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Premier League 2014/15 season: Best individual statistics

Team of the season

With the 23rd Premier League season at an end, it’s time to wade through the final statistics and pick out the best performers from the 2014/15 campaign.

Which player scored the most goals from outside the box? Who created more chances than anyone else in the Premier League? And which defender made the most interceptions?

We’ve got all that and more in our Premier League stats wrap-up…

Minutes played

John Terry (Chelsea) - 3420

Aaron Creswell (West Ham) - 3420

Tom Heaton (Burnley) – 3420

Goals scored

Sergio Aguero (Man City) – 26

Harry Kane (Tottenham) – 21

Diego Costa (Chelsea) – 20

Tottenham Hotspur's Christian Eriksen reacts during the Barclays Premier League match against Sunderland at White Hart Lane, London
Image: Christian Eriksen scored more goals from outside the box than anyone else

Goals from outside the box

Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) – 6

Yaya Toure (Man City) – 5

Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) – 4

Shots

Sergio Aguero (Man City) - 115

Graziano Pelle (Southampton) - 99

Harry Kane (Tottenham) – 81

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01:  Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea poses with the trophy during the Capital One Cup Final match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at
Image: Nobody could get near Cesc Fabregas's tally of 18 assists in 2014/15

Assists

Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) – 18

Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) – 11

Chances created

Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 101

Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) – 95

David Silva (Man City) – 93

Successful passes

Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) – 2336

Yaya Toure (Man City) – 2144

Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) – 2109

Premier League stats 2014/15 - Goals and shots

Successful crosses

Kieran Trippier (Burnley) – 92

Stewart Downing (West Ham) – 83

Jesus Navas (Man City) – 62

Dribbles completed

Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 180

Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) – 115

Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) – 109

Clearances

Jason Shackell (Burnley) - 436

Ashley Williams (Swanse) - 372

Phil Jagielka (Everton) – 371

Ashley Williams celebrates Swansea's win
Image: Ashley Williams was among the top two for clearances and interceptions

Interceptions

Jose Fonte (Southampton) – 119

Ashley Williams (Swansea) - 101

Wes Morgan (Leicester) – 96

Blocks

Jason Shackell (Burnley) – 49

Wes Morgan (Leicester) – 47

Martin Skrtel (Liverpool) – 39

Tackles

Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) – 129

Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton) – 115

George Boyd (Burnley) – 114

Errors leading to shots (outfield players)

Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) – 7

Gareth Barry (Everton) – 5

Jack Colback (Newcastle) – 5

Manchester City's Joe Hart is one of five goalkeepers in contention
Image: Man City's Joe Hart kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League

Clean sheets

Joe Hart (Man City) – 14

Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea) – 13

Fraser Forster (Southampton) – 13

Simon Mignolet (Liverpool) – 13

Saves

Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea) - 137

Robert Green (QPR) - 132

Adrian (West Ham) – 129

Premier League clearance and interception stats for 2014/15

Clear chances missed

Graziano Pelle (Southampton) – 17

Sergio Aguero (Man City) – 16

Charlie Austin (QPR) – 16

Yellow cards

Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) – 14

Jack Colback (Newcastle) – 12

Ayoze Perez is tackled by Lee Cattermole
Image: Lee Cattermole received a league-high 14 yellow cards for Sunderland

Own goals

Nedum Onuoha (QPR) – 2

Wes Morgan (Leicester) – 2

Aerial duels won

Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) – 188

Graziano Pelle (Southampton) – 177

Jason Shackell (Burnley) – 170

Christian Benteke of Aston Villa celebrates scoring the opening goal against Tottenham
Image: Aston Villa's Christian Benteke won more aerial duels than anyone else

Offsides

Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) – 36

Romelu Lukaku (Everton) – 36

Charlie Austin (QPR) – 35

Fouls conceded

Ashley Barnes (Burnley) – 74

Graziano Pelle (Southampton) – 70

Victor Wanyama (Southampton) – 68

Eden Hazard is pushed over by Steven Gerrard
Image: Chelsea's Eden Hazard was fouled more than any other player in 2014/15

Fouls won

Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – 113

Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) – 94

Sadio Mane (Southampton) – 76

Penalties won

David Silva (Man City) – 4

Victor Anichebe (West Brom) – 3

Eden Hazard (Chelsea) - 3

Burnley's George Boyd and Scott Arfield celebrate during the Premier League football match against Manchester City at Turf Moor on March 14, 2015.
Image: Burnley's George Boyd and Scott Arfield topped the league's running stats

Distance covered

Scott Arfield (Burnley) - 429.7km

George Boyd (Burnley) - 429.2km

Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) - 427.8km

Sprints

George Boyd (Burnley) - 2587

Scott Arfield (Burnley) - 2532

Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull) - 2241

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