PREMIER LEAGUE: Stats for this weekend’s full set of Premier League fixtures.
MANCHESTER CITY V EVERTON
MATCH STATS
- In all competitions, Manchester City have won just two of their last seven games against Everton (D3 L2), managing only one clean sheet in this run (0-0 in January 2016).
- Everton have drawn each of their last three away games against Manchester City in the Premier League, with just four goals being scored in these meetings (two each).
- Among teams that have faced Manchester City at the Etihad on 10+ occasions in the Premier League, no side has avoided defeat in a higher percentage of their games than Everton (60% – 15 games, six defeats; the same as Liverpool).
- Manchester City haven’t lost a Premier League game against a non “big six” opponent since January 2017 versus Everton. Since then, they have won 139/153 points in these matches (W44 D7 L0).
- Manchester City haven’t lost consecutive Premier League games since December 2016, when they lost against Chelsea and Leicester City.
- Manchester City have won their last nine Premier League home games by an aggregate score of 33-6.
- Manchester City have won just 25% of their Premier League games against Everton under Pep Guardiola (P4 W1 D2 L1) – indeed, only against Liverpool (20%) do they have a lower win percentage in the competition since Guardiola took charge (min. 3 meetings).
- Under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City have conceded seven Premier League goals against Everton – against no other side have they shipped more.
- Since the start of last season, Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling has been directly involved in 26 goals in 21 Premier League home games (17 goals, 9 assists).
- Without Richarlison’s eight league goals this season, Everton would be nine points worse off in the Premier League – no player has seen their goals be worth more points than the Brazilian forward (level with Aubameyang for Arsenal and Murray for Brighton).
CRYSTAL PALACE V LEICESTER
MATCH STATS
- Crystal Palace are looking to record three consecutive top-flight wins against Leicester for the first time, following home and away victories in 2017-18.
- Leicester City have won just three of their last 14 games at Selhurst Park in all competitions (D5 L6), with the most recent of these coming in the 2015-16 season when the Foxes won the Premier League (1-0).
- Crystal Palace have won and kept a clean sheet in each of their last two Premier League games against Leicester – the last team they won three consecutive games against without conceding was Aston Villa in April 2014.
- Leicester City haven’t lost three consecutive games without scoring against an opponent in the Premier League since April 2002 (six in a row against Manchester United).
- Crystal Palace have lost 10 of their 16 Premier League games this season, only Fulham have lost more (11). Indeed, it’s one more than the Eagles had lost at this stage last season, despite losing their opening seven matches in 2017-18.
- Crystal Palace are looking to win consecutive home league games for the first time since their final three matches at Selhurst Park in 2017-18.
- Selhurst Park has seen fewer goals scored than any other Premier League ground this season (12), with Crystal Palace scoring four and conceding eight.
- Leicester have scored in each of their last nine Premier League away games; only once have they had a longer such run in the competition (12 between January-September 2016).
- Only Southampton (35) have conceded more away Premier League goals in 2018 than Leicester City (32).
- Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances against Leicester, while he’s never previously netted in three consecutive games against a single opponent in the competition.
HUDDERSFIELD V NEWCASTLE
MATCH STATS
- Huddersfield have won just two of their last 13 games against Newcastle in all competitions (D4 L7), however the most recent of those came in this fixture last season (1-0).
- This will be the fifth meeting between Huddersfield and Newcastle under current managers David Wagner and Rafa Benitez, with both sides winning two games apiece to date.
- Huddersfield are looking to record consecutive home wins over Newcastle for the first time in the top-flight since April 1955.
- The last five games between Huddersfield and Newcastle in the top-flight have seen just four goals scored, with three of those ending in draws (one win apiece).
- Though they’ve scored in their last three matches at home, Huddersfield haven’t scored more than once in their last 13 Premier League home games. The last team to have a longer such run in the competition were Derby in 2007-08 (14 games).
- Newcastle United’s Premier League games have seen 35 goals scored this season, fewer than any other side (scored 13, conceded 22).
