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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Even with his best round of the year, Phil Mickelson knew it wouldnt be enough for him to stay in the lead Saturday at the Wells Fargo Championship. That was OK with Lefty. All he wanted was a chance at Quail Hollow, and Mickelson hasnt had a better chance to win all year. Mickelson roared into contention by playing a six-hole stretch in 7-under par on the front nine, and keeping bogeys off his card with a wedge that danced around the cup on the 18th for a 9-under 63. He was leading when he finished and wound up two shots behind J.B. Holmes, who overtook Martin Flores for the lead on the last hole. "I dont think Ill be leading at the end of the day because I think there are some birdies out there," Mickelson said. "But just to be in contention, and to have a chance at a golf course that Ive become so close to over the years, Im excited about tomorrows round." Holmes, pounding tee shots and gaining confidence along the way, had a 9-iron left on the 490-yard closing hole and made a 20-foot birdie putt from the fringe. That gave him a 6-under 66, and it made him the outright leader when Flores made his only big mistake of the round. Flores pulled his tee shot into the stream that winds along the left side of the 18th fairway. He at least gave himself a chance to save par, but missed a 20-foot putt and had to settle for a 69. Holmes goes into the final round with a shot at coming back from injuries, one of them far more noteworthy than the others. He had brain surgery in 2011 to remove a piece of his skull. Then, he broke his ankle in 2013, and time off allowed him to have surgery on his left elbow. And now he takes a one-shot lead into the final round at 13-under 203. "Ive worked really hard to get there and it would be a great accomplishment to come back and get a win in the bag," Holmes said. Flores feels the same way. His best finish in four seasons on the PGA Tour was a tie for fourth in the John Deere Classic last year, when he closed with a 63 and finished one shot out of a three-way playoff won by fellow Dallas resident Jordan Spieth. Flores describes himself as a flat-liner, and he played the part Saturday, the first time he ever played in the final group on the weekend. He never looked at a leaderboard because he figured it didnt matter on a Saturday. He didnt let adrenaline get the best of him when he rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt from just off the 12th green for his third straight birdie and a two-shot lead. He never came seriously close to a bogey until the 18th hole. And not even that bothered him. So when asked if he could be the winner Sunday, Flores shrugged and said, "Why not me?" "Ive been working really hard, feeling great about my game," he said. "Im going to go out there and attack. If I win, I win. If I dont, I dont. Im going to keep working until I do." Kevin Kisner had a 68 and was three shots behind. Justin Rose bogeyed his last hole for a 71 and was four shots back, along with Jason Bohn, who made three birdies over his last four holes for a 67. Former PGA champion Martin Kaymer bogeyed his last two holes for a 70 and was five behind. The last 54-hole leader to win at Quail Hollow was Anthony Kim in 2008. That could bode well for Mickelson, off to his worst start to a season in 11 years. Not since 2003 -- the last year he went winless on the PGA Tour -- has Mickelson gone this deep into a year without winning. Worse yet, he doesnt even have a top 10. He had to deal with a back injury in San Diego and an oblique muscle strain in Texas. He missed the cut at the Masters last month for the first time in 17 years. "I had a good round today, and it feels good because its been a rough year for me this year," Mickelson said. "I havent been healthy early on and I havent put it together. And to have a good round today, good round the first round, this is a good start." Mickelson said he didnt feel far off after his 75 on Friday, and he was right. He was helped by a couple of long birdie putts on the fourth and sixth holes, and by a 20-foot eagle putt on the par-5 seventh hole that revved up the crowd on a gorgeous day of sunshine. Rory McIlroy set the pace early for a day of low scoring with a 65 that brought back memories of 2010, when he made the cut on the number and went 66-62 to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. He was four shots behind that year going into Sunday. But with Holmes and Flores finishing strong, McIlroy goes into the last round seven shots behind. Nike Shoes Wholesale Free Shipping .com) - They didnt meet in the regular season, so Sam Houston State might be saying it won the de facto title game between the two Southland Conference co-champions Saturday. 