- ... the game was our 41st this season in all competitions
- that's the fewest we've had in one season since 39 back in 1913/14!

- the defeat kept up our dreadful recent record away at Arsenal!

- we've lost on all of our last 4 trips to their place now, three in the League and one in the FA Cup

- and in our last 23 visits to Arsenal in all competitions, our record is a pitiful W0 D4 L19 - F18 A58
- 21 of those games were in the Premier League giving us a W0 D4 L17 - F16 A51 record

- our last away win against the Gunners was also our only Prem away win against them
- that was a 2-1 victory in January 1996

- it's not quite our worst away run without a win, however
- we've failed to record a victory at Chelsea in 26 trips - W0 D11 L15 in all competitions!
- in the League it's W0 D10 L12 since our last win, 1-0, at Stamford Bridge in November 1994

- overall, home & away in all competitions, Arsenal are our least favourite opponents!
  (on a points per game basis; including only teams we've played 5 or more times)

- away from home in all competitions, they are our 2nd least favourite opponents!
- only at Leeds have we fared worse!
  (on a points per game basis; including only teams we've played 4 or more times)

- just in the Premier League away from home they are also our least favourite opponents!
  (on a points per game basis)

- overall in the Premier League, home & away, they are our 2nd least favourites behind only Man Utd!
  (on a points per game basis)

- it was our 50th Premier League meeting with Arsenal, home & away

- and we comprehensively failed to complete our first League double against them since 1985/86!
- horrifically, since then they have beaten us home & away in the League in 10 different seasons!

- Romelu Lukaku's goal, by the way, took us up to 250 against them in all comps at all venues

- the defeat at Arsenal means we ended the season with 18 away League points
- that's our lowest total since we only managed 10 in 2003/04!

- and the loss took our run of away games without a victory up to 8 matches
- that's the worst since a run of 10 (all in the Prem) over 2 campaigns ending in Aug 2013
- the last time it happened within the same season was a run of 8 in all comps in Jan to Apr 2009

- the last time we went 8 away Prem games without a win in the same season was a long time ago!
- it was way in back in December 2003 to May 2004 in fact!

- all a bit different to our record at Goodison Park this season!
- at home we had 13 League victories this season
- that's the same as in 2013/14 and our most since 14 in 1989/90
- it's also the same as in the last 2 seasons combined!

- we also ended the seaon with our highest ever home Premier League points total!
- we managed 43 home points this season
- that overtakes the 42 we racked up in 2012/13 and 2013/14
- and it was our most since 45 in 1989/90

- and we scored 42 home League goals in this campaign
- that's our best return since 49 in 1986/87

- our average home League attendance this season was 39,310
- that's our best since an average of 39,513 in 1977/78!

- compare all this to last season:

- 23 home points was the lowest in the club's history (using 3 points/win)
- 30 home goals conceded was the joint most in our Premier League history
- 5 home wins and 9 defeats were both the equal 2nd worst returns in our League history

- still, the difference between our home form and our away form has been so marked
- there's a 25 point gap between our home points (43) and our away points (18)!
- that's the largest differential since 31 (45 v 14) in 1989/90!

- at least Romelu Lukaku remembered how to score!

- his goal at Arsenal was his 87th for us in all competitions
- that moves him into joint 16th place on our All-Time Scoring chart
- he's now level with the legendary Golden Vision, Alex Young

- it was also Rom's 68th for us in the League
- that's the same as 1940/50s inside-forward Eddie Wainwright
- they're now equal in 20th place on our All-Time League Scoring chart

- Romelu finished the season with 26 goals for us in all competitions
- that's 1 more than he managed in our last campaign
- and it's the most since Gary Lineker's 40 in 1985/86

- Rom has now been our top goalscorer for 4 successive seasons
- the last Everton player to manage that in all competitions was Bob Latchford in 1978/79
- Bob's run actually stretched to 5 consecutive seasons from 1974/75 onwards!

