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The numbers that mattered over the past week...
0 - The number of shots on target produced by Everton during the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Saturday.
1 - The number of points Hull City are behind Arsenal in the league table after travelling to the leaders on Saturday and winning 2-1.
2 - The number of points separating the top five teams in the Premier League and also the number of points earned by Tottenham from their first six games.
3 - The number of points that an independent tribunal adjudged Carlos Tevez to have been worth to West Ham in their successful bid to avoid relegation in 2007 at Sheffield United's expense.
4 - The number of times that Everton have beaten Liverpool in the past ten years after the red side of Merseyside was victorious for a sixth time in the last eight derbies on Saturday.
5 - The number of successive defeats suffered by Newcastle.
5'11 - The average height, in feet and inches, of Arsenal's first-choice back four this season.
6 - The number of consecutive matches that Chelsea have won on the road in the Premier League.
7 - The number of penalties that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored over the past 11 months. Also, the number of red cards that have been shown in the past seven Merseyside derbies at Goodison Park.
8 - The number of minutes the derby between Espanyol and Barcelona was delayed due to rioting in the stands. The game eventually finished after midnight.
9 - The number of months ago that Rob Styles booked Cristiano Ronaldo for diving in a league match at Old Trafford against Fulham. Also, the number of Manchester United matches Wayne Rooney had failed to score in before netting against Bolton.
11 The number of points collected by Hull from their first six matches in the Premier League - the same number as Derby County garnered in the whole of last season.
13 - The number of goals scored by Jermain Defoe in his first 18 appearances for Portsmouth.
15 - The size, in millions of pounds, of the bid Harry Redknapp claimed to have rejected for Lassana Diarra on transfer deadline day from an unnamed club.
19 - The average age of the Arsenal team that demolished Sheffield United 6-0 in the Carling Cup last Tuesday.
21 - The number of matches won by Juande Ramos from his first 50 in charge of Tottenham.
25 - The number of matches started by Owen Hargreaves for Manchester United since his £17m transfer last July.
30 - The amount, in millions of pounds, that Sheffield United are expected to demand in compensation from West Ham after the independent tribunal ruled in their favour over the Carlos Tevez affair.
53 - The number of years since Tottenham made such a bad start to a league season.
75 - The percentage of the goals conceded by Arsenal in the Premier League this season that have been scored directly from corners.
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