Premier league crazy stats/facts thread

inspiration from- @afcjxmes
This isn't trying to say anyone is better than anyone or arrive at any conclusions it's just a few stats I noticed that were eye catching, some are out of context but that's kind of the point

feel free to recommend more in comments
Trent Alexander Arnold attempted 78 more crosses (382) than "Cross Merchant" Kevin De Bruyne (304)
Daniel James finished on more/as many assists (6) as both summer signings Pépé (6) and Pulisic (4)
Aaron Wan "Can't attack" Bissaka finished in more assists (4) than Ricardo Pereira (2)
7th placed Wolves had as many losses (9) as 2nd placed Man City and finished 22 points behind them
Norwich duo Todd Cantwell and Buendia had a combined 10 goal contributions vs "the big six" in all comps

Cantwell- 4/7 of his goals
Buendia- 6/8 of his assists
Man City scored more goals (102) than Liverpool (85) and also conceded only 2 more (35) than them (33) yet finished a whopping 18 points behind them
Daniel James finished on more league goal contributions (3) than Sadio Mané (2) vs the "big six"
Chelsea finished on the lowest GD for a top 4 side (15) in the last 15 years since Everton's -1
Marcus Rashford finished on more league goal contributions (24) than Kylian Mbappé (23)
Kevin De Bruyne alone has more/as many goal contributions (33) than every other teams midfield in the league
Frank Lampard has the same amount of goals scored (69), goals against (54), wins (20) and losses (12) this season and his season at derby in 18/19
This is the first time that the PL has had 4 players miss 20+ big chances (Jesus 24, Tammy 22, Firmino 20, Wood 20) since the big chances missed stat was created
Roberto Firmino finished with the 4th most shots in the premier league (99)
Gerard Deulofeu hit the woodwork more times (5) than he scored goals (4) in the PL
Heung Min Son finished on more league red cards (2) than Sergio Ramos + Marcos Rojo + Diego Costa + Pepe [Porto CB] (0)
Despite Jesse Lingard not scoring a league goal till the last kick of the PL season, he still scored more league goals (1) than Lo Celso (0)
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