The season in numbers

• Total games: 59
• Games won: 34
• Games drawn: 15
• Games lost: 10
• Clean sheets - league: 18
• Clean sheets - overall: 28
• Total goals: 99
• Average attendance at home - league: 43,389
• Average attendance at home - overall: 41,447
• Average goals per game - League: 1.74
• Average goals per game - Overall: 1.69

Goal minutes

• Average goal minute - League: 47
• Average goal minute - Overall: 47
• Goals from 1 to 15: 15
• Goals from 16 to 30: 15
• Goals from 31 to 45: 18
• Goals from 46 to 60: 17
• Goals from 61 to 75: 13
• Goals from 76 to 90: 20
• Goals from 91 to 120: 1

Goals split down to competitions

• Premier League - 67
• Champions League - 23
• European Super Cup - 3
• FA Cup - 3
• Charity Shield - 2
• League Cup - 1

Player debuts

• John Arne Riise against Manchester United on 12.08.2001
• Jerzy Dudek against Aston Villa on 08.09.2001
• Chris Kirkland against Grimsby Town on 09.10.2001
• Nicolas Anelka against Aston Villa on 26.12.2001
• Abel Xavier against Ipswich Town on 09.02.2002
• Milan Baros against Barcelona on 13.03.2002

League position after each game

Goal results counted and grouped