The season in numbers

• Total games: 55
• Games won: 34
• Games drawn: 16
• Games lost: 5
• Clean sheets - league: 20
• Clean sheets - overall: 26
• Total goals: 106
• Average attendance at home - league: 43,611
• Average attendance at home - overall: 42,728
• Average goals per game - League: 2.16
• Average goals per game - Overall: 2.04

Goal minutes

• Average goal minute - League: 57
• Average goal minute - Overall: 55
• Goals from 1 to 15: 9
• Goals from 16 to 30: 15
• Goals from 31 to 45: 18
• Goals from 46 to 60: 13
• Goals from 61 to 75: 15
• Goals from 76 to 90: 35
• Goals from 91 to 120: 1

Goals split down to competitions

• Premier League - 77
• Champions League - 22
• League Cup - 4
• FA Cup - 3

Player debuts

• Andrea Dossena against Standard Liege on 13.08.2008
• Robbie Keane against Standard Liege on 13.08.2008
• David N'Gog against Aston Villa on 31.08.2008
• Albert Riera against Manchester United on 13.09.2008
• Philipp Degen against Crewe Alexandra on 23.09.2008
• Diego Cavalieri against Crewe Alexandra on 23.09.2008
• Stephen Darby against Tottenham Hotspur on 12.11.2008
• Martin Kelly against PSV Eindhoven on 09.12.2008
• Jay Spearing against PSV Eindhoven on 09.12.2008

League position after each game

Goal results counted and grouped