Premier Division Stats
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GOALSCORERS
Chris Turner scored his first goal from open play on Saturday night to join Guntars Silagailis and Thomas Stewart, who netted his first at the Brandywell, at the top of the goalscorer's chart.
50 goals have been scored so far by 36 different players. The average goals per game has increased to 2 following the weekend's action. Killian Brennan is still the only player to have netted from a free kick - one of six successful shots from outside the area - while there have been 14 headers and five converted penalties.
Padraig Amond has by far the highest goals per minutes average so far, the Shamrock Rovers striker came on for his first 10 minutes of action on Friday night and headed in a crucial equaliser.
Gary Twigg and Thomas Stewart have both been first goalscorer on two occasions.
APPEARANCES
Below is a table showing the number of players each club has used to date:
Of the 176 players who have been involved so far, 36 have played every minute of every game.
Tadgh Purcell has been introduced as a sub in all five games to date.
Chris Turner scored his first goal from open play on Saturday night to join Guntars Silagailis and Thomas Stewart, who netted his first at the Brandywell, at the top of the goalscorer's chart.
| Scorer | Goals |
| Guntars Silagailis | 3 |
| Thomas Stewart | 3 |
| Chris Turner | 3 |
| Mark Leech | 2 |
| Gary Twigg | 2 |
| Vinny Faherty | 2 |
| Derek O'Brien | 2 |
| Ciaran Martyn | 2 |
| Darren Mansaram | 2 |
| Dessie Baker | 2 |
| Jason Byrne | 2 |
50 goals have been scored so far by 36 different players. The average goals per game has increased to 2 following the weekend's action. Killian Brennan is still the only player to have netted from a free kick - one of six successful shots from outside the area - while there have been 14 headers and five converted penalties.
Padraig Amond has by far the highest goals per minutes average so far, the Shamrock Rovers striker came on for his first 10 minutes of action on Friday night and headed in a crucial equaliser.
Gary Twigg and Thomas Stewart have both been first goalscorer on two occasions.
APPEARANCES
Below is a table showing the number of players each club has used to date:
| Team | |
| Bohemians | 16 |
| Bray Wanderers | 20 |
| Cork City | 16 |
| Derry City | 19 |
| Drogheda United | 18 |
| Dundalk | 16 |
| Galway United | 16 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 17 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 20 |
| Sligo Rovers | 18 |
Of the 176 players who have been involved so far, 36 have played every minute of every game.
Tadgh Purcell has been introduced as a sub in all five games to date.
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