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Is this the most exciting Premier League season ever? 24 stats which suggest it is...

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The 24th Premier League season has been a thriller. But is it the most exciting ever? Here are 24 stats and facts which suggest it is...

1. Jamie Vardy broke the record for scoring in consecutive PL games.

2. West Ham won at Anfield for the first time since September 1963 - 45th time lucky with their 3-0 win over Liverpool.

3. Leicester have 66 points after 31 Premier League games, 41 more than they had at the same stage last season, when they were bottom of the table with seven games remaining.

4. Leicester rank 18th in the Premier League for possession and 20th for pass success rate, but second for goals scored with 54.

Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring Arsenal's late winner
Image: Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring Arsenal's late winner against Leicester

5. The unpredictability factor - Arsenal completed the league 'double' over Leicester, yet lost at home to Swansea and at West Brom.

6. Man City have failed to win any of their nine games against sides currently in the top six (3 draws, 6 defeats), despite spending over £150m last summer.

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7. Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez cost Leicester a combined £1.4m, yet have scored more goals in the PL this season than Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, Norwich, Stoke, Swansea, Watford or West Brom - and only three fewer than Man Utd.

8. Man City have suffered as many home defeats this season as in the previous four campaigns combined.

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford celebrates his opening goal
Image: Manchester United's Marcus Rashford celebrates his opening goal

9. Marcus Rashford became the youngest goalscorer in Manchester derby history, aged 18 years and 141 days.

10. Liverpool's 3-2 defeat at Southampton on March 20 was the first time in PL history they had lost having led by 2+ goals at half time (having won 112 and drawn three of the previous 115).

11. West Ham won at both Everton and Liverpool in the same season for the very first time.

12. Leicester, Tottenham and West Ham were higher in the table than Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea at the end of March.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 31: Jose Mourinho Manager of Chelsea reacts after Liverpool's second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelse
Image: Jose Mourinho became the first Premier League manager to be sacked despite lifting the title last season

13. Jose Mourinho became the first manager to be sacked before Christmas after winning the PL title.

14. It took champions Chelsea until the end of February to win successive PL games for the first time.

15. Arsenal's only away win against a side in the current top half was 5-2 at Leicester, Sept 26.

16. Steven Naismith became the first player to score a hat-trick against Chelsea in the PL since October 2011.

Slaven Bilic puts on a hat before the Premier League match between Bournemouth and West Ham United
Image: Slaven Bilic has guided his team to the brink of the Champions League

17. West Ham remain unbeaten in six PL games against any of last season's top four (3 wins, 3 draws) having won at both Arsenal and Man City.

18. At the end of March, Leicester have won as many away games as Man City and Chelsea combined.

19. Mesut Ozil needs two more assist to equal the record for a PL season - currently held by Thierry Henry with 20 in 02-03.

20. Only three players have scored more goals than Riyad Mahrez (Kane, Vardy and Lukaku), and only one player (Ozil) has more assists.

Rafael Benitez
Image: Rafael Benitez hopes to guide Newcastle to safety

21. Rafa Benitez is looking to become the first PL manager to keep a side up having been in the relegation zone when they've taken over from March onwards.

22. Only Aston Villa (4) have won fewer points against top-half sides than Man City (9) this season (Swansea have also won 9).

23. Bournemouth, in their inaugural top flight season, won at Stamford Bridge and Upton Park, as well as beating Man Utd at home.

24. Crystal Palace were sixth on Christmas Day, level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham. They have seen their hopes of Europe fade into a potential relegation battle, with two points from 33 available in 2016.

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