPL.
19: times midfielder James Milner was used as a substitute, most for the club.
18: points dropped in six loses.
17: goals by Sergio Agüero in the EPL this season, 2nd most for the club.
16: clean sheets for City.
15: times midfielder Javi Garcia was used as a substitute, 2nd most for club.
14: days this season that City were at the top of the EPL table coming into the last day of the 2013-14 EPL season.
13: goals conceded in 19 home matches, City scored 63 en route to 17 (wins), 1 (tie), and 1 (loss).
12: points earned in four matches against Europa League bound Everton and Tottenham.
11: Joe Hart (GK), Pablo Zabaleta (RB), Vincent Kompany (CB), Martín Demichelis (CB), Aleksandar Kolarov (LB), Samir Nasri (RW), Javi Garcia (CM), Yaya Touré (CM), David Silva (LW), Edin Dzeko (S), and Sergio Agüero (S) were the starting 11 for City at home against West Ham in their final, title clinching match of the season.
10: players that started at least one match as a defender.
9: assists by David Silva and Yaya Touré, tied for most for the club.
8: appearances as a substitute by striker Edin Dzeko.
7: goals by David Silva and Samir Nasri, tied for 5th most for the club.
6: goal difference in Manchester Derbies in favor of City thanks to a 4-1 win at home and a 3-0 win on the road.
5: jersey number of right back Pablo Zabaleta, the unsung hero of the club this season because his impact doesn't usually show-up on the stat sheet.
4: top flight English league titles in club history: 1936-37, 1967-68, 2011-12, and 2013-14.
3: managers to win the EPL title in their first season in charge: Manuel Pellegrini (City 2013-14), Jose Mourinho (Chelsea for 2004-05 season), and Carlo Ancelotti (Chelsea for 2009-10 season).
2: goals scored (Nasri and Kompany) against West Ham in their final match of the season to clinch the EPL title, they second 102 total.
1: team at the top of the EPL table at the end of the season ... Manchester City.
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