Scoring • First goal of the season:
Michael Chopra for Sunderland against Tottenham Hotspur (
11 August 2007) • Fastest goal in a match:
28 seconds –
Geovanni for Manchester City against Wigan Athletic (
1 December 2007) • Goal scored at the latest point in a match:
90+6 minutes –
Andy Reid for Sunderland against West Ham United (
29 March 2008) • Widest winning margin:
7 goals – Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (
11 May 2008) • Most goals in a match:
11 –
Portsmouth F.C. 7–4 Reading F.C. (
29 September 2007) • Most goals by one player in a single match:
4 •
Dimitar Berbatov for Tottenham Hotspur against Reading (
29 December 2007) •
Frank Lampard for Chelsea against Derby County (
12 March 2008) • Most hat-tricks scored by one player:
2 •
Benjani for Portsmouth • Portsmouth 7–4 Reading (
29 September 2007) •
Fernando Torres for Liverpool • Liverpool 3–2 Middlesbrough (
23 February 2008) • Liverpool 4–0 West Ham United (
5 March 2008) •
Emmanuel Adebayor for Arsenal • Arsenal 5–0 Derby County (
22 September 2007) • This is the first time in the Premier League that any player has scored a hat-trick against the same team twice in one season. • Most goals by one team in a match:
8 • Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (
11 May 2008) • Most goals in one half by one team:
6 • Manchester United 6–0 Newcastle United (
12 January 2008) • Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (
11 May 2008) • Lowest average home attendance: 19,046 (Wigan Athletic) ==Awards==