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Send your questions to Martin1. Use the feedback form at the bottom of this page. 2. Tweet @SkyFootball using the hashtag #TylersTeasersThis week Martin Tylers stats and facts column looks at those players who have scored a perfect hat-trick, dismal away records and teams who can rely on many players to get on the scoresheet. Send your questions to Martin1. Use the feedback form at the bottom of this page.2. Tweet @SkyFootball using the hashtag #TylersTeasersMartin’s Starting StatsI was at Stamford Bridge on Saturday night, where David Silva scored his seventh Premier League goal of the season, equalling his best season tally for Man City (he scored seven last season). It was his second on that ground, having scored for Valencia there in a Champions League quarter-final in 2007.Silva became first non Englishman to score against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League this season. The others were Jonjo Shelvey and a John Terry own goal for Swansea in September and Charlie Austin for QPR in November.Loic Remy scored his fifth goal for Chelsea, all at home. This was only his second Premier League start, having also started against Crystal Palace.Branislav Ivanovic made his 300th Chelsea appearance and his 200th in the Premier League. John Terry made his 450th league appearance – 444 for Chelsea and six for Nottingham Forest.Frank Lampard played at Stamford Bridge 19 years to day after making his Premier League debut for West Ham on Jan 31st 1996 as a substitute (like Saturday) in a 3-2 home win over Coventry. He didn’t add to his 119 Stamford Bridge goals – which is the highest by any player on the ground.City still haven’t won a Premier League game without Yaya Toure this season, while this was Chelsea’s first Premier League game this season without both Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa.The perfect hat-trick Robbie Fowler: scored three perfect hat-tricks for Liverpool Jonathan Walters scored a ‘perfect’ hat-trick on Saturday – left foot, right foot and header. How many other players have done this in the Premier League? It surely can’t be many? Lucas (Stoke fan)MARTIN SAYS: Jon Walters epitomises the effort that goes with skill at the top level. He does so much for the team – and for him to have a day of his own was well deserved. He did it in front of Roy Keane as well, who was watching in his role for the Republic of Ireland, and used to manage him at Ipswich.A perfect hat-trick is more common than you might imagine, Lucas. In fact, 31 perfect hat-tricks have been scored in the Premier League era - by 28 different players for 18 different clubs.There are only two players to feature on the list more than once; the first is the former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler, who scored three perfect hat-tricks – in a 4-2 win over Southampton in 1993, in a 3-1 win over Arsenal in 1995 and a 7-1 win over Southampton in 1999.The other player to do it more than once is Yakubu – who has just returned to English football with Reading in the Championship. He scored one each at Everton (in a 3-0 win over Fulham in 2007) and Blackburn Rovers (in a 4-2 win over Swansea in 2011).Of the 31 occasions, six involved players scoring more than three goals in that particular game. For example, Andy Cole scored five goals for Manchester United in their 9-1 win over Ipswich Town in 1995 and those five goals included a perfect hat-trick. Walters finds himself in good company with Sky Sports pundits Thierry Henry and Matt Le Tissier among the 28 players.Players to have scored a perfect Premier League hat-trick (thanks to Opta):Jonathan Walters, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin Nolan, Jordi Gomez, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Yakubu (2), Demba Ba, Edin Dzeko, Louis Saha, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Mikael Forssell, Peter