6) James Milner’s penalty run
Who doesn’t love James Milner?
The Liverpool midfielder has really come into his own under Jurgen Klopp, and now boasts this impressive first in the Premier League:
8 – James Milner is the first player to score eight consecutive Premier League goals from penalties. Boring. pic.twitter.com/Pawr9R3n5W
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 20, 2018
Long may this weird run continue!
7) Danny Ings scoring run
We also liked this from former Liverpool man Danny Ings, who looks back to his best after his injury hell at Anfield with an impressive revival at Southampton:
3 – Danny Ings has scored in three consecutive away league appearances for the first time in his career. Excursion. #CRYSOU
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 1, 2018
8) Ederson assist
That’s right, no Manchester City goalkeeper had ever claimed an assist before, but Ederson is no ordinary goalkeeper.
1 – Ederson is the first Manchester City goalkeeper to assist a Premier League goal. Creative. pic.twitter.com/bnHB3uFYjy
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 19, 2018
You won’t get that from Joe Hart.
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9) Goal rush
And finally, a stat to sum up the great entertainment of the Premier League, which is clearly just getting better and better all the time…
16 – There were 16 goals scored in the @PremierLeague today – the most ever scored on a day with three games or fewer played. Party.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 19, 2018