- Since the start of last season, Huddersfield Town (29) and Newcastle United (27) have lost more games in the Premier League than every other team.
- 54% of Newcastle’s Premier League goals this season have been headed (7 of 13); the highest proportion in the division.
- Huddersfield midfielder Aaron Mooy has scored in both of his previous two games at the John Smith’s Stadium against Newcastle, including the winning goal in this fixture last season (1-0).
- Huddersfield Town’s top Premier League scorers this season are Zanka and Aaron Mooy (two goals) – the lowest-scoring top scorers at any club so far in 2018-19.
TOTTENHAM V BURNLEY
MATCH STATS
- Spurs have lost just one of their eight games against Burnley in the Premier League (W5 D2), with that lone defeat coming back in May 2010 (2-4 defeat under Harry Redknapp).
- Burnley are looking for their first away win against Spurs in any competition since January 1983 (4-1 in the League Cup quarter-final).
- Spurs are unbeaten in their six Premier League games against Burnley under Mauricio Pochettino (W4 D2), scoring 10 goals and conceding just three in return.
- Burnley have kept a clean sheet in just 18% of their top-flight games against Spurs (14/76).
- Just 33% of Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League points this season have been won in home games (12/36) – the lowest ratio in the division.
- Tottenham Hotspur have lost two of their last five Premier League home games, as many defeats as they had in their previous 39 at home in the competition (W31 D6 L2).
- Burnley have picked up just six points from their last 30 available away from home in the Premier League (W1 D3 L6).
- None of Tottenham’s 16 Premier League games this season have ended in a draw – only Bolton Wanderers in 2011-12 (18) and Manchester United in 2012-13 (17) have had a longer run without a draw from the start of a Premier League campaign.
- Spurs striker Harry Kane has scored four goals in five Premier League appearances against Burnley, including a hat-trick in the most recent of those (3-0 in December 2017).
- After a run of 15 Premier League games without a goal from 18 shots, Son Heung-min has scored in three goals from 16 shots in his last four Premier League appearances for Tottenham Hotspur.
WATFORD V CARDIFF
MATCH STATS
- This will be the first ever top-flight meeting between Watford and Cardiff, and the first in any competition since December 2014 (4-2 win for Watford in the second tier).
- Cardiff City have lost just one of their previous seven games against Watford in all competitions (W3 D3), although that was in the most recent meeting (2-4 in December 2014).
- Watford are winless in their last three games against Cardiff at Vicarage Road (D2 L1), with their last such win coming in December 2010 (4-1).
- Watford have lost their last two Premier League home games – they’ve not lost three in a row at home in the top-flight since April 1988 (a run of five in a row).
- Watford won their opening four games of the Premier League season and accumulated 12 points in these matches, but since then they have won just nine points from 12 games in the competition (W2 D3 L7) and only Huddersfield (8), Southampton (5) and Fulham (5) have won fewer in this period.
- Cardiff City are winless in their last nine Premier League away games (D1 L8), scoring just three goals and conceding 22 goals in that run.
- Following their win against Southampton last week, Cardiff City are looking to secure consecutive top-flight victories for the first time since April 1962.
- This will be Cardiff manager Neil Warnock’s first game against Watford since November 2012, when his Leeds United side were beaten 6-1 by the Hornets in a Championship fixture.
- Cardiff striker Danny Ward has scored four goals in four league appearances against Watford, while the only previous hat-trick of his professional career came at Vicarage Road back in May 2014 (for Huddersfield).
- Troy Deeney is yet to score a goal against Cardiff City for Watford in six appearances, but should he score in this match then Cardiff will be the 45th different team that Deeney has scored against for the Hornets in all competitions.
WOLVERHAMPTON V BURNLEY
MATCH STATS
- This will be the first ever top-flight meeting between Wolves and Bournemouth, and the first in any competition since March 2015 (2-1 win for Bournemouth in the Championship).
- Bournemouth have won each of their last three games against Wolves in all competitions, with each victory coming by the same 2-1 scoreline.
