West Ham United v Newcastle United
Following their 4-2 win on the opening weekend, West Ham are looking to complete the Premier League double over Newcastle for just the third time, previously doing so in 1998-99 and 2018-19.
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Newcastle have won their last two Premier League away games against West Ham – they’ve never won three consecutive visits to the Hammers in their league history.
Against no side have Newcastle United won more Premier League away games than they have against West Ham (10).
West Ham have scored at least once in all 12 of their Premier League home games this season, the best such 100% record in the competition this term. The Hammers have both scored and conceded in 16 Premier League games this season, with no side doing so more often.
Newcastle have won each of their last three Premier League games, moving themselves four points clear of the relegation zone. They last won four consecutive league games back in April 2018.
Newcastle won their last away league match 1-0 at Leeds – they’ve not kept back-to-back away Premier League clean sheets since September 2020, the second game of which was a 2-0 win at West Ham. Meanwhile, they’ve not won consecutive top-flight away games while keeping a clean sheet each time since December 2013.
Since David Moyes’ return to West Ham, only Liverpool (27) have scored more Premier League goals from corners than the Hammers (25). This season alone, only the Reds (11) have scored more such goals than West Ham (9).
Newcastle have scored from a direct free-kick in each of their last three Premier League games, with Jonjo Shelvey scoring against Leeds, and Kieran Trippier netting against Everton and Aston Villa. No side has ever scored from a direct free-kick in four consecutive games in the competition.
West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen has been involved in 12 goals in his last 11 games in all competitions, scoring eight and assisting four. Overall Bowen has scored 12 goals in all competitions this season – the last player to score more with the Hammers as a top-flight club was Marlon Harewood in 2005-06 (16).
West Ham’s Declan Rice (6087 metres) and Newcastle’s Allan Saint-Maximin (5714) have carried the ball further than any other players in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, 27 of Saint-Maximin’s carries have ended in a shot, more than any other player.
Arsenal v Brentford
This is Arsenal’s first home game against Brentford since a 3-1 win in the EFL Cup in September 2018, while it’s the first time they’re hosting the Bees in a league match since a 2-2 draw in October 1946.
Brentford are looking to become the first promoted side to complete the Premier League double over Arsenal since Blackburn Rovers in the 1992-93 campaign.
Just one of the last 24 teams have won their first ever Premier League away game against Arsenal (D4 L19), with Hull City winning 2-1 in September 2008. The last eight first-time visitors to the Emirates Stadium in the league have lost, conceding 25 goals and scoring just twice.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 32 Premier League home games against promoted sides (W27 D5), since a 1-0 loss against Newcastle in November 2010. The Gunners have only failed to score in one of those 32 matches, a goalless draw with Middlesbrough in October 2016.
Arsenal lost their first three league games this season, falling to the bottom of the table at the end of August. Since then, only the top two sides, Manchester City (18) and Liverpool (14), have won more Premier League games than the Gunners (12).
Brentford are winless in their last six league games, last having a longer run between September and October 2018 (8 games). The Bees have also lost their last four away league games, last suffering a longer losing run on the road in February 2011 (5).
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 28 Premier League home games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday (W23 D5), last losing such a game on the opening day of the 2013-14 season against Aston Villa.
Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has scored 12 London derby goals at the Emirates Stadium – he’s the highest scoring player in such fixtures at the ground in the competition.
Among goalkeepers, only Ederson (14) and Alisson (12) have kept more clean sheets in the Premier League this season than Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale (11). The last Gunners keeper to record more in a single campaign was Petr Cech in 2016-17 (12).
Sergi Canós and Christian Nørgaard scored Brentford’s goals in their 2-0 win over Arsenal in the reverse fixture. In the last 10 seasons, only one player for a promoted club has scored home and away against the Gunners, with Charlie Austin doing so with QPR in 2014-15.
