10 of the craziest Premier League facts: Part 2

#3 The manager who has been relegated the most

Dave Bassett

When a team is struggling to survive in the Premier League and in need of a manager to help them through, Sam Allardyce and Tony Pulis come first to mind. The two managers have saved many teams from going back to the Championship.

On the other end of the spectrum is English manager Dave Bassett, who with 3 relegations to his name, is the king in terms of sending teams to the Championship.

Bassett’s first relegation came in the 1993/94 season with Sheffield United, followed by a second relegation in 1996/97 with Nottingham Forest where Stuart Pearce even acted as a temporary player manager.

Bassett’s third and final relegation came in the 2001/02 when Leicester City finished bottom of the pile ending their six year stay in the Premier League.

#2 Hat-trick of Headers

Duncan Ferguson was unstoppable in the air

There have only been two men who have managed to score hat-tricks entirely of their heads; Everton legend Duncan Ferguson and current Baggies striker Salomon Rondon.

Once Duncan Ferguson headbutted a man and ended up in jail for 3 months. But his head was also a great weapon as he frequently rose above defenders to nod Everton ahead. Once, Ferguson even managed to score a hat-trick of headed goals as he single handedly took Everton to a 3-2 victory over Bolton in 1997.

More recently, Salomon Rondon of West Brom replicated the feat, as he headed in a hat-trick of headers in just 13 minutes, in a convincing 3-1 victory over the hapless Swansea City, in the 2016/17 season.