•Southampton announced their return to the Premier League by running champions Manchester City close in a 3-2 defeat in their first game of the season
•Last season newly promoted Norwich under pinned their great start by frequently outrunning every other team in the league, and Southampton have obviously taken a leaf out of the Canaries books as they covered more ground than any other team in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index after the opening round
•Southampton covered 66.24 miles in total, led by Schneiderlin and Lallana who covered the top two individual distances by any player in the Premier League with 7.31 and 6.87 miles respectively
•Guly do Prado was registered as Southampton’s fastest player in the game, clocking 20.73 mph
•Kelvin Davis saved a David Silva penalty in the game, one of seven saves he made. That’s the second highest number in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index after the first round, behind only Chelsea’s Petr Cech
•Wigan were unlucky to lose two early goals against Chelsea in their first game, and will be pleased with their overall performance
•The Latics, who ended last season on fantastic form to avoid the drop, attacked Chelsea down the wings and have three players in the top 5 for crosses delivered after the first round of games: Maynor Figueroa (8), Victor Moses (7), and Antolin Alcaraz (5)
•They also forced Petr Cech into ten saves in the game, making him the busiest goalkeeper on the opening weekend
•Wigan can also be proud of being in illustrious company when it comes to numbers of passes completed in the opposition’s half. Wigan completed 222 against Chelsea, the fourth highest in the league and behind only City, United, and Arsenal