Aston Villa’s Brad Fridel has broken the English Premier League record for consecutive EPL starts that dated back to August 2004.

After recording his 3rd clean sheet of the season during Villa’s 0 - 0 draw, Friedel’s 167th consecutive start broke the mark set by Portsmouth’s David James in April.

Via SI

“It’s always nice to get personal achievements in the game, but that’s not why I play,” Friedel said. “It’s a team sport and if the truth be told I would have preferred to have got the three points here today instead of the point.”

“It is remarkable in this day and age, whether you are a ‘keeper or not, to play that number of games consecutively. It is fantastic,” O’Neill said before the match. “Well done to him. During the last eight or nine years, from leaving Liverpool to the career he has had at Blackburn, Brad Friedel has been so consistent.

“Last year was maybe his best ever season and he wants to try and emulate that this year for us.”

“I have been fortunate with injuries, touch wood, and when I have got the odd knock it has always seemed to coincide with international breaks,” Friedel said before the match. “Since I retired from international football, I have managed to rest up between domestic games, too.”

Between 1994 - 2004 Friedel earned 82 caps with the United States National Team.

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