- Wolves are looking for their first victory against Bournemouth since December 1989 (3-1), having failed to win any of the last five meetings (D2 L3).
- Nine of the 11 games between Wolves and Bournemouth in all competitions have seen both sides score, including in each of the last seven fixtures.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers are looking to secure three consecutive top-flight league victories for the first time since March 1980.
- No side has won more Premier League games thanks to 90th minute goals this season than Wolves (two games, level with Manchester United). Before this season, Wolves had never scored a 90th minute winner in the Premier League.
- Bournemouth have lost five of their last six Premier League games, earning just three points in that time (W1 D0 L5). They’d earned 13 points from their previous six matches in the competition (W4 D1 L1).
- Each of Bournemouth’s last six Premier League goals have been scored in the first half of games, last scoring after half-time against Fulham on October 27th.
- Wolves’ have allowed their opponents goalscoring chances with an expected goals total of 15.0 this season – only Liverpool (12.4) and Manchester City (11.6) have managed a better defensive performance in the Premier League in 2018-19 after 16 games.
- Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has won both of his previous two games against Wolves as a manager, with both coming in the Cherries’ 2014-15 promotion-winning season.
FULHAM V WEST HAM
MATCH STATS
- Fulham have won three of their last four Premier League games against West Ham at Craven Cottage (L1), with each of those wins coming under a different manager (Roy Hodgson, Martin Jol and Rene Meulensteen).
- West Ham have won 55% of their Premier League meetings with Fulham (11/20); their best win percentage against any London opponent in the competition.
- After winning just two of their first 17 games against West Ham in the Premier League (D5 L10), Fulham have since won two of the last three (L1).
- The last time Fulham faced West Ham as a newly-promoted Premier League side was in April 2002, with Frederic Kanoute scoring the winner for the Hammers in a 1-0 win at Craven Cottage.
- Fulham are now without a clean sheet in 20 Premier League games, conceding 51 goals since a 1-0 win against Norwich City in April 2014.
- West Ham United are looking to secure four consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since February 2014 under Sam Allardyce.
- West Ham United haven’t won any of their last seven Premier League away games against sides starting the day bottom of the table (D5 L2), drawing the last four. Their last such victory was against QPR in October 2012 (2-1).
- Fulham have had fewer different players score a goal for them this season than any other side in the Premier League this season (5).
- West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini has won both of his previous two Premier League games against Fulham, with his Manchester City side scoring nine goals against them in the 2013-14 season (5-0 at home and 4-2 away).
- West Ham striker Javier Hernandez has scored three goals in his last three Premier League games. His next goal will be his 50th in the competition, with all 49 so far coming from inside the box.
BRIGHTON V CHELSEA
MATCH STATS
- Brighton have lost each of their last eight games against Chelsea in all competitions, conceding 18 goals and scoring just once in return.
- Chelsea have won each of their six games against Brighton in league competition; their best 100% record against a single opponent in league history.
- Brighton are looking for their first victory against Chelsea in any competition since January 1933, when they won 2-1 in an FA Cup third round tie.
- Chelsea have won their first two Premier League games against Brighton without conceding (2-0 and 4-0) – the only other team they have won their first three games against in the competition without conceding is Portsmouth (won the first six without conceding).
- Brighton have lost just one of their last 10 home Premier League games (W5 D4). However, 80% of their home defeats in the competition have been against ‘big six’ opposition (4/5).
- Chelsea have lost their last two Premier League away games, last losing three in a row in March. They’d only lost one of their previous nine before this run (W7 D1 L1).
- While only Wolves (18) have used fewer players in the Premier League than Chelsea this season (20), no side has had more different goalscorers than the Blues (12). A league-high 60% of players to play for Chelsea in the Premier League this season have scored.
- Brighton manager Chris Hughton won his first ever game against Chelsea in September 2010 (4-3 in the League Cup while in charge of Newcastle), but has gone winless in eight meetings in all competitions since then (D2 L6).