Aston Villa v Watford
Aston Villa have lost just one of their last nine home league games against Watford (W6 D2), going down 3-2 in November 2015.
Watford have won four of their last five league games against Aston Villa (L1), just one fewer than they had in their first 16 meetings with the Villans (W5 D5 L6).
Aston Villa are one of three teams to have scored in 100% of their Premier League home games this season (11/11), along with Liverpool and West Ham United. Overall, the Villans have scored in their last 12 Premier League home games, their longest such run in the competition since a run of 16 between May 2007 and March 2008.
Aston Villa have conceded 18 goals in their last eight Premier League home games, one more than they had in their previous 17 at Villa Park combined.
Watford have failed to score in their last four Premier League games – they last had a longer run without a league goal between September and October 1987 (5 games), during a season in which they were relegated from the top-flight.
Since beating Manchester United 4-1 in November, Watford have taken just two points from 33 available in the Premier League (W0 D2 L9). Indeed, no side is on a current longer winless run in the competition than the Hornets (11 games).
Watford are the only side yet to score from outside the box in the Premier League this season. Indeed, of teams with at least 50 goals in the competition’s history, only Wimbledon (9.1%) have scored a lower percentage from distance than Watford (9.7% - 29/299).
Aston Villa striker Danny Ings has scored in each of his last three Premier League games against Watford, netting four goals in total in this run. His first goal for the Villans came in the reverse fixture on the opening weekend this season.
Watford have failed to score in any of their three Premier League games under Roy Hodgson. Only three permanent managers have ever seen their side fail to score in their first four Premier League games in charge – Frank De Boer at Crystal Palace (2017), Brendan Rodgers at Swansea City (2011) and Stuart Gray at Southampton (2001).
20-year-old Jacob Ramsey has scored five Premier League goals for Aston Villa this season; only two players have scored more in a single campaign for the Villans while aged under 21 – Luke Moore in 2005-06 (8) and Gabriel Agbonlahor in 2006-07 (9).
Brighton and Hove Albion v Burnley
Following their 2-1 victory on the opening weekend, Brighton are looking to complete their first league double over Burnley since the 2012-13 Championship campaign.
Burnley are unbeaten in their last five away league games against Brighton, though four of these have ended level (won 3-1 in February 2019).
Eight of the last 12 league games between Brighton and Burnley has finished level, with each side winning two games apiece in the others. Four of those eight draws have been 0-0.
Brighton’s eight previous Premier League games against sides starting the day bottom of the table have produced just seven goals (W2 D5 L1), with the Seagulls scoring four and conceding three. Their only defeat in these games came at already relegated Sheffield United in April last season.
Brighton have won just one of their last eight Premier League home games (D5 L2), beating Brentford 2-0 on Boxing Day. Indeed, only Wolves (38%) have won a lower percentage of their Premier League points in home games this season than the Seagulls.
This will be Brighton’s 15th Premier League game at 3pm on Saturday since the start of last season (W6 D4 L4), but just their third at home. The other two finished with a 2-0 victory against Leeds (May 2021) and a 2-0 defeat against Everton (August 2021).
Burnley have won just one of their 21 Premier League games this season, just the fifth side to have one win or fewer after 21 games of a campaign in the competition after West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05 (survived), Sunderland in 2005-06, Watford in 2006-07 and Derby County in 2007-08 (all relegated).
Burnley are one of just two teams in the top four tiers of English football without an away league win this season, along with Barnsley. Overall, they’re winless in their last 12 on the road, their longest run without a Premier League away win since their first 17 such games in the 2016-17 season.
No team has scored a higher share of their Premier League goals in the first half of games this season than Burnley (59% - 10/17). The Clarets have netted just seven times after the interval this term, with just two of these goals coming the final 30 minutes.
Though he’s yet to find the net across his three Premier League games so far, Wout Weghorst has had more shots than any other Burnley player (8), while no player has created more chances for the Clarets than the Dutchman since his arrival (3).
