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The numbers that mattered this week...

0 - The number of teams in the Premier League not to have received a single booking this season after Steve Bennett broke Aston Villa's duck by cautioning Nicky Shorey at White Hart Lane.

1 - The number of points Tottenham have collected from their opening four matches of the season. It is the club's worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign.

2 - The number of teams still unbeaten in the top flight: Chelsea and Liverpool. Also, the number of goalscoring assists Stoke City's Rory Delap has been credited with courtesy of his long throw-ins.

3 - The number of goals scored by Emmanuel Adebayor against Blackburn - his third hat-trick in the past 12 months.

4 - The number of goals that Blackburn Rovers have conceded in consecutive league games. Also, the number of years since a Liverpool player had scored against Manchester United in the league before Ryan Babel's winner at Anfield.

5 - The position of Hull City in the league table after they lost just one of their opening four matches. Also, the number of goals scored by Amr Zaki in his first five matches for Wigan.

6 - The number of times Fulham have won in their last eight league matches. Also, the number of times that Manchester United have lost in the league since last season. Cristiano Ronaldo was absent on four of those occasions.

7 - The number of Englishmen in the Aston Villa team that began the game at Tottenham.

8 - The number of consecutive league matches Manchester United were unbeaten in against Liverpool before Saturday's defeat. Also, the number of different nationalities in Liverpool's starting line-up.

9 - The number of points that Manchester United will trail both Liverpool and Chelsea by if they win their home matches next weekend.

11 - The number of goals Arsenal have scored without reply since losing at Fulham.

16 - The age in years, plus 253 days, of Jack Wilshere who became the youngest-ever player to appear for Arsenal in a league match when he was introduced as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers.

27 - The number of passes Arsenal players completed before Adebayor headed in Denilson's cross for their second goal at Ewood Park.

34.61 - The win percentage of Juande Ramos during his managerial reign at Tottenham.

34.78 - The win percentage of Christian Gross during his managerial reign at Tottenham.

244 - The amount, in millions of pounds, that Mike Ashley claims to have spent in the process of buying Newcastle and reducing the club's debts.

1644 - The number of words in the statement released by Mike Ashley confirming his intention to sell Newcastle.

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