Merciless and delicate
Torres' springs and falls
Week Six: pass completion side of the moon
| | Attempted | Completed | Completion% |
| Man. City | 3578 | 2982 | 83.3426 |
| Tottenham | 2842 | 2335 | 82.1605 |
| Chelsea | 3398 | 2781 | 81.8423 |
| Arsenal | 3437 | 2806 | 81.6410 |
| Swansea | 3396 | 2772 | 81.6254 |
| Man. United | 3319 | 2689 | 81.0184 |
| Wigan | 2514 | 1964 | 78.1225 |
| Fulham | 2952 | 2255 | 76.3889 |
| Liverpool | 3112 | 2362 | 75.8997 |
| West Brom | 2638 | 1986 | 75.2843 |
| Newcastle | 2543 | 1865 | 73.3386 |
| Wolves | 2619 | 1916 | 73.1577 |
| Everton | 2226 | 1623 | 72.9111 |
| Bolton | 2607 | 1866 | 71.5765 |
| Sunderland | 2582 | 1828 | 70.7978 |
| QPR | 2585 | 1829 | 70.7544 |
| Aston Villa | 2377 | 1645 | 69.2049 |
| Norwich | 2374 | 1626 | 68.4920 |
| Blackburn | 2138 | 1429 | 66.8382 |
| Stoke | 2036 | 1349 | 66.2574 |
Week Five: Sgt. Pepper's lonely pass completion band
| | Passes attempted | Passes completed | Pass completion % |
| Man. City | 2949 | 2453 | 83.1807 |
| Man. United | 2815 | 2299 | 81.6696 |
| Tottenham* | 2170 | 1769 | 81.5207 |
| Chelsea | 2851 | 2319 | 81.3399 |
| Swansea | 2845 | 2311 | 81.2302 |
| Arsenal | 2781 | 2255 | 81.0859 |
| Wigan | 2132 | 1678 | 78.7054 |
| Liverpool | 2687 | 2065 | 76.8515 |
| West Brom | 2195 | 1645 | 74.9431 |
| Fulham | 2372 | 1764 | 74.3676 |
| Wolves | 2169 | 1581 | 72.8907 |
| Everton* | 1847 | 1336 | 72.3335 |
| Newcastle | 2015 | 1439 | 71.4144 |
| Bolton | 2222 | 1584 | 71.2871 |
| QPR | 2120 | 1495 | 70.5189 |
| Aston Villa | 2044 | 1436 | 70.2544 |
| Sunderland | 1953 | 1364 | 69.8413 |
| Norwich | 1900 | 1316 | 69.2632 |
| Blackburn | 1835 | 1232 | 67.1390 |
| Stoke | 1676 | 1105 | 65.9308 |
*Played one game fewer
Tottenham rocketed up to third place a resounding victory over Liverpool, whose respectable 76% was rendered feeble by Spurs' ear-ringing 88.7%. Norwich City slipped into the relegation zone after narrowly losing out to Bolton, while Manchester United prevailed over Chelsea in an 82-81 ding-dong at Old Trafford. Manchester City extended their lead at the top with an overall score of 83.1807, an improvement of almost 0.5% on last week.
Week Four: The cook, the thief, his wife and her pass completion percentage
| | Passes attempted | Passes completed | Pass completion % |
| Man. City | 2270 | 1877 | 82.6872 |
| Man. United | 2240 | 1825 | 81.4732 |
| Chelsea | 2404 | 1955 | 81.3230 |
| Arsenal | 2155 | 1741 | 80.7889 |
| Swansea | 2238 | 1800 | 80.4290 |
| Wigan | 1658 | 1310 | 79.0109 |
| Tottenham* | 1506 | 1180 | 78.3533 |
| Liverpool | 2282 | 1759 | 77.0815 |
| Wolves | 1783 | 1312 | 74.5838 |
| Fulham | 1981 | 1470 | 74.2049 |
| West Brom | 1670 | 1212 | 72.5749 |
| Everton* | 1393 | 992 | 71.2132 |
| Bolton | 1714 | 1214 | 70.8285 |
| Aston Villa | 1680 | 1179 | 70.1786 |
| QPR* | 1250 | 864 | 69.1200 |
| Newcastle* | 1132 | 781 | 68.9929 |
| Norwich | 1552 | 1066 | 68.6856 |
| Sunderland | 1472 | 996 | 67.6630 |
| Blackburn | 1543 | 1038 | 67.2715 |
| Stoke | 1293 | 839 | 64.8879 |
*Played one game fewer
Manchester City v Wigan was very much the game of the week, with City triumphing by a score of 87% - 81%. Meanwhile, Swansea gave Arsenal a run for their money before the Gunners eventually ran out 83-78 winners. Elsewhere, Liverpool showed their title credentials with an impressive 76-59 win at Stoke. You probably saw it. It was all over the papers.
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