Crystal Palace v Chelsea
None of the last 21 Premier League meetings between Crystal Palace and Chelsea have finished level, with the Eagles winning four to Chelsea’s 17 in that time.
? After losing back-to-back league games against Crystal Palace in April/October 2017, Chelsea have won each of their last eight against the Eagles in the competition.
Chelsea have won 76% of their Premier League games against Crystal Palace (19/25) – with a minimum of 20 meetings, it’s the highest win rate one side has against another in the competition’s history.
Crystal Palace have won just one of their last 16 Premier League London derby matches (D8 L7), beating Spurs 3-0 at Selhurst Park earlier this season.
Chelsea’s defeat at West Ham in December ended a run of seven consecutive Premier League away wins in London derbies. The Blues haven’t lost consecutive such matches on the road since December 2017 – against Crystal Palace and West Ham.
40% of Crystal Palace’s Premier League wins this season (2/5) have come against sides starting the day in the top four of the table (3-0 vs Tottenham, 2-0 vs Man City). The Eagles have never won as many as three games against sides in the top four within a single top-flight campaign.
Having won all four of their Premier League games in October by an aggregate score of 14-1, Chelsea have failed to win back-to-back league games since then (W5 D7 L2). The Blues have also kept just three clean sheets in this run, shipping 15 goals in total.
Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has scored five goals in his five Premier League games against Crystal Palace, including three in two at Selhurst Park. It’s more than he’s scored against any other opponent in the competition.
Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise has been directly involved in seven goals in his last seven games in all competitions (3 goals, 4 assists), while overall this season he’s averaging a goal or assist every 75 minutes for the Eagles.
Hakim Ziyech has scored in each of his last two Premier League games for Chelsea, as many times as in his previous 31 appearances for the Blues. He last scored in three consecutive league games in August/September 2019 while at Ajax.
Liverpool v Norwich City
Liverpool have won 13 of their last 15 Premier League games against Norwich (D2), netting 47 goals in these matches (3.1 per game).
Norwich have won just one of their last 12 away league games against Liverpool, winning 1-0 in April 1994. They’ve never scored more than once in these 12 visits, netting just seven goals in total.
Liverpool average 2.8 goals-per-game in the Premier League against Norwich (53 goals in 19 games), their highest rate against any side they’ve faced at least five times in the competition.
Liverpool have already beaten Norwich twice this season, winning 3-0 in the Premier League and 3-0 in the EFL Cup. There have been eight previous occasions of an English top-flight team beating an opponent by 3+ goals three times in a single season (none by Liverpool), with the most recent being Arsenal against Aston Villa in 2014-15.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League home games (W11 D4), winning the last six in a row by an aggregate score of 17-1.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 28 Premier League games kicking off at 3pm on a Saturday (W25 D3), since a 2-0 loss at Hull City in February 2017.
Following their 3-0 win at Watford last month, Norwich are looking to win back-to-back Premier League away games for the first time since January 2012. However, the Canaries have won just one of their 25 away top-flight games against sides in the top three (D8 L16), beating Manchester City 3-2 on the final day of the 2012-13 campaign.
Norwich have netted fewer Premier League goals than any other side this season (14) – in fact Liverpool have scored over twice as many goals in both the first half (31) and second half (30) of games as Norwich have in total this term. Just six of Norwich’s 14 goals have come after half-time, with half of those strikes coming in their 3-0 win at Watford in their last away game.
Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in five goals in three Premier League games against Norwich for Liverpool (2 goals, 3 assists), while teammate Roberto Firmino has been directly involved in five in his last four against the Canaries (3 goals, 2 assists).
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has 25 goal involvements in the Premier League this season (16 goals, 9 assists). His next assist will see him register 10+ goals and assists in a season for the third time in a Premier League campaign (also 2017-18 and 2019-20), and he would be just the third non-English player to do so after Eric Cantona (4) and Didier Drogba (3).
Southampton v Everton
Southampton have lost their last two Premier League games against Everton, last losing three league games in a row against the Toffees between September 1990 and January 1992.
Following their 3-1 victory on the opening weekend, Everton are looking to complete their first league double over Southampton since the 2001-02 campaign.
Southampton have lost just once at home in the Premier League this season, and are unbeaten in their last eight at St Mary’s (W3 D5) since a 1-0 loss against Wolves in September.
Everton are looking for consecutive Premier League wins for the first time since September, following their 3-0 win over Leeds last time out. However, the Toffees have won just once away from home in the league this season (2-0 v Brighton in August), picking up just two points from their last 27 available on the road (D2 L7).
Southampton are without a clean sheet in 13 Premier League games, the longest current run in the competition. However, Saints have also found the net themselves in each of the last eight.
No side has scored fewer Premier League goals in the first half of games this season than Everton (8), though three of their eight such strikes have come in their two league games under Frank Lampard so far.
Everton’s Richarlison has scored five goals in his last six Premier League games against Southampton, netting in each of his last four against them in the competition. Only Harry Kane (6) and Andrew Cole (5) have ever scored in more consecutive Premier League appearances against Southampton.
Everton’s Dele Alli has been directly involved in nine Premier League goals against Southampton (5 goals, 4 assists), more than he has against any other opponent in the competition. However, eight of these came in his first four appearances against them (5 goals, 3 assists), with just one coming in his last five (1 assist).
Southampton’s Che Adams has scored in his last two Premier League games, netting Saints’ winner against Tottenham and their equaliser against Manchester United. Only once before has he scored in three consecutive Premier League appearances, doing so in March 2021.
Everton lost 3-1 at Newcastle in their first Premier League game under Frank Lampard – the only manager to lose his first two Premier League games on the road with the Toffees was Mike Walker in March 1994, in a season that saw Everton avoid relegation on the final day of the season.
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City have lost just one of their last 11 home league games against Tottenham (W8 D2), going down 2-1 in February 2016.
Spurs have won three of their last four Premier League games against Man City (L1), as many as they had in their previous 13 against them. However, these last three victories have all been in home games.
Following their 1-0 victory against Man City on the opening weekend of the season, Tottenham are looking to secure their first league double over the reigning top-flight champions since 1986-87, when they beat Liverpool 1-0 home and away.
Since losing 2-0 at home to Crystal Palace in October, Man City have earned 43 points from 45 available in the Premier League (W14 D1 L0), with the only exception being a 1-1 draw at Southampton last month.
Tottenham have lost each of their last three Premier League games, conceding more goals in these games (7) than they did in their first nine under Antonio Conte (6). Spurs haven’t lost four in a row in the competition since a run of six between October and November 2004.
Tottenham have conceded at least twice in each of their last four Premier League games, last doing so in more consecutively between April and May 2003 under Glenn Hoddle (6).
This will be the fifth meeting between Man City boss Pep Guardiola and Tottenham’s Antonio Conte in all competitions. In 2016-17, Conte became the first manager to achieve a league double over the Spaniard, while Guardiola won both meetings with the Italian the following campaign.
Tottenham’s Son Heung-min has scored six goals in his last eight appearances against Manchester City in all competitions, netting the winner in the reverse fixture on the opening weekend this season.
Man City’s Raheem Sterling has scored at least 10 goals in each of his last five Premier League campaigns, having failed to do so in any of his first six seasons in the competition. He’s scored 49 Premier League goals at the Etihad Stadium and would be the second player to score 50 at the ground, after Sergio Agüero (106).
Man City’s Kevin De Bruyne has been involved in seven goals in his last eight Premier League games (5 goals, 2 assists). His next goal will be his 50th overall in the competition, making him the fourth Belgian player to reach the milestone in the competition after Romelu Lukaku, Christian Benteke and Eden Hazard.
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Leeds United v Manchester United
Leeds have won just one of their last 16 Premier League games against Manchester United (D5 L10), beating them 1-0 at Elland Road in September 2002.
Following their 5-1 victory on the opening weekend, Manchester United are looking to complete their first league double over Leeds United since the 1999-00 campaign.
Manchester United have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two away league games against Leeds, as many as they had in their previous nine visits to Elland Road. They last kept three in a row during a run of three goalless draws between September 1980 and August 1990.
Only Norwich City (50) have conceded more Premier League goals than Leeds United so far this season (46). Since their last clean sheet against Crystal Palace in November, the Whites have shipped 26 goals in just nine Premier League matches.
Leeds have lost two of their last three Premier League home games (W1), as many as they had in their previous 14 at Elland Road (W5 D7).
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six Premier League away games (W2 D4) since a 4-1 loss at Watford in November. However, the Red Devils have dropped six points from winning positions in this run, throwing away leads to draw against Chelsea, Aston Villa and Burnley.
Manchester United have scored in each of their last 14 Premier League away games, last failing to do so at Leeds in April (0-0). The Red Devils are the only side to have scored in 100% of their away games in the top-flight this term.
Bruno Fernandes has been involved in six goals in his three Premier League games for Manchester United against Leeds (5 goals, 1 assist), netting a hat-trick in the reverse fixture on the opening weekend of the season.
Leeds forward Daniel James has been booked in each of his last four Premier League games; only two Leeds players have ever been carded in five consecutive appearances in the competition – Carlton Palmer in October 1996 and Olivier Dacourt in May 2001.
Man Utd forward Cristiano Ronaldo’s last Premier League appearance against Leeds was on 18th October 2003 – if he plays in this game, it will be the longest ever gap for a player between games against a specific opponent in the competition (18 years 125 days).
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City
Wolves are winless in their last five Premier League games against Leicester (D3 L2), failing to score a single goal in this run.
Leicester won the reverse fixture against Wolves 1-0 on the opening weekend. They last did the league double over them in the 1995-96 second tier campaign.
Leicester have kept a clean sheet in each of their last five league games against Wolves; they last had a longer run of consecutive clean sheets against an opponent against Barnsley (7 between 1997 and 2009), while Wolves last had a longer run of failing to score against a side vs Brighton (6 between 1980 and 1984).
Wolves have won just one of their last five Premier League home games (D2 L2), beating Southampton 3-1 last month. Indeed, just 38% of their points have come in home games this season (14/37), the lowest ratio in the division this term.
Wolves haven’t conceded more than once in any of their last 12 Premier League games, since a 2-0 loss against Crystal Palace in November. Only twice in their league history have they had longer such runs – 14 games between December 2013 and March 2014, and 13 games between March and September 1912.
Leicester are winless in their last four Premier League games (D2 L2), last having a longer run without victory in the competition between January and February 2019 under Claude Puel (6 – D1 L5).
Leicester City are the only side without an away clean sheet in the Premier League this season, shipping 23 goals in their 10 games on the road this term. Overall, they’ve conceded in each of their last 17 Premier League away games, since a goalless draw at Wolves 378 days ago.
Wolves’ 23 Premier League games this season have seen just 38 goals scored (F21 A17). Their average of 1.65 goals-per-game is the second lowest in an English top-flight campaign, after Liverpool in 1970-71 (1.57).
Excluding penalties, Leicester have conceded more goals from set piece situations than any other Premier League side this season (14). Meanwhile, Wolves have scored 38% of their Premier League goals from set pieces (excluding penalties), with only Burnley (41%) and Newcastle (40%) netting a higher such ratio this term.
Four of Raúl Jiménez’s five Premier League goals for Wolves this season have ended up being the winning goal of the game. Overall, 46% of his goals in the competition have been winners (18/39), while in the competition’s history, only Robert Lee had a higher ratio of winning goals (50% - minimum 30 goals).