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James Milner – Has Premier League record pursuit become a problem for Brighton?
Brighton midfielder James Milner is on the verge of equalling the all-time record for most Premier League appearances.
The current holder is former Aston Villa and Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry, who played in 653 top-flight games.
Milner could draw level with Barry on Wednesday evening when Brighton are at Villa and while Seagulls fans will no doubt celebrate such a moment, there will also likely be a sense of relief.
That's because for some supporters there is a feeling that the 40-year-old Milner has been making late appearances off the bench just to edge closer to the record and not necessarily for the benefit of the team.
James Milner equals Gareth Barry's Premier League appearance record
James Milner equaled Gareth Barry's all-time Premier League appearance record after he was was introduced off the substitutes' bench in the first half of Brighton's match with Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Milner replaced Carlos Baleba after just 22 minutes to make his 653rd appearance in the top flight.
With 12 matches remaining in the season and the the versatile 40-year-old showing no signs of considering retirement, it is all but certain that the former England international will break the record of his former Aston Villa and Manchester City teammate in the coming weeks.
The Brighton veteran made his Premier League debut aged 16 for Leeds United in 2002 and has equaled the appearance record having played for six clubs: Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, Liverpool and Brighton.
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The Staggering Stats You (Didn't Realise You) Need to Know About James Milner's Premier League Career
James Milner’s next appearance will draw him level with Gareth Barry for the most games played in Premier League history (653). We mark him reaching such an impressive landmark by looking back at the astonishing stats surrounding his career so far.
10 November 2002. A date that is closer to the 1970s than it is to today.
In that evening’s episode of Coronation Street, Richard Hillman continued to wreak havoc on the Platt family, still two months away from driving them all into the Weatherfield Canal. The second episode of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons aired for the first time. On BBC One, the lads from Top Gear reviewed the cars from the new James Bond film, Die Another Day, the last featuring Pierce Brosnan in the lead role, released 10 days later.
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