- Chelsea’s Eden Hazard has provided an assist in each of his last three Premier League games (4 assists in total). He’s never assisted a goal in four consecutive games in the competition before, with Cesc Fabregas in September 2014 the last player to do so for Chelsea.
- Glenn Murray’s goals have been worth nine points to Brighton in the Premier League this season – no player’s goals have been worth more for their side (level with Aubameyang for Arsenal and Richarlison for Everton).
SOUTHAMPTON V ARSENAL
MATCH STATS
- Southampton are winless in their last four games against Arsenal in all competitions (D1 L3), since a 2-0 victory in the League Cup quarter-final in November 2016.
- Arsenal have lost just two of their last 17 games against Southampton in the Premier League (W9 D6), with both of those defeats coming in 2015 with Ronald Koeman in charge of the Saints.
- Among teams they have faced at least five times in the Premier League, Southampton’s win percentage against Arsenal is their lowest against any opponent in competition history (15.8% – 38 games, six wins).
- Arsenal have won only one of their last seven away games against Southampton in the Premier League (D4 L2), with that lone victory coming in May 2017 (2-0).
- Southampton are winless in their last 14 matches in all competitions – only once have they ever had a longer run (20 games in March 1989).
- Arsenal have scored at least twice in their last seven away Premier League games – only once in the top-flight have they had a longer such run (9 between April-October 1930).
- Arsenal have lost just one of their last 37 Premier League games against sides starting the day in the relegation zone (W30 D6 L1), losing 1-3 at Swansea in January.
- Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl lost his first Premier League game in charge. The last time a manager’s first ever Premier League win came against Arsenal was in August 2015 (Slaven Bilic).
- Southampton’s Charlie Austin has scored in all four of his Premier League games against Arsenal. Only Raheem Sterling versus Bournemouth (6 games) has a better 100% record of scoring against a specific opponent in Premier League history.
- Arsenal boss Unai Emery has made more substitutions before the start of the second half of Premier League games than any other manager this season (14). The Gunners have also had their substitutes score a league-high eight goals in 2018-19.
LIVERPOOL V MANCHESTER UNITED
MATCH STATS
- This will be the 201st meeting between Liverpool and Manchester United in all competitions, with the Merseysiders winning 65 and suffering 80 defeats (55 draws).
- Manchester United are looking to win back-to-back league games against Liverpool for the first time since January 2016, when they won four in a row.
- Liverpool are winless in their last eight Premier League games against Manchester United (D3 L5) – they haven’t gone longer without a win against the Red Devils in league competition since April 1988 (12 games).
- The last two games between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield have finished level (both 0-0) – only once previously have these sides drawn three consecutive games in all competitions on Merseyside (in January 1921).
- This is the most points Manchester United have been behind Liverpool in the league table before Christmas since Christmas Eve 1990 (16 points), while it’s the most points Liverpool have been ahead of Manchester United ahead of a top-flight meeting between the sides since March 1990 (21 points).
- Liverpool are currently on their joint-best Premier League unbeaten run (17 games). They last had a longer run in the top-flight between March-November 1990 (23 games).
- Liverpool haven’t conceded more than once in any of their last 19 Premier League games (seven conceded in total), their longest such run in the top-flight since a run of 38 between April 1978 and April 1979.
- Manchester United have conceded 26 goals in 16 Premier League games this season – just two fewer than they conceded in the whole of 2017-18 (28 in 38).
- Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has won 50% of his Premier League away games at Anfield (4/8); the best win percentage among managers with 5+ such games in the competition.
- Liverpool’s attacking trio of Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are all yet to score or assist in a Premier League game for the club against Manchester United (combined total of 855 minutes played).
- Manchester United’s Juan Mata has been involved in seven Premier League goals against Liverpool (3 goals, 4 assists), including three in his three at Anfield. Only against Newcastle (8) has the Spaniard been involved in more goals in the competition.
- As well as being the joint-top scorer in the Premier League this season (10), Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored the opening goal in more Premier League games (7) and the winning goal in more Premier League games (6) than any other player this term.
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