- just counting League games, Rom has also been our top marksman for 4 seasons in a row
- Big Bob was also the last player to manage that from 1974/75 to 1977/78

- and Romelu has now scored 20 or more goals for us in all competitions for the last 3 seasons
- once again, Bob Latchford was the last to achieve that for us from 1976/77 to 1978/79

- Rom's goal at the Emirates was our 62nd League goal this season
- that's our best since the 64 we scored in 1995/96

- the penalty from which Rom scored was our 200th away from home in our competitive history!
- we've scored 140 of them and seen 60 miss or be saved

- we ended the season with 19 different scorers in all competitions
- jointly with 2011/12 that's the most we've ever had in one season!
- in the League we had 17 different scorers - that's 1 behind the club record, also set in 2011/12

- the defeat at Arsenal kept up our poor recent record in Sunday League games away from home
- our record in the last 9 is now W1 D1 L7

- the loss didn't affect our final League position, of course
- we already knew that we were guarenteed to finish in 7th place
- that's the 11th time we've finished there in either the Premier League or the old Division 1
- that's behind only 11th place (12 times) as our most frequent top flight finishing position

- and where does this season leave us in terms of all-time League tables?
- well, you can find out by clicking here!
- the section has the all-time Top Flight table - as well as the all-time Premier League table!

- and want to see our complete League record against other clubs?!
- well you can!
- there's a new Complete League Record Against Other Clubs section here!

- Leighton Baines made his 374th appearance for us in all competitions at the Emirates
- that puts him joint 19th with Tommy Wright on our All-Time Appearances chart
- no other full-backs have played more games for the club!

- Phil Jagielka, meanwhile, made his 290th League appearance for us
- he's moved to joint 25th place on our All-Time League Appearances list
- Jags is now level with 1920s/30s full-back Warney Cresswell

- Ross Barkley's sub appearance was his 150th Premier League game for the club
- he's the 20th player to reach that milestone for us

- and Romelu Lukaku has joined fellow Belgian Marouane Fellaini in joint 25th place on that list on 141

- Ross has also now moved to joint 15th on our All-Time Substitute Appearances chart
- he's equal with Joe-Max Moore and Louis Saha on 37 sub games for us!

- Leighton Baines's latest start was his 296th Premier League start for us
- that's 1 more than Leon Osman managed and he's now 2nd alone on our Most Prem Starts chart
- Tim Howard on 354 Prem starts for the club is top of that list!

- Romelu Lukaku, Ashley Williams & Ross Barkley all played 39 games for us this season in all comps

- and that is our joint lowest 'Most Appearances' in a season since 1997/98
- in that season John Oster was our most used player with 35 appearances in all competitions
- Kevin Campbell also played a season-high 39 games in 2002/03, as did David Weir in 2000/01

- and so, that's that for another season!
- thanks for tuning in!

- watch out for new sections appearing over the coming, football-free, weeks though!
- and have a look at the new ones that popped up in the last few months (see below)

- also drop by my Twitter Feed for Everton (and other)-related nonsense whilst we wait for the European draw!

- have a good summer, all!

- COYB!!

- who's managed the most times against Everton?
- who's managed the most clubs against us?!
- well, there's a new 'Opposition Managers' section that will tell you everything you need to know!

- the 'Goals in Most Consecutive Matches' section has been updated!
- it now includes details of which Everton players have scored in the most successive home & away games too!

- who was the last Everton man to play 50 or more games in a season?
- who has played the most games in one season?!
- the new '50 or More Appearances in a Season' section will tell you!

- we've used 27 different players this season in all competitions and 19 of them have scored a goal
- is that a lot?! how does it compare to other seasons?
- find out in the new 'Number of Players Used and Goal Scorers - Season-by-Season' section!

- who was the last Everton player to feature in every game in a season?!
- have a look at the new Ever Presents section to find out!

- and how often have we completed League 'doubles' over our opponents in the past?
- alternatively, how often have we been on the receiving end of a double?!
- you can now find out in the new League Doubles For and Against section

- ever wondered which Everton player has been substituted the most times?!
- well, now you can find out - have a look at the new Subbed Off section for full, fascinating details!

- Ademola Lookman scored on his Everton debut earlier this season
- who else has managed that feat for the club?!
- have a look at the new Scored on Their Debut section to find out!

- and don't forget there's also a new History In Short section too!
- you can see at a glance how many times we've finished in each position in the League
- and where exactly we've been knocked out of the various cup competitions
- have a peek!

- and new recruit Ashley Williiams is our latest Number 5
- so why not have a look at all of the previous Evertonians who have played for us as a Number 5?!