Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool
Having lost each of their first six Premier League meetings with Liverpool, Brighton are unbeaten in their last three against the Reds (W1 D2).
Liverpool are winless in their last three meetings with Brighton (D2 L1) – they’ve never gone four without a victory against the Seagulls in all competitions.
Brighton have lost each of their last four Premier League games – they last lost five consecutive league games back in April 2007 as a League One side.
Just 42% of Brighton’s Premier League points this season have come in home games (14/33). The Seagulls are averaging just 1.08 points per home game in the Premier League this term, their lowest ratio across a season in the competition.
After a three-game winless run in December/January, Liverpool have now won each of their last seven Premier League games, scoring 19 goals and conceding just twice in this run.
Liverpool have scored 1,998 Premier League goals, and could become the second team to reach 2,000 in the competition after Manchester United. 10% of these goals have come from current forward pair Mohamed Salah (114) and Sadio Mané (86).
Neal Maupay has scored 26 goals in the Premier League for Brighton – one more strike will see him become the Seagulls’ highest goalscorer in the competition (currently level with Glenn Murray).
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been involved in 10 goals in his nine Premier League appearances against Brighton (5 goals, 5 assists), averaging a goal or assist every 75 minutes against the Seagulls.
Luis Díaz is attempting (5.6) and completing (3.3) more dribbles per 90 minutes than any other Liverpool player in the Premier League this season (minimum 300 minutes played). Meanwhile, only Trent Alexander-Arnold (3 per 90) is creating chances more regularly than the Colombian (2.3) for the Reds this term.
Andrew Robertson has provided nine assists for Liverpool in the Premier League this season, with Trent Alexander-Arnold (11) and Mohamed Salah (10) already hitting double figures for the Reds this term. Another assist for Robertson will see Liverpool become just the third team to have three players score 10+ goals, and three players provide 10+ assists in a single Premier League campaign after Arsenal in 2004-05 and Manchester City in 2017-18.
Brentford – Burnley
Having been unbeaten in their first eight home league meetings with Burnley (W4 D4) between 1933 and 1996, Brentford have lost three of their last four at home against the Clarets, most recently a 3-1 loss in January 2016.
Since a 2-1 loss in September 1997, Burnley are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with Brentford (W4 D2), winning each of the last four in a row.
Burnley are looking to complete the league double over Brentford for just the second time in their history, though the other occasion was in the last campaign in which they met (2015-16 in the Championship).
Burnley are unbeaten in their last four Premier League games in London, beating Fulham in May and drawing with Chelsea, Arsenal and Crystal Palace this season. The Clarets last had a longer unbeaten top-flight run in the capital between August 1965 and December 1966 (8 games).
Brentford’s 3-1 win at Norwich last time out ended a run of eight league games without a win for the Bees, while they netted as many goals in that victory as they had in their previous seven league games combined. Brentford are looking to secure consecutive Premier League victories for the first time.
After a run of seven Premier League games in which they lost just once (W2 D4), and conceded just three goals, Burnley have lost their last two Premier League games by an aggregate score of 6-0. All six of their goals conceded in these defeats have come after half-time.
17% of Brentford’s Premier League goals this season have come from the penalty spot (5/30). Four of their five spot kicks have been scored by Ivan Toney, accounting for 44% of his total strikes in the competition (4/9).
Burnley are averaging 3.1 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season, their joint-lowest tally in a single campaign in the competition (level with 2018-19). Meanwhile, only in 2014-15 (6.5%) have the Clarets had a lower shot conversion rate in the Premier League than their 8.3% this term.
Since the start of 2018-19 (when he moved to Peterborough), Ivan Toney has scored 93 goals in all competitions, with only Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane netting more for English league sides in that time. Toney has also netted five hat-tricks in that time, with no player netting more in all competitions.
Burnley’s Dwight McNeil has had more shots without scoring than any other player in the Premier League so far this season (32). Overall, McNeil has failed to score with his last 40 shots in the competition, since netting against Everton almost a year ago to the day (13th March 2021).
Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United are looking to win three consecutive Premier League games against Spurs for the first time since a run of four between April 2009 and October 2010.
Tottenham have won two of their last three Premier League away games against Manchester United (L1), as many as they had in their first 26 visits to Old Trafford in the competition (W2 D3 L21).
Tottenham have lost more Premier League games both overall (37) and away (22) against Manchester United than they have vs any other opponent in the competition. However, Spurs have scored 10 goals across their last three visits to Old Trafford in the top-flight, as many as they had in their previous 19 at the ground combined.
Manchester United have lost three Premier League games by at least three goals this season, going down 5-0 against Liverpool, 4-1 against Watford, and 4-1 at Man City last time out. The last time the Red Devils lost more games by 3+ goals in a single league campaign was in 1978-79 (5).
Tottenham’s last two Premier League games have seen them beat Leeds 4-0 and Everton 5-0; they last scored at least four goals in three consecutive league games back in February 2004 – 4-3 vs Portsmouth, 4-2 vs Charlton and 4-4 vs Leicester City.
Manchester United are winless in their last three games in all competitions (D2 L1) – they’ve not gone longer without a win since a run of six games in September/October 2019.
Man Utd’s Cristiano Ronaldo has been involved in seven goals in his last five Premier League games against Spurs (4 goals, 3 assists), both scoring and assisting against them in three different matches in this run.
Tottenham’s Harry Kane has been involved in five goals in his last three Premier League away games against Manchester United (3 goals, 2 assists), scoring twice and assisting another in Spurs’ 6-1 victory at Old Trafford last season.
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has won four of his six meetings with Manchester United in all competitions, most recently winning the FA Cup final 1-0 against them in May 2018. However, the Italian has lost on both of his visits to Old Trafford against the Red Devils.
Tottenham’s Harry Kane has scored 93 goals in 137 Premier League away games – one more will see him equal Wayne Rooney for the most goals scored away from home in the competition’s history.
SUNDAY 13 MARCH
Chelsea – Newcastle United
Chelsea have won eight of their last 10 Premier League games against Newcastle (L2), including the last three in a row. They last won more consecutively against the Magpies in the league between April 1957 and September 1958 (6).
Newcastle have won just one of their last 27 away league games against Chelsea (D7 L19), winning 2-0 in May 2012 under Alan Pardew.
Chelsea have won each of their last eight Premier League home games against Newcastle. The Blues have only had four longer winning home runs against an opponent in their league history, most recently a run of nine against Bolton between 1976 and 2003.
Newcastle have lost 23 of their last 24 Premier League away games against sides starting the day in the top three of the table, with the exception being a 4-2 victory at Leicester City in May 2021.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 34 Premier League home games played in March (W29 D5), since a 4-2 loss against Sunderland in 2001. Only in August (38 between 1993 and 2015) have the Blues had a longer unbeaten run in the competition at Stamford Bridge in a specific month.
No team has lost more Premier League away games in London than Newcastle United (82). However, the Magpies won on their last visit to the capital 2-0 at Brentford, last winning consecutive trips to London within a top-flight season back in 2013-14 (three in a row against Tottenham, Crystal Palace and West Ham).
Chelsea are unbeaten in all seven of their Premier League games played on Sundays this season (W4 D3), having lost three of their seven such games last season (W2 D2).
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League home games (W4 D5), since a 1-0 loss against Manchester City in September. However, the Blues have kept just two clean sheets in this nine game run (22%), having kept a shutout in nine of their first 13 home league games under Thomas Tuchel (69%).
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has won three of his five Premier League away games against Chelsea (L2). Of all visiting managers to have taken charge of at least three Premier League games at Stamford Bridge, Howe has the best win rate (60%).
No Chelsea player has scored more goals at Stamford Bridge in all competitions this season than Kai Havertz (5). However, just one of the German’s five home goals this term has come in the Premier League, during a 1-1 draw with Burnley in November.
Everton – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton have lost just one of their last 10 home league games against Wolves (W6 D3), going down 3-1 in February 2019 under Marco Silva.