Crouch, Thierry Henry, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Les Ferdinand, Emile Heskey, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Robbie Fowler (3), Gianluca Vialli, Andrew Cole, Tommy Johnson, Chris Sutton, Matt Le Tissier, Efan Ekoku, Mark Robins. A rare treble Jonathan Walters: header sealed the perfect hat-trick I heard Stoke hadn’t scored a hat-trick before Saturday.dddddddddddd. Which other teams have never scored one and who has the most? RickyMARTIN SAYS: Sticking with hat-tricks, it is no surprise to see that Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea top the list for the most hat-tricks in the Premier League era.Liverpool have scored a total of 36, with Arsenal just behind them on 34. United are in third, having scored 32 and Chelsea are 10 behind them, with 22.There are nine clubs with just a single hat-trick and 12 sides who never got one during their time in the top flight – including current Premier League clubs Burnley, Crystal Palace, Hull and Swansea.Hat-tricks per club in the Premier League36 – Liverpool34 – Arsenal32 – Manchester United22 – Chelsea17 - Blackburn Rovers15 – Tottenham12 – Manchester City, Newcastle United10 – Everton, Leeds United9 – Aston Villa6 – Coventry City, Portsmouth5 – Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Southampton, West Ham,4 – Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion3 – Fulham, Norwich, Wigan2 – Charlton, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday1 – Birmingham City, Bolton, Bradford, Ipswich, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Wimbledon0 – Barnsley, Blackpool, Burnley, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Hull City, Oldham Athletic, Reading, Swansea City, Watford, Wolverhampton WanderersStoke may have netted their first treble, but their manager has a Premier League hat-trick to his name (for Chelsea against Leeds in 1996) and striker Peter Crouch scored one for Liverpool against Arsenal in 2007.Away day blues Sturridge: condemns West Ham to another Anfield defeat. Arsenal haven’t lost at home to West Ham in more than 50 years. Are there any current Premier League clubs who have a longer winless run away against another Premier League club? MarkMARTIN SAYS: Of the current Premier League teams West Ham do indeed have the worst away record at any individual club, as they haven’t won at Anfield in 42 games during a period of 52 years. Stoke City also don’t have much fun visiting Liverpool, as they haven’t won there in 30 games.Tottenham haven’t had any luck at neighbours Chelsea in 25 games, while Aston Villa aren’t far behind with their record at Burnley of no wins in 24 games.Meanwhile, Southampton haven’t won away at Arsenal – either at Highbury or the Emirates – for 20 games – but did win there in the League Cup this season.Five different scorers Hector Bellerin: Arsenals fifth scorer on Super Sunday After watching Arsenal beat Aston Villa 5-0 with five different players scoring, I wondered how many times five or more players have scored in a top flight match?MARTIN SAYS: Chelsea hold the current Premier League record for the number of individual players to score in one game, with seven after their win 8-0 win over Villa at Stamford Bridge in December 2012.Six other teams have seen more than five scorers in the same Premier League game. As you can see from the list below, Leeds, Blackburn, Arsenal (twice), Derby and Manchester City have all done it.I remember commentating on Tottenham 4-5 Arsenal when there were nine different scorers, which is even more remarkable.More than five scorers in the same Premier League game:23/12/12: 7 – Chelsea v Aston Villa; 8-0; (Torres, Luiz, Ivanovic, Lampard, Ramires 2, Oscar, Hazard )13/05/01: 6 – Leeds United v Bradford City; 6-1; (Viduka, Harte, Bakke, Smith, Kewell, Bowyer – Ward)14/10/01: 6 – Blackburn Rovers v West Ham; 7-1; (Flitcroft, Dunn, Johnson, McCann OG, Kerimoglu, Jansen, Hignett – Carrick)11/05/05: 6 – Arsenal v Everton; 7-0; (van Persie, Pires 2, Vieira, Edu, Bergkamp, Flamini)12/04/08: 6 – Derby v Aston Villa; 0-6; (Young, Carew, Petrov, Barry, Agbonlahor, Harewood)21/09/08: 6- Manchester City v Portsmouth; 6-0; (Jo, Dunne, robinho, Shaun Wright Phillips, Evans, Gelson)04/10/09: 6- Arsenal v Blackburn; 6-2; (Vermaelen, van Persie, Arsharvin, Fabregas, Walcott, Bendtner – N’Zonzi, Dunn) ' ' '