Following their 2-1 victory at Molineux in November, Wolves are looking to complete the league double over Everton for the first time since 1972-73.
Since the start of 2021, when Everton lost 2-1 at home to West Ham, no team has lost more Premier League home games than the Toffees (13).
Wolves have lost their last two Premier League away games, as many defeats as they’d suffered in their previous 11 league games on the road (W7 D2).
Only Tottenham Hotspur (98) have lost more Premier League games on Sundays than Everton (94), while of the eight teams to have played at least 200 Sunday games in the competition, the Toffees have the lowest win rate on this day (34% - 79 wins from 230 games).
Everton have lost their last three Premier League matches by an aggregate score of 8-0. They last had a longer run of consecutive league defeats without scoring a single goal between August and October 2005 (6).
Each of Wolves’ last three Premier League away goals have come within the opening 20 minutes of the game; just two of their previous 11 goals on the road in the competition had even come before half-time.
Collectively, Everton’s players have made eight errors leading to a goal in the Premier League this season, more than any other side in the competition this term. Since the 2007-08 season (when we have this data available), only in 2014-15 (15) and 2015-16 (10) have the Toffees made more such errors.
Wolves’ Raúl Jiménez has scored in all five of his Premier League appearances against Everton, netting five goals in total. In the competition’s history, only Mohamed Salah has a better 100% record of scoring against an opponent (6/6 against Bournemouth).
Everton’s Alex Iwobi has scored three goals in his last four Premier League games against Wolves. The Nigerian has netted more against Wolves than he has any other opponent in the competition (3), accounting for 21% of his 14 total strikes in the Premier League.
Leeds United – Norwich City
Leeds are looking to complete the league double over Norwich for the first time since 1980-81, following their 2-1 win at Carrow Road earlier this season.
Norwich won their last away league game against Leeds, 3-1 in February 2019 in the Championship. They’ve never won consecutive league visits to Elland Road before.
This is the first time Leeds are hosting Norwich in a Premier League match since May 1995 – the Whites won 2-1, with Carlton Palmer’s 90th minute winner condemning the Canaries to relegation.
Norwich have won six of their last nine league games in Yorkshire (D2 L1), as many as they had in their previous 32 visits to the county (D9 L17). However, their only defeat in this current run was in their only Premier League match in that time (0-1 vs Sheffield United).
Since their return to the top-flight last season, Leeds have won six of their seven Premier League games against promoted sides, with the exception being a 2-2 draw with Brentford in December. Their last such defeat came against Portsmouth in April 2004 (1-2).
After winning six points from their first three away Premier League games in March in 1993 (W2 L1), Norwich have taken just five points from their last 57 available on the road in this month in the competition (W1 D2 L16).
Norwich have won just 14% of their Premier League games played on a Sunday (6/42), the lowest win rate of any of the 29 sides to have played at least 40 games on this day in the competition.
Leeds lost their last Premier League game against a side in the relegation zone (1-0 at home to Newcastle in January), ending a run of 12 such games without defeat for the Whites (W10 D2). They last lost consecutive top-flight games against sides in the bottom three in December 2003.
Norwich have scored fewer away goals than any other side in the Premier League this season (7). However, they’ve netted four in their last three Premier League away games, as many as they had in their previous 17 on the road in the competition.
Patrick Bamford has been involved in seven goals in five Premier League appearances against promoted sides for Leeds, scoring four and assisting three.
Southampton – Watford
Southampton are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games against Watford, winning each of the last three in a row (D3). Indeed, Saints have lost just two of their 13 meetings with the Hornets overall in the competition (W6 D5).
Watford have won just one of their last nine away games against Southampton in the top-flight (D2 L6), winning 2-0 in September 2017.
The average time of the first goal in Premier League meetings between Southampton and Watford is the 16th minute, with the earliest goal in the competition’s history being scored in this fixture (Shane Long, 8 seconds in April 2019). Of all fixtures to have seen at least 30 goals scored in the Premier League, only Manchester United vs Sheffield United has an earlier average first goal (11 minutes).
Southampton have lost just three of their last 39 Premier League home games against promoted clubs (W26 D10), with those losses coming against Cardiff in April 2014, Cardiff in February 2019 and Leeds in May 2021.
On the five days of the week on which they’ve played at least 15 Premier League games, Southampton’s highest win rate in the competition is on Sundays (33.3% - 42 wins from 126 games). However, only on Mondays (52%) do Saints have a higher loss rate in the competition than they do on Sunday (41.3%).
Watford have lost each of their last seven Premier League games on a Sunday, including all four such games this season. In Premier League history, only three sides have ever lost eight consecutive Sunday games – Birmingham City (2005-2007), Bournemouth (2015-2016) and Fulham (2018-2020).
Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse has scored four goals in his last five Premier League starts against Watford. Against no side has he scored more goals in the competition than his four against the Hornets.
Watford manager Roy Hodgson has won just three of his 11 Premier League meetings with Southampton (D2 L6). Of all sides he’s faced at least 10 times in the competition, he’s only won fewer against Tottenham (W1 D6 L12).
Southampton’s Che Adams has scored in five of his last six Premier League games against promoted sides, netting in all four such appearances this season. The only Southampton player to score in five consecutive Premier League games against promoted sides is Matt Le Tissier, who did so between December 1993 and October 1994.
Watford keeper Ben Foster concedes a goal on average every 84 minutes in the Premier League against Southampton. Of all teams he’s faced at least 10 times in the competition, only against Aston Villa, Burnley and Sunderland (all 1 in 90) does he have better such rate.
West Ham United – Aston Villa
West Ham have won each of their last three league games against Aston Villa, their longest winning run against them since a run of six between 1964 and 1967.
Aston Villa are winless in their last six Premier League away games against West Ham (D3 L3), failing to score on four occasions in that run since a 2-1 victory in April 2011.
The last five league matches between West Ham and Aston Villa have seen West Ham score, in this order: no goals, once, twice, three times and four times. Should West Ham score exactly five goals in this match, it will be the first time in English league history that a side has progressed from no goals to five goals in a specific fixture while adding one more goal in each match.
Aston Villa have won just 21% of their Premier League games in London (W31 D46 L74). Of the 12 teams to have played at least 100 away games in the capital in the competition, only Southampton (20%) have a lower win rate than the Villans.
West Ham have alternated between not winning (D2 L2) and winning (W4) in their last eight Premier League home games, beating Wolves 1-0 last time out at the London Stadium. They last won back-to-back home league games in October/November, which were also their only two victories in games immediately following a European match this term.
Aston Villa have lost five of their six Sunday matches in the Premier League this season, with the exception being a 2-1 home win against Leicester in December. The Villans have lost all three such matches away from home this term.
West Ham are one of just two sides – along with Liverpool – to have scored in 100% of their Premier League home games this season. Overall, the Hammers have scored in their last 15 Premier League home games, last having a longer such run in the top-flight between October 1985 and January 1987 (27 games).
On his only previous appearance at the London Stadium in the Premier League, Aston Villa’s Philippe Coutinho scored twice and assisted another in a 4-0 victory for Liverpool in May 2017.
West Ham’s Michail Antonio has failed to score in his last eight Premier League appearances, last having a longer such run between November 2019 and February 2020 (9 games).
Aston Villa striker Danny Ings has faced West Ham more often than any other side without scoring in the Premier League (9 games). He’s also been on the losing side in eight of his nine appearances against the Hammers in the competition (D1).
Arsenal – Leicester City
Arsenal are looking to complete the league double over Leicester for the first time since 2015-16, following their 2-0 victory at the King Power Stadium earlier this season.
Leicester won this exact fixture 1-0 last season, ending a 23-game winless run away at Arsenal in league competition. They’ve never won back-to-back away league games against the Gunners before.
Only against Manchester United (65) have Leicester conceded more Premier League goals than they have against Arsenal (63). Four different Arsenal players have netted a hat-trick against the Foxes, with no team having more against an opponent in the competition (Dennis Bergkamp, Nicolas Anelka, Thierry Henry and Alexis Sánchez).
Arsenal have taken 25 points from their last 30 available to them in the Premier League (W8 D1 L1). No side has earned more points over their last 10 Premier League games than the Gunners (level with Manchester City).
Arsenal have won their last four Premier League games, each by a margin of just one goal. The last team to win five consecutive Premier League games all by a single goal were Birmingham City in November/December 2009.
Leicester’s last two Premier League games have seen them beat Burnley 2-0 and Leeds United 1-0. The Foxes haven’t won three consecutive league games without conceding since a run of four in November 2019, the third game of which was a 2-0 victory against Arsenal.
No side has kept fewer away clean sheets in the Premier League than Leicester City this season, though their solitary shutout on the road did come in their last such game (2-0 vs Burnley). However, Leicester have also only failed to score in one away Premier League game this term, with only Man Utd (0) failing in fewer.
Bukayo Saka has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other Arsenal player this season (13 – 8 goals, 5 assists). Indeed, the young Englishman has registered nine goal involvements in his last 10 top-flight appearances (6 goals, 3 assists).
Alexandre Lacazette has provided more assists than any other Arsenal player in the Premier League this season (7). His two assists at Watford last time out took him to 100 goal involvements in all competitions in his Arsenal career (70 goals, 30 assists in 196 games).
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has scored 11 Premier League goals against Arsenal, with only Wayne Rooney (12) netting more against the Gunners in the competition’s history. Vardy is also the joint-highest goalscorer in away Premier League games against Arsenal (5, level with Teddy Sheringham).
MONDAY 14 MARCH
Crystal Palace – Manchester City
Following their 2-0 win at the Etihad in October, Crystal Palace are looking to complete the league double over Manchester City for the first time since 1987-88 in the second tier.
Manchester City have won five of their last six Premier League away games against Crystal Palace (D1), with their last defeat at Selhurst Park coming in a Monday night game in April 2015.
Crystal Palace have failed to score in six of their 11 Premier League matches against Manchester City at Selhurst Park (55%). Among sides they have faced at least 10 times at home in the competition, they have only failed to score in a higher percentage against Manchester United (58% - 7/12).
This will be Manchester City’s first Monday match in the Premier League since September 2020 against Wolves, a 3-1 win. City have won each of their last six such matches, conceding just one goal in the process – only two teams have ever won more games consecutively on Mondays in the Premier League; Arsenal between April 2002 and May 2006 (9), and Manchester United between December 2007 and April 2012 (9).
Crystal Palace averaged 1.7 points-per-game at home under Patrick Vieira in the Premier League in 2021, compared to just 0.7 points-per-game away from home. Conversely, in 2022 they’re averaging 0.25 points-per-game at home, while picking up 1.8 points-per-game on the road.
Manchester City are unbeaten in 13 away games in the Premier League since losing on the opening weekend of the season against Spurs (W11 D2). They last had a longer unbeaten run on the road in the competition between February and December 2018 (14).
Crystal Palace’s Tyrick Mitchell has been involved in 1,356 open play sequences in the Premier League this season, the third-most of any player behind Manchester City’s João Cancelo (1,598) and Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (1,470). Mitchell has started each of Palace’s last 34 league matches, the longest ongoing run for any player at the club.
Manchester City’s Phil Foden has scored 11 goals in 16 appearances away from home in the Premier League since the start of 2021, with none of them coming from the penalty spot. Over the same period, the only player with more non-penalty goals away from home is Mohamed Salah (16), though the Egyptian has made seven more appearances on the road in this span.
Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha scored his ninth league goal of the season last time out against Wolves, netting five times in his last eight appearances in the Premier League. Having scored 11 goals in the competition last season, Zaha could reach double figures in consecutive campaigns for the first time in his career.
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has assisted seven goals against Crystal Palace in the Premier League, only registering more against Southampton (8) in the competition. The Belgian’s first ever appearance for Manchester City came at Selhurst Park in September 2015, coming off the bench in a 1-0 win under Manuel